# EcoCrowd vs GiveWheel

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, GiveWheel delivers about 8.85 more of every 100 donated than EcoCrowd (£98.60 vs €89.75 per 100). On the headline numbers, EcoCrowd and GiveWheel are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | EcoCrowd | GiveWheel |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €89.75 | £98.60 |
| Platform fee | 8% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.9% + €0.35 | 1.2% + £0.20 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 4.7 (92) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 46 | 71 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | DE | EU (Heroku) |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 3 | 4 |

## 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 GiveWheel if

> UK fundraisers, charities, companies, and event organisers who want to raise for one or several charities at once, with custom donation splits, Gift Aid, ticketed events, and prize draws.

- Lets fundraisers support an unlimited number of charities from one page, with a custom percentage split.
- Gift Aid is handled via disbursement partner Charities Trust for eligible UK donations.
- Broad feature set: ticketed events, prize draws and raffles, DonorMap, donor messaging, and a public API.
- Accepts donations in GBP, AUD, USD, CAD, and EUR, settled in GBP.