# Mesenaatti.me vs Yapla

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Yapla delivers about 11.80 more of every 100 donated than Mesenaatti.me (£95.80 vs €84.00 per 100). Mesenaatti.me stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Yapla does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Mesenaatti.me | Yapla |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €84.00 | £95.80 |
| Platform fee | 15% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + €1.00 | 3.9% + £0.30 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 2.3 (6) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 57 | 81 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 5 |
| Data residency | EEA | Canada or EU (by org region) |
| Languages | 1 | 3 |
| Payment methods supported | 1 | 4 |

## 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 Yapla if

> Nonprofits, clubs, and associations in Canada and parts of Europe that want to run donations and fundraising inside a single tool alongside memberships, events, accounting, and contact management.

- All-in-one suite combining donations and crowdfunding with memberships, events, accounting, newsletters, and a CRM.
- Available in both French and English, with users in Canada and parts of Europe.
- Accepts a wide range of payment methods: credit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, cheque, cash, and bank transfer.
- Offers an optional donor-contribution model that can cover the cost of payment processing.