Coral
Spanish associations, foundations, and grassroots social or animal-welfare causes that want a zero-commission platform where donors can cover processing fees so the cause receives the full donation.
A Spanish solidarity crowdfunding platform for NGOs, foundations, and social causes, with a 0% platform commission funded by voluntary donor tips and Stripe payment processing of 2.9% plus EUR 0.25 per donation.
- Funding model
- Optional tip
- Platform fee
- 0% + tip
- Payment processing fee
- 2.9% + €0.25
- Recipient gets
- €96.85 / €100
- Data residency
- —
- Countries
- 1
- Languages
- 1
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Our overall editorial assessment. Full weights are published in the methodology.
The review
Coral is a Spanish donation crowdfunding platform dedicated to solidarity causes (crowdfunding solidario), used by NGOs, foundations, associations, and individuals to raise money for social, animal-rescue, education, environmental, health, and international-cooperation projects. It operates in Spanish and focuses on the Spanish market, where it hosts hundreds of active causes.
The platform charges a 0% platform commission and is sustained instead by voluntary donor tips (propinas). Payment processing is handled by Stripe at 2.9% plus EUR 0.25 on donations above EUR 5 (and at a higher rate on very small donations of EUR 1 to EUR 5); donors are offered the option to cover this processing cost at checkout, and Coral reports that more than 98% do, so the cause receives the full donation amount.
Its strength is fee transparency for Spanish causes: a clear zero-commission model with optional donor-covered processing and automatic donation certificates for entities accredited under Spain's Law 49/2002. The trade-off is a single-country focus and reliance on Stripe-supported payment methods rather than a broad set of local rails. For Spanish nonprofits and grassroots causes, the model is straightforward; organisations needing multi-country reach may require a broader platform.
Coral issues tax-deduction certificates automatically for accredited nonprofits, and its donor-covers-fees prompt is designed so that the headline donation reaches the cause intact, a feature it emphasises for building donor trust.
What’s good, what’s not.
- ✓0% platform commission, sustained by voluntary donor tips (propinas)
- ✓Stripe payment processing at 2.9% plus EUR 0.25 per donation, with donors able to cover the fee at checkout
- ✓Automatic donation certificates for nonprofits accredited under Spain's Law 49/2002
- ✓Specialised in solidarity causes: NGOs, foundations, animal rescue, and social projects
- ✓Transparent fee model so the cause can receive the full donation when donors cover processing
- −Single-country focus on Spain, with a Spanish-only interface
- −Relies on Stripe-supported payment methods rather than a broad range of local rails
- −Smaller scale and brand reach than international crowdfunding platforms
- −Higher per-donation processing cost on very small donations (the EUR 1 to EUR 5 tier)
Where each €100 actually goes.
Fees vary by payment method. We default to Credit card because that’s the dominant method in Australia.
Coral doesn’t process payments in AUD. Pricing is shown in EUR, its native currency.
1 countries · 1 languages · 0 payment methods.
Better-fit alternatives to Coral.
Our curated shortlist — the platforms we’d actively recommend instead of Coral for fundraising in Australia, with the figures behind the call. For the full, neutral index of every side-by-side, see Compare with below.
WhyDonate lets more of each donation through than Coral — A$97.80 reaches the recipient per 100, against A$96.85.
Zeffy lets more of each donation through than Coral — A$100.00 reaches the recipient per 100, against A$96.85.
GoFundraise lets more of each donation through than Coral — A$98.22 reaches the recipient per 100, against A$96.85.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Coral charge?
Coral charges a 0% platform fee with an optional voluntary donor tip on top, plus 2.9% + €0.25 in payment processing per donation.
Where is Coral based?
Coral was founded in — and is headquartered in —. Data residency is unspecified.
Which countries does Coral operate in?
Coral operates in 1 countries including major European markets and English-speaking markets.
Is Coral suitable for nonprofits?
Coral’s primary audience is individual fundraisers and groups; nonprofits can use the platform but may find specialized alternatives better suited.
Rankings are produced by a public editorial methodology — open to peer review. We disclose ownership, scoring weights, and every change.