# Geef.nl vs OnParticipe

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, OnParticipe delivers about €3.39 more of every €100 donated than Geef.nl (€100.00 vs €96.61). Geef.nl stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while OnParticipe does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Geef.nl | OnParticipe |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €96.61 | €100.00 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.5% + €0.89 | 0% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 2.4 (8) | 3 (21) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 76 | 74 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | EEA (NL host) | France |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 0 | 1 |

## Choose Geef.nl if

> Dutch charities and good causes wanting a long-established, ANBI-aware giving platform usable at no charge, and donors who want most of their gift to reach the cause.

- Long-established Dutch giving platform, online since 2004 with a 20-year track record.
- Strong charity orientation with ANBI status surfaced on charity profiles.
- Donor-funded cost model under which recipients are not charged to use the service.
- Donations processed through an escrow foundation (Stichting Derdengelden Geef) since 2011.


## Choose OnParticipe if

> French and European organisers running cagnottes, ticketed events, or association fundraising who want a no-commission, French-hosted platform with identity controls, and who will read the terms for inactivity and refund charges.

- No commission on collections, so organisers keep the entire amount raised and ticket revenue.
- Designed and hosted in France, with French customer support available seven days a week.
- Funded by an optional donor tip rather than a mandatory platform charge.
- Systematic identity-document checks on organisers for fraud control.

