# EcoCrowd vs mycause

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, mycause delivers about 7.75 more of every 100 donated than EcoCrowd (A$97.50 vs €89.75 per 100). On the headline numbers, EcoCrowd and mycause are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | EcoCrowd | mycause |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €89.75 | A$97.50 |
| Platform fee | 8% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.9% + €0.35 | 2.5% + A$0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 46 | 75 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | DE | Australia (US backup) |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 3 | 0 |

## 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 mycause if

> Australian individuals, registered charities, and schools running domestic donation campaigns who value a long-established, locally owned platform with Australian data residency and a donor-tip funding model for personal causes.

- Long-established Australian pioneer of crowdfunding, operating since 2009.
- Wholly Australian owned and operated, with primary servers based in Sydney.
- Personal fundraisers carry no platform charge, funded by an optional donor tip.
- Donations receipted to the chosen Australian charity.