# EcoCrowd vs GoFundraise

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, GoFundraise delivers about 8.47 more of every 100 donated than EcoCrowd (A$98.22 vs €89.75 per 100). On the headline numbers, EcoCrowd and GoFundraise are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | EcoCrowd | GoFundraise |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €89.75 | A$98.22 |
| Platform fee | 8% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.9% + €0.35 | 1.4% + A$0.38 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 46 | 73 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | DE | Australia |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 3 | 2 |

## 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 GoFundraise if

> Australian individuals, charities, and event organisers running personal or peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns who want Australian-hosted, PCI-secure infrastructure and DGR-aware tax receipting.

- Established Australian platform for donation and peer-to-peer fundraising.
- Strong event-based and community-fundraising tooling with multi-beneficiary support.
- Payments via Visa, Mastercard, American Express, PayPal, and Stripe.
- All data encrypted at rest and hosted in Australia, with PCI-secure infrastructure and third-party penetration testing.