Enthuse vs Mesenaatti.me
UK and Irish registered charities that want fully branded donation pages, peer-to-peer fundraising, and event registration consolidated on one platform under their own identity.
Finnish artists, associations, nonprofits, and startups running reward-based or donation crowdfunding in euro who want a domestic platform that handles Finnish fundraising-permit requirements.
On a €100 donation, Enthuse delivers €11.00 more to the recipient than Mesenaatti.me.
Enthuse & Mesenaatti.me don’t process payments in GBP — pricing shown in EUR.
What the data says.
Paying by Credit card, Enthuse delivers about €11.00 more of every €100 donated than Mesenaatti.me (€95.00 vs €84.00).
On the headline numbers, Enthuse and Mesenaatti.me are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.
Side-by-side.
| Metric | Enthuse | Mesenaatti.me |
|---|---|---|
| Recipient gets (€100) | €95.00★ winner | €84.00 |
| Platform fee | 5%★ winner | 15% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + €0.00★ winner | 0% + €1.00 |
| Trustpilot | 4.6 (398)★ winner | — (0) |
| Country coverage | 1 countries | 1 countries |
| Data residency | UK/EEA | EEA |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 1 | 1 |
Winner by category.
€95.00 vs €84.00 reaches the recipient.
4.6 vs — on Trustpilot.
1 vs 1 countries.
Both share the same residency posture.
Choose based on who you are.
UK and Irish registered charities that want fully branded donation pages, peer-to-peer fundraising, and event registration consolidated on one platform under their own identity.
- ✓White-label donation, fundraising, and event-registration pages presented under the charity's own brand.
- ✓Combines online donations, peer-to-peer fundraising, and event ticketing in a single platform.
- ✓Registered with the UK Financial Conduct Authority as a Small Payment Institution (firm reference 797344).
- ✓Payments processed through established providers Stripe, GoCardless, and PayPal.
Finnish artists, associations, nonprofits, and startups running reward-based or donation crowdfunding in euro who want a domestic platform that handles Finnish fundraising-permit requirements.
- ✓Finland's largest home-grown crowdfunding platform, established since 2012.
- ✓Supports both reward-based and donation-based crowdfunding.
- ✓Handles the Finnish fundraising-permit requirements for donation campaigns.
- ✓All-or-nothing model refunds backers in full if a campaign misses its target.
A third option.
Dutch and other social-impact initiators running Global-Goals-aligned campaigns who value personal coaching and community-building over a high-volume, self-serve crowdfunding marketplace.
Other comparisons.
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Enthuse or Mesenaatti.me?
On a €100 donation, Enthuse delivers approximately €95.00 to the recipient and Mesenaatti.me delivers approximately €84.00. Real costs depend on the payment method donors choose.
Which is better for European nonprofits?
Both platforms operate inside the EEA framework. Choose based on local payment-method coverage and language support.
Which platform has more country coverage?
Enthuse operates in 1 countries; Mesenaatti.me operates in 1.
Rankings are produced by a public editorial methodology — open to peer review. We disclose ownership, scoring weights, and every change.