# Givio vs StartSomeGood

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Givio delivers about 7.90 more of every 100 donated than StartSomeGood (€100.00 vs £92.10 per 100). On the headline numbers, Givio and StartSomeGood are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Givio | StartSomeGood |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €100.00 | £92.10 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 5% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + €0.00 | 2.9% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 21 | 59 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 23 |
| Data residency | — | — |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 3 | 1 |

## Choose Givio if

> German nonprofits and associations that want to collect donations and tap an additional passive income stream through the linked Gooding charity-shopping service.

- Operated by a Stuttgart-based nonprofit limited company (Givio gGmbH).
- Donation collection combined with the Gooding charity-shopping channel for passive, shopping-based giving.
- Payments handled by established partners including Stripe, PayPal, and the Bank für Sozialwirtschaft.
- Focus on transparent, secure donation handling for German nonprofits.


## Choose StartSomeGood if

> Nonprofits, social entrepreneurs, and changemakers running social-impact crowdfunding campaigns who want a flexible 'tipping point' funding model rather than strict all-or-nothing.

- Mission-focused platform dedicated to nonprofits, social entrepreneurs, and changemakers.
- Success-based 5% platform fee charged only if a campaign reaches its goal.
- Flexible 'tipping point' model releases funds once a minimum is reached, not strict all-or-nothing.
- Option to pass platform and processing fees to donors or absorb them.