GINGER vs PIFworld
Italian creators, associations, and local businesses running reward-based or donation campaigns who value a platform with a strong project-success rate and roots in the Emilia-Romagna region.
Dutch nonprofits and companies running social-impact and employee-giving campaigns, plus individuals who want to fundraise for projects rather than simply make a one-off donation.
On a €100 donation, GINGER delivers €4.25 more to the recipient than PIFworld.
GINGER & PIFworld don’t process payments in GBP — pricing shown in EUR.
What the data says.
Paying by Credit card, GINGER delivers about €4.25 more of every €100 donated than PIFworld (€97.85 vs €93.60).
GINGER stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while PIFworld does not.
Side-by-side.
| Metric | GINGER | PIFworld |
|---|---|---|
| Recipient gets (€100) | €97.85★ winner | €93.60 |
| Platform fee | 0%★ winner | 6.05% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.8% + €0.35★ winner | 0% + €0.35 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Country coverage | 1 countries | 1 countries |
| Data residency | EU★ winner | — |
| Languages | 1 | 2★ winner |
| Payment methods supported | 4★ winner | 0 |
Winner by category.
€97.85 vs €93.60 reaches the recipient.
— vs — on Trustpilot.
1 vs 1 countries.
EEA data residency for GDPR-sensitive donor data.
Choose based on who you are.
Italian creators, associations, and local businesses running reward-based or donation campaigns who value a platform with a strong project-success rate and roots in the Emilia-Romagna region.
- ✓One of the highest project-success rates among Italian crowdfunding platforms
- ✓Mixed model supporting both reward-based campaigns and donation fundraising
- ✓Open to individuals, associations, businesses, and public administrations
- ✓Does not retain a platform percentage of funds raised (payment-processing commissions apply)
Dutch nonprofits and companies running social-impact and employee-giving campaigns, plus individuals who want to fundraise for projects rather than simply make a one-off donation.
- ✓Combines personal fundraising with structured corporate and employee-giving programmes.
- ✓Connects individuals, nonprofits, and companies on a single platform.
- ✓Participation-led model: supporters can donate, fundraise, or spread a project's message.
- ✓Dutch and English interface for a Netherlands and European audience.
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, GINGER or PIFworld?
On a €100 donation, GINGER delivers approximately €97.85 to the recipient and PIFworld delivers approximately €93.60. Real costs depend on the payment method donors choose.
Which is better for European nonprofits?
GINGER is generally better suited to European nonprofits handling GDPR-sensitive donor data because of its EEA data residency.
Which platform has more country coverage?
GINGER operates in 1 countries; PIFworld operates in 1.
Rankings are produced by a public editorial methodology — open to peer review. We disclose ownership, scoring weights, and every change.