# EcoCrowd vs TotalGiving

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, TotalGiving delivers about 10.25 more of every 100 donated than EcoCrowd (£100.00 vs €89.75 per 100). On the headline numbers, EcoCrowd and TotalGiving are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | EcoCrowd | TotalGiving |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €89.75 | £100.00 |
| Platform fee | 8% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.9% + €0.35 | 0% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 2.2 (16) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 46 | 74 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | DE | — |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 3 | 3 |

## 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 TotalGiving if

> UK registered charities and their supporters who want fundraising and sponsorship pages where donations pass directly to the charity, with Gift Aid and multi-currency donations.

- Donations are transferred directly to the recipient charity rather than held by the platform.
- Supports Gift Aid, claimable on eligible UK donations and approved by HMRC.
- Donors can give in many currencies (around 140), converted to GBP for the charity.
- Charity directory and search covering thousands of UK registered charities, with fundraising and sponsorship pages.