# GoFundMe vs Spendenportal

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Spendenportal delivers about £3.15 more of every £100 donated than GoFundMe (£100.00 vs £96.85). On the headline numbers, GoFundMe 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 | GoFundMe | Spendenportal |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £96.80 | £100.00 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.9% + £0.30 | 0% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 3.3 (23979) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 92 | 62 |
| Country coverage | 20 | 1 |
| Data residency | US | — |
| 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 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.