EcoCrowd vs iHelp
German environmental and sustainability nonprofits - associations, foundations, and gGmbHs - seeking community-backed funding for SDG-aligned projects through a curated monthly donation pool.
Spanish nonprofits and donors who value vetted, legitimacy-checked causes and a commission-light giving model, and who are comfortable with a single Santander payment gateway and a smaller catalogue of campaigns.
On a €100 donation, iHelp delivers €10.25 more to the recipient than EcoCrowd.
EcoCrowd & iHelp don’t process payments in GBP — pricing shown in EUR.
What the data says.
Paying by Credit card, iHelp delivers about €10.25 more of every €100 donated than EcoCrowd (€100.00 vs €89.75).
iHelp stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while EcoCrowd does not.
Side-by-side.
| Metric | EcoCrowd | iHelp |
|---|---|---|
| Recipient gets (€100) | €89.75 | €100.00★ winner |
| Platform fee | 8% | 0%★ winner |
| Payment processing fee | 1.9% + €0.35 | 0% + €0.00★ winner |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Country coverage | 1 countries | 1 countries |
| Data residency | DE | EU★ winner |
| Languages | 1 | 2★ winner |
| Payment methods supported | 3★ winner | 1 |
Winner by category.
€100.00 vs €89.75 reaches the recipient.
— vs — on Trustpilot.
1 vs 1 countries.
EEA data residency for GDPR-sensitive donor data.
Choose based on who you are.
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.
Spanish nonprofits and donors who value vetted, legitimacy-checked causes and a commission-light giving model, and who are comfortable with a single Santander payment gateway and a smaller catalogue of campaigns.
- ✓No platform commission charged to nonprofits or donors, per iHelp's FAQ.
- ✓NGOs and causes are vetted for legality and viability before listing.
- ✓Long heritage in Spanish online giving, continuing Cibersolidaridad.org which ran from 2001.
- ✓Post-donation follow-up and a stated focus on transparent, effective altruism.
A third option.
Dutch and other social-impact initiators running Global-Goals-aligned campaigns who value personal coaching and community-building over a high-volume, self-serve crowdfunding marketplace.
Other comparisons.
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, EcoCrowd or iHelp?
On a €100 donation, EcoCrowd delivers approximately €89.75 to the recipient and iHelp delivers approximately €100.00. Real costs depend on the payment method donors choose.
Which is better for European nonprofits?
iHelp is generally better suited to European nonprofits handling GDPR-sensitive donor data because of its EEA data residency.
Which platform has more country coverage?
EcoCrowd operates in 1 countries; iHelp operates in 1.
Rankings are produced by a public editorial methodology — open to peer review. We disclose ownership, scoring weights, and every change.