# EcoCrowd vs Kagnotte

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Kagnotte delivers about €9.00 more of every €100 donated than EcoCrowd (€98.75 vs €89.75). On the headline numbers, EcoCrowd and Kagnotte are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | EcoCrowd | Kagnotte |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €89.75 | €98.75 |
| Platform fee | 8% | 1% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.9% + €0.35 | 0% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 3.9 (233) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 46 | 49 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | DE | — |
| 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 Kagnotte if

> French and EEA-based organisers running social group pots or association fundraising who want low, transparent per-contribution pricing and unlimited payouts at no extra cost, and who don't need an English-first international experience.

- Low headline pricing: a small per-contribution commission plus a fixed amount, undercutting many higher-rate rivals.
- Unlimited withdrawals to a bank account at no additional charge.
- No subscription or setup cost to create and manage a pot.
- Regulated fund custody via Lemonway, authorised by France's ACPR (no. 16568).