# EcoCrowd vs Les Petites Pierres

## What the data says.

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

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | EcoCrowd | Les Petites Pierres |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €89.75 | €100.00 |
| Platform fee | 8% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.9% + €0.35 | 0% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 46 | 52 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | DE | FR |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 3 | 4 |

## 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 Les Petites Pierres if

> French associations and nonprofits running solidarity-housing and anti-poverty projects, who benefit from partner matching that doubles eligible donations and from French tax-deductible giving.

- Partner matching doubles every eligible donation up to the project goal.
- Run as an endowment fund, so associations collect without a platform commission.
- Banking commissions reimbursed by partner Crédit Agricole des Savoie.
- French tax-receipt handling and donor tax deductions supported.