# GoFundMe vs Produzioni dal Basso

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, GoFundMe delivers about £1.80 more of every £100 donated than Produzioni dal Basso (£96.85 vs £95.05). Produzioni dal Basso stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while GoFundMe does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | GoFundMe | Produzioni dal Basso |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £96.80 | £95.05 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 3% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.9% + £0.30 | 1.6% + £0.35 |
| Trustpilot | 3.3 (23979) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 92 | 74 |
| Country coverage | 20 | 1 |
| Data residency | US | EEA |
| Languages | 7 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 7 | 0 |

## 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 Produzioni dal Basso if

> Italian associations, cultural and social projects, and start-ups that want a flexible, long-established platform with multiple funding models and optional co-financing, and that do not require international reach.

- Long-established (since 2005) generalist platform with broad project eligibility.
- Three funding modes: keep-it-all, all-or-nothing, and simple donation.
- Run by a benefit corporation; payments via PayPal and regulated Lemonway.
- Co-financing programs can unlock partner matching past a threshold.