# EcoCrowd vs Kadonation

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Kadonation delivers about €10.25 more of every €100 donated than EcoCrowd (€100.00 vs €89.75). On the headline numbers, EcoCrowd and Kadonation are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | EcoCrowd | Kadonation |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €89.75 | €100.00 |
| Platform fee | 8% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.9% + €0.35 | 0% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 3.3 (1365) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 46 | 42 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | DE | — |
| Languages | 1 | 3 |
| Payment methods supported | 3 | 6 |

## 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 Kadonation if

> Benelux users organising social group gifts among friends, family, or colleagues who are happy to receive a gift card rather than cash, plus organisers wanting a low-cost donation-crowdfunding option in Belgium and the Netherlands.

- Group gifts cost nothing to create or contribute to beyond the contribution itself.
- Broad Benelux payment coverage: Bancontact, iDEAL, Payconiq, Visa, Mastercard, and Maestro.
- Donation-crowdfunding path charges only a one-time deduction at project close, with no start or per-contribution cost.
- Integrated into the Payconiq by Bancontact app for quick, secure contributions.