# EcoCrowd vs Produzioni dal Basso

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Produzioni dal Basso delivers about 5.30 more of every 100 donated than EcoCrowd (£95.05 vs €89.75 per 100). Produzioni dal Basso stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while EcoCrowd does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | EcoCrowd | Produzioni dal Basso |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €89.75 | £95.05 |
| Platform fee | 8% | 3% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.9% + €0.35 | 1.6% + £0.35 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 46 | 74 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | DE | EEA |
| 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 Produzioni dal Basso if

> Italian associations, cultural and social projects, and start-ups that want a flexible, long-established platform with multiple funding models and optional co-financing, and that do not require international reach.

- Long-established (since 2005) generalist platform with broad project eligibility.
- Three funding modes: keep-it-all, all-or-nothing, and simple donation.
- Run by a benefit corporation; payments via PayPal and regulated Lemonway.
- Co-financing programs can unlock partner matching past a threshold.