# EcoCrowd vs I believe in you

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, EcoCrowd delivers about €1.75 more of every €100 donated than I believe in you (€89.75 vs €88.00). On the headline numbers, EcoCrowd and I believe in you are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | EcoCrowd | I believe in you |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €89.75 | €88.00 |
| Platform fee | 8% | 8% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.9% + €0.35 | 4% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 46 | 40 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | DE | DE (AWS Frankfurt) |
| Languages | 1 | 2 |
| 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 I believe in you if

> Austrian athletes, sports clubs, and event organisers raising money for a sporting goal, who are comfortable with an all-or-nothing campaign where funds are released only if the target is met.

- Focuses exclusively on sport - athletes, clubs, and sports event organisers - rather than general crowdfunding.
- All-or-nothing model means backers are only charged for campaigns that reach their goal.
- Operated locally by a Vienna-based entity (I Believe In You Osterreich GmbH) under an established Swiss brand.
- Austrian site is hosted on Amazon Web Services in Frankfurt, Germany - EU data residency.