La Cagnotte des Proches vs Mesenaatti.me
Families, friends, and colleagues in France raising a solidarity cagnotte to support a loved one facing illness, disability, an accident, end-of-life care, or bereavement.
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.
On a €100 donation, La Cagnotte des Proches delivers €13.53 more to the recipient than Mesenaatti.me.
La Cagnotte des Proches & Mesenaatti.me don’t process payments in GBP — pricing shown in EUR.
What the data says.
Paying by Credit card, La Cagnotte des Proches delivers about €13.53 more of every €100 donated than Mesenaatti.me (€97.53 vs €84.00).
Mesenaatti.me stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while La Cagnotte des Proches does not.
Side-by-side.
| Metric | La Cagnotte des Proches | Mesenaatti.me |
|---|---|---|
| Recipient gets (€100) | €97.53★ winner | €84.00 |
| Platform fee | 0%★ winner | 15% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.3% + €0.17★ winner | 0% + €1.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Country coverage | 5 countries★ winner | 1 countries |
| Data residency | France (OVH) | EEA★ winner |
| Languages | 2★ winner | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 3★ winner | 1 |
Winner by category.
€97.53 vs €84.00 reaches the recipient.
— vs — on Trustpilot.
5 vs 1 countries.
EEA data residency for GDPR-sensitive donor data.
Choose based on who you are.
Families, friends, and colleagues in France raising a solidarity cagnotte to support a loved one facing illness, disability, an accident, end-of-life care, or bereavement.
- ✓Tightly focused on solidarity and health-related causes - illness, accidents, end-of-life, and bereavement collections.
- ✓Operated by a French company (SAS, Aix-en-Provence) and certified as a social-utility enterprise (ESUS) in 2024.
- ✓Donations are processed securely by Stripe, with withdrawals paid to the beneficiary by bank transfer.
- ✓Offers fundraiser support beyond hosting - advice and help creating visuals, videos, and media outreach.
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.
A third option.
Dutch and other social-impact initiators running Global-Goals-aligned campaigns who value personal coaching and community-building over a high-volume, self-serve crowdfunding marketplace.
Other comparisons.
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, La Cagnotte des Proches or Mesenaatti.me?
On a €100 donation, La Cagnotte des Proches delivers approximately €97.53 to the recipient and Mesenaatti.me delivers approximately €84.00. Real costs depend on the payment method donors choose.
Which is better for European nonprofits?
Mesenaatti.me is generally better suited to European nonprofits handling GDPR-sensitive donor data because of its EEA data residency.
Which platform has more country coverage?
La Cagnotte des Proches operates in 5 countries; Mesenaatti.me operates in 1.
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