# EcoCrowd vs JustGiving

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, JustGiving delivers about 8.05 more of every 100 donated than EcoCrowd (£97.80 vs €89.75 per 100). On the headline numbers, EcoCrowd and JustGiving are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | EcoCrowd | JustGiving |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €89.75 | £97.80 |
| Platform fee | 8% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.9% + €0.35 | 1.9% + £0.30 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 4.1 (7663) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 46 | 91 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 6 |
| Data residency | DE | — |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 3 | 7 |

## 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 JustGiving if

> UK charities and individual fundraisers who want a recognised, no-platform-fee donation platform with Gift Aid support and a fully free direct-donation option.

- No platform fee and free to set up a fundraising page.
- Low payment processing: 1.9% + GBP0.30 for charities, 2.9% + GBP0.35 for personal crowdfunding.
- Gift Aid administration for UK charities (5% applied to Gift Aid, not the donation).
- Free Giving Checkout option with no processing fees and 100% to the charity.