# GoFundMe vs Mesenaatti.me

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, GoFundMe delivers about 12.85 more of every 100 donated than Mesenaatti.me (£96.85 vs €84.00 per 100). Mesenaatti.me stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while GoFundMe does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | GoFundMe | Mesenaatti.me |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £96.80 | €84.00 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 15% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.9% + £0.30 | 0% + €1.00 |
| Trustpilot | 3.3 (23979) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 92 | 57 |
| Country coverage | 20 | 1 |
| Data residency | US | EEA |
| Languages | 7 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 7 | 1 |

## Choose GoFundMe if

> Individual fundraisers in the US, UK, and English-speaking markets running personal causes (medical, memorial, emergencies) where brand reach matters more than EU data residency.

- Largest global brand in donation crowdfunding with strong organic discoverability
- 0% platform fee since 2017 (donor tips fund the platform)
- Wide international country coverage and currency support
- Established trust signals through high-profile media coverage


## 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.