# Givebutter vs Mesenaatti.me

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Givebutter delivers about 12.80 more of every 100 donated than Mesenaatti.me ($96.80 vs €84.00 per 100). Mesenaatti.me stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Givebutter does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Givebutter | Mesenaatti.me |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | $96.80 | €84.00 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 15% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.9% + $0.30 | 0% + €1.00 |
| Trustpilot | 4.1 (283) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 91 | 57 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | US | EEA |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 10 | 1 |

## Choose Givebutter if

> US nonprofits that want donation pages, events, and donor management in one free-to-start platform, especially where donors reliably cover the optional tip.

- 0% platform fee across campaign types when donor tips are enabled.
- All-in-one toolset: donation pages, events, and donor management.
- No limits or fees on payouts.
- Broad payment support: cards, PayPal, Venmo, ACH, Cash App, donor-advised funds, Apple Pay, and Google Pay.


## Choose Mesenaatti.me if

> 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.