# I believe in you vs OnParticipe

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, OnParticipe delivers about €12.00 more of every €100 donated than I believe in you (€100.00 vs €88.00). On the headline numbers, I believe in you and OnParticipe are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | I believe in you | OnParticipe |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €88.00 | €100.00 |
| Platform fee | 8% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 4% + €0.00 | 0% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 3 (21) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 40 | 74 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | DE (AWS Frankfurt) | France |
| Languages | 2 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 2 | 1 |

## Choose I believe in you if

> Austrian athletes, sports clubs, and event organisers raising money for a sporting goal, who are comfortable with an all-or-nothing campaign where funds are released only if the target is met.

- Focuses exclusively on sport - athletes, clubs, and sports event organisers - rather than general crowdfunding.
- All-or-nothing model means backers are only charged for campaigns that reach their goal.
- Operated locally by a Vienna-based entity (I Believe In You Osterreich GmbH) under an established Swiss brand.
- Austrian site is hosted on Amazon Web Services in Frankfurt, Germany - EU data residency.


## Choose OnParticipe if

> French and European organisers running cagnottes, ticketed events, or association fundraising who want a no-commission, French-hosted platform with identity controls, and who will read the terms for inactivity and refund charges.

- No commission on collections, so organisers keep the entire amount raised and ticket revenue.
- Designed and hosted in France, with French customer support available seven days a week.
- Funded by an optional donor tip rather than a mandatory platform charge.
- Systematic identity-document checks on organisers for fraud control.