# La Cagnotte des Proches vs OnParticipe

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, OnParticipe delivers about €2.47 more of every €100 donated than La Cagnotte des Proches (€100.00 vs €97.53). On the headline numbers, La Cagnotte des Proches 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 | La Cagnotte des Proches | OnParticipe |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €97.53 | €100.00 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.3% + €0.17 | 0% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 3 (21) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 61 | 74 |
| Country coverage | 5 | 1 |
| Data residency | France (OVH) | France |
| Languages | 2 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 3 | 1 |

## Choose La Cagnotte des Proches if

> 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.


## 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.