# EcoCrowd vs Little Phil

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Little Phil delivers about 8.20 more of every 100 donated than EcoCrowd (A$97.95 vs €89.75 per 100). On the headline numbers, EcoCrowd and Little Phil are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | EcoCrowd | Little Phil |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €89.75 | A$97.95 |
| Platform fee | 8% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.9% + €0.35 | 1.75% + A$0.30 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 46 | 51 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | DE | Outside AU (SG/HK/US) |
| 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 Little Phil if

> Australian donors, companies, and nonprofits focused on impact transparency and modern giving options such as crypto, workplace giving, and Shopify post-checkout donations, where offshore data storage is not a blocker.

- Built-in impact-tracking so donors can see the effect of their giving first-hand.
- Nonprofits pay no commission on donations, per Little Phil's nonprofits page.
- Modern giving options: Apple Pay, Google Pay, cards, direct debit, internal credit, and cryptocurrency.
- Spans donor, nonprofit, and corporate giving, including workplace-giving programmes.