Enthuse vs Spendenportal
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.
German donors who want to give to vetted, pre-checked charities, and supporters who want to donate goods as well as money - including via SocialBay's eBay-based resale of in-kind donations.
Of every 100 donated, Spendenportal delivers 5.00 more per 100 to the recipient than Enthuse.
Each platform is priced in its own currency: Enthuse in EUR, Spendenportal in GBP.
What the data says.
Paying by Credit card, Spendenportal delivers about 5.00 more of every 100 donated than Enthuse (£100.00 vs €95.00 per 100).
Enthuse stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Spendenportal does not.
Side-by-side.
| Metric | Enthuse | Spendenportal |
|---|---|---|
| Recipient gets (per 100) | €95.00 | £100.00★ winner |
| Platform fee | 5% | 0%★ winner |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + €0.00 | 0% + £0.00★ winner |
| Trustpilot | 4.6 (398)★ winner | — (0) |
| Country coverage | 1 countries | 1 countries |
| Data residency | UK/EEA★ winner | — |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 1★ winner | 0 |
Winner by category.
£100.00 vs €95.00 reaches the recipient.
4.6 vs — on Trustpilot.
1 vs 1 countries.
EEA data residency for GDPR-sensitive donor data.
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.
German donors who want to give to vetted, pre-checked charities, and supporters who want to donate goods as well as money - including via SocialBay's eBay-based resale of in-kind donations.
- ✓Handles both monetary (Geldspenden) and in-kind (Sachspenden) donations, the latter via SocialBay's eBay-based resale.
- ✓Charities are vetted and activated only after a review, supporting donor trust.
- ✓Operated by a nonprofit social enterprise (Sozial-Aktien-Gesellschaft) recognized as a donation-collecting organization.
- ✓Donors can choose whether payment-provider costs are added on top of or deducted from their gift.
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 Spendenportal?
Of every 100 donated, Enthuse delivers approximately €95.00 to the recipient and Spendenportal delivers approximately £100.00. Real costs depend on the payment method donors choose.
Which is better for European nonprofits?
Enthuse is generally better suited to European nonprofits handling GDPR-sensitive donor data because of its EEA data residency.
Which platform has more country coverage?
Enthuse operates in 1 countries; Spendenportal operates in 1.
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