# EcoCrowd vs Papayoux

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Papayoux delivers about €8.05 more of every €100 donated than EcoCrowd (€97.80 vs €89.75). On the headline numbers, EcoCrowd and Papayoux are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | EcoCrowd | Papayoux |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €89.75 | €97.80 |
| Platform fee | 8% | 1.9% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.9% + €0.35 | 0% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 4.6 (434) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 46 | 53 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | DE | — |
| Languages | 1 | 6 |
| 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 Papayoux if

> French and EU individuals organizing group collections for gifts and events, plus associations running solidarity campaigns, who want a regulated French platform with flexible fee handling.

- Two products in one brand: group-pot collections and solidarity donations.
- Regulated French crowdfunding intermediary (ORIAS) backed by Lemonway.
- Group-pot creation and SEPA-zone withdrawals carry no transfer charge.
- Organizer can absorb or pass per-contribution costs to contributors.