# EcoCrowd vs Fundraise Up

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Fundraise Up delivers about 3.75 more of every 100 donated than EcoCrowd (£93.50 vs €89.75 per 100). On the headline numbers, EcoCrowd and Fundraise Up are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | EcoCrowd | Fundraise Up |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €89.75 | £93.50 |
| Platform fee | 8% | 4% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.9% + €0.35 | 2.2% + £0.30 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 46 | 72 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 46 |
| Data residency | DE | US |
| Languages | 1 | 18 |
| Payment methods supported | 3 | 12 |

## 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 Fundraise Up if

> Mid-size and large nonprofits running international online fundraising that want to maximize donation conversion with modern wallets, local payment rails, and multi-currency checkout.

- Conversion-optimized donation checkout adapted from e-commerce best practices.
- Broad payment support: cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, Venmo, bank debits, and cryptocurrency.
- International, multi-currency checkout with local bank-debit rails (SEPA, BACS, BECS, iDEAL).
- Used by large global nonprofits, signalling enterprise-grade reliability.