# EcoCrowd vs Enthuse

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Enthuse delivers about €5.25 more of every €100 donated than EcoCrowd (€95.00 vs €89.75). Enthuse stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while EcoCrowd does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | EcoCrowd | Enthuse |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €89.75 | €95.00 |
| Platform fee | 8% | 5% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.9% + €0.35 | 0% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 4.6 (398) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 46 | 4.9 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | DE | UK/EEA |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 3 | 1 |

## Choose EcoCrowd if

> German environmental and sustainability nonprofits - associations, foundations, and gGmbHs - seeking community-backed funding for SDG-aligned projects through a curated monthly donation pool.

- Operated by the Deutsche Umweltstiftung, an established German environmental foundation.
- Sharp focus on sustainability and UN Sustainable Development Goal-aligned projects.
- Distinctive monthly donation-pool model with a community vote on which project is funded.
- Accepts PayPal and bank transfer, with donations starting from one euro.


## Choose Enthuse if

> UK and Irish registered charities that want fully branded donation pages, peer-to-peer fundraising, and event registration consolidated on one platform under their own identity.

- White-label donation, fundraising, and event-registration pages presented under the charity's own brand.
- Combines online donations, peer-to-peer fundraising, and event ticketing in a single platform.
- Registered with the UK Financial Conduct Authority as a Small Payment Institution (firm reference 797344).
- Payments processed through established providers Stripe, GoCardless, and PayPal.