# GlobalGiving vs Spendenportal

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Spendenportal delivers about £8.00 more of every £100 donated than GlobalGiving (£100.00 vs £92.00). On the headline numbers, GlobalGiving and Spendenportal are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | GlobalGiving | Spendenportal |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £92.00 | £100.00 |
| Platform fee | 5% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 3% + £0.00 | 0% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 84 | 62 |
| Country coverage | 0 | 1 |
| Data residency | US | — |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 11 | 0 |

## Choose GlobalGiving if

> Donors and companies wanting to give to vetted grassroots nonprofits worldwide, and smaller international NGOs seeking a due-diligence stamp and access to US donors and corporate giving programs.

- Rigorous due-diligence vetting of every nonprofit, a strong trust signal for donors.
- Global reach connecting donors and companies with grassroots nonprofits worldwide.
- Established track record since 2002 with more than a million donors.
- Corporate-giving and disaster-relief programs beyond individual donations.


## 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.