# Mesenaatti.me vs Rete del Dono

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Rete del Dono delivers about 9.90 more of every 100 donated than Mesenaatti.me (£93.90 vs €84.00 per 100). Mesenaatti.me stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Rete del Dono does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Mesenaatti.me | Rete del Dono |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €84.00 | £93.90 |
| Platform fee | 15% | 6.1% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + €1.00 | 0% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 57 | 73 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | EEA | — |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| 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 Rete del Dono if

> Italian registered nonprofits (ETS) and the individuals, athletes, and companies fundraising on their behalf — especially charity-sport campaigns tied to major Italian marathons and tax-deductible giving.

- Beneficiaries are always vetted registered Italian nonprofits (ETS).
- Italian fiscal receipts with IRPEF deductions and Art Bonus support.
- Deep charity-sport program tied to major Italian marathons.
- Broad payment support: cards, PayPal, Stripe, Satispay, Apple Pay, Google Pay.