# Mesenaatti.me vs Petje Af

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Petje Af delivers about 10.00 more of every 100 donated than Mesenaatti.me (£94.00 vs €84.00 per 100). Mesenaatti.me stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Petje Af does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Mesenaatti.me | Petje Af |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €84.00 | £94.00 |
| Platform fee | 15% | 6% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + €1.00 | 0% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 57 | 63 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 0 |
| Data residency | EEA | — |
| Languages | 1 | 0 |
| Payment methods supported | 1 | 0 |

## Choose Mesenaatti.me if

> 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.


## Choose Petje Af if

> Dutch-speaking content creators — podcasters, educators, journalists, and niche communities — who want recurring membership and donation income while keeping ownership of their audience and payment data.

- Supports both recurring memberships and one-off donations in one platform.
- Creators retain ownership of payments, content, and customer data.
- No lock-in contract; creators pay only when they earn.
- Each creator connects their own Mollie or Stripe payment account.