# EcoCrowd vs PIFworld

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, PIFworld delivers about €3.85 more of every €100 donated than EcoCrowd (€93.60 vs €89.75). On the headline numbers, EcoCrowd and PIFworld are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | EcoCrowd | PIFworld |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €89.75 | €93.60 |
| Platform fee | 8% | 6.05% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.9% + €0.35 | 0% + €0.35 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 46 | 56 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | DE | — |
| Languages | 1 | 2 |
| 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 PIFworld if

> Dutch nonprofits and companies running social-impact and employee-giving campaigns, plus individuals who want to fundraise for projects rather than simply make a one-off donation.

- Combines personal fundraising with structured corporate and employee-giving programmes.
- Connects individuals, nonprofits, and companies on a single platform.
- Participation-led model: supporters can donate, fundraise, or spread a project's message.
- Dutch and English interface for a Netherlands and European audience.