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Head-to-head

DierenDonatie vs Donately

DierenDonatie logo
DierenDonatie
EEA · 1 countries

Dutch animal shelters, wildlife-care centres, and animal-welfare foundations that need specific goods funded - food, equipment, or veterinary care - and value a CBF-accredited, transparent donation platform.

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Donately logo
Donately
— · 0 countries

Nonprofits, churches, and schools that want embeddable, customizable donation forms and an API to add giving to an existing website, with Stripe and PayPal processing and CRM integrations.

The headline

Of every 100 donated, DierenDonatie delivers 7.20 more per 100 to the recipient than Donately.

Each platform is priced in its own currency: DierenDonatie in EUR, Donately in GBP.

The evidence

Side-by-side.

Metric DierenDonatie Donately
Recipient gets (per 100) €100.00★ winner £92.80
Platform fee 0%★ winner 4%
Payment processing fee 0% + €0.00★ winner 2.9% + £0.30
Trustpilot — (0) 4.5 (17)★ winner
Country coverage 1 countries★ winner 0 countries
Data residency EEA★ winner
Languages 1★ winner 0
Payment methods supported 2 5★ winner
Verdict

Winner by category.

Better fees
DierenDonatie

€100.00 vs £92.80 reaches the recipient.

Higher Trustpilot rating
Donately

— vs 4.5 on Trustpilot.

Wider country coverage
DierenDonatie

1 vs 0 countries.

Better for European fundraisers
DierenDonatie

EEA data residency for GDPR-sensitive donor data.

Pick by fit

Choose based on who you are.

Choose DierenDonatie if

Dutch animal shelters, wildlife-care centres, and animal-welfare foundations that need specific goods funded - food, equipment, or veterinary care - and value a CBF-accredited, transparent donation platform.

  • Exclusively focused on animal-welfare causes in the Netherlands
  • Recognised as one of the first CBF-accredited donation platforms (CBF-Erkend Donatieplatform)
  • Product-fulfilment model: donors fund specific items the platform buys and ships to the foundation
  • Flat per-project contribution (EUR 10 up to EUR 300, EUR 25 above) rather than a percentage cut of donations
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Choose Donately if

Nonprofits, churches, and schools that want embeddable, customizable donation forms and an API to add giving to an existing website, with Stripe and PayPal processing and CRM integrations.

  • Customizable, embeddable donation forms and campaign pages that drop into an existing site.
  • API access and native integrations with Salesforce, HubSpot, Constant Contact, and Mailchimp.
  • Card and ACH processing via Stripe and PayPal, with optional donor cost coverage.
  • Peer-to-peer, team fundraising, recurring giving, text-to-give, and event ticketing included.
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Also consider

A third option.

1%Club

Dutch and other social-impact initiators running Global-Goals-aligned campaigns who value personal coaching and community-building over a high-volume, self-serve crowdfunding marketplace.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Which is cheaper, DierenDonatie or Donately?

Of every 100 donated, DierenDonatie delivers approximately €100.00 to the recipient and Donately delivers approximately £92.80. Real costs depend on the payment method donors choose.

Which is better for European nonprofits?

DierenDonatie is generally better suited to European nonprofits handling GDPR-sensitive donor data because of its EEA data residency.

Which platform has more country coverage?

DierenDonatie operates in 1 countries; Donately operates in 0.

How we rank

Rankings are produced by a public editorial methodology — open to peer review. We disclose ownership, scoring weights, and every change.

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