# OnParticipe vs StartSomeGood

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, OnParticipe delivers about 7.90 more of every 100 donated than StartSomeGood (€100.00 vs £92.10 per 100). On the headline numbers, OnParticipe and StartSomeGood are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | OnParticipe | StartSomeGood |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €100.00 | £92.10 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 5% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + €0.00 | 2.9% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 3 (21) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 74 | 59 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 23 |
| Data residency | France | — |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 1 | 1 |

## 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 StartSomeGood if

> Nonprofits, social entrepreneurs, and changemakers running social-impact crowdfunding campaigns who want a flexible 'tipping point' funding model rather than strict all-or-nothing.

- Mission-focused platform dedicated to nonprofits, social entrepreneurs, and changemakers.
- Success-based 5% platform fee charged only if a campaign reaches its goal.
- Flexible 'tipping point' model releases funds once a minimum is reached, not strict all-or-nothing.
- Option to pass platform and processing fees to donors or absorb them.