# Voor je Buurt vs WhyDonate

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, WhyDonate delivers about £2.85 more of every £100 donated than Voor je Buurt (£97.85 vs £95.00). On the headline numbers, Voor je Buurt and WhyDonate are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Voor je Buurt | WhyDonate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £95.00 | £98.35 |
| Platform fee | 5% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + £0.00 | 1.4% + £0.25 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 4.9 (388) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 56 | 77 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 115 |
| Data residency | EEA | EEA |
| Languages | 1 | 19 |
| Payment methods supported | 0 | 24 |

## Choose Voor je Buurt if

> Dutch community groups, volunteers, and local initiatives raising money for civic, social, or green neighbourhood projects, especially those that can pair public donations with matchfunding from municipalities, provinces, or foundations.

- Specialises in civic, social, and green neighbourhood projects across the Netherlands.
- A single 5% service fee on payout that already covers the payment provider's transaction costs.
- Matchfunding partnerships with funds and local governments (VSBfonds, RegioBank, provinces, and municipalities) can multiply what a campaign raises.
- Long operating track record, with thousands of completed campaigns and a high reported success rate.


## Choose WhyDonate if

> European nonprofits and individuals who want a transparent, low-fee, GDPR-native crowdfunding platform with broad multilingual and multi-currency support.

- Zero platform fee with a transparent voluntary-tip model
- EEA data residency and GDPR-native compliance
- Broad coverage of local European payment rails (iDEAL, Bancontact, Klarna, Twint, Swish, MobilePay, Vipps, Blik, Cartes Bancaires, Satispay, MultiBanco, EPS) plus global rails (cards, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Amazon Pay, Link, Revolut Pay)
- 19-language interface and 27 supported currencies for cross-border fundraising