# GINGER vs Spendenportal

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Spendenportal delivers about 2.15 more of every 100 donated than GINGER (£100.00 vs €97.85 per 100). GINGER stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Spendenportal does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | GINGER | Spendenportal |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €97.85 | £100.00 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.8% + €0.35 | 0% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 65 | 62 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | EU | — |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 4 | 0 |

## Choose GINGER if

> 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)


## Choose Spendenportal if

> 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.