# OnParticipe vs PPL

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, OnParticipe delivers about €8.61 more of every €100 donated than PPL (€100.00 vs €91.39). On the headline numbers, OnParticipe and PPL are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | OnParticipe | PPL |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €100.00 | €91.39 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 6.15% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + €0.00 | 2.46% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 3 (21) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 74 | 57 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | France | — |
| Languages | 1 | 2 |
| Payment methods supported | 1 | 4 |

## 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.


## Choose PPL if

> Portuguese entrepreneurs, creatives, and social or humanitarian causes that want a local, Portuguese-language crowdfunding platform offering both reward-based campaigns and a dedicated donations area.

- Long-established in Portugal, operating since 2011.
- Supports both reward-based crowdfunding and a dedicated 'PPL Causas' donations area for social causes.
- Offers all-or-nothing and flexible funding models.
- Supporters can give unconditionally to causes, transferring even if the goal is not met.