# I believe in you vs StartSomeGood

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, StartSomeGood delivers about 4.10 more of every 100 donated than I believe in you (£92.10 vs €88.00 per 100). On the headline numbers, I believe in you and StartSomeGood 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 | StartSomeGood |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €88.00 | £92.10 |
| Platform fee | 8% | 5% |
| Payment processing fee | 4% + €0.00 | 2.9% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 40 | 59 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 23 |
| Data residency | DE (AWS Frankfurt) | — |
| 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 StartSomeGood if

> Nonprofits, social entrepreneurs, and changemakers running social-impact crowdfunding campaigns who want a flexible 'tipping point' funding model rather than strict all-or-nothing.

- Mission-focused platform dedicated to nonprofits, social entrepreneurs, and changemakers.
- Success-based 5% platform fee charged only if a campaign reaches its goal.
- Flexible 'tipping point' model releases funds once a minimum is reached, not strict all-or-nothing.
- Option to pass platform and processing fees to donors or absorb them.