Donately vs leDonenligne.fr
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.
Small and mid-sized French associations with public-interest or mecenat status that need a compliant, low-overhead way to collect donations and memberships and issue automatic fiscal receipts.
Of every 100 donated, leDonenligne.fr delivers 7.20 more per 100 to the recipient than Donately.
Each platform is priced in its own currency: Donately in GBP, leDonenligne.fr in EUR.
Side-by-side.
| Metric | Donately | leDonenligne.fr |
|---|---|---|
| Recipient gets (per 100) | £92.80 | €100.00★ winner |
| Platform fee | 4% | 0%★ winner |
| Payment processing fee | 2.9% + £0.30 | 0% + €0.00★ winner |
| Trustpilot | 4.5 (17)★ winner | — (0) |
| Country coverage | 0 countries | 1 countries★ winner |
| Data residency | — | France (OVH) |
| Languages | 0 | 1★ winner |
| Payment methods supported | 5★ winner | 1 |
Winner by category.
€100.00 vs £92.80 reaches the recipient.
4.5 vs — on Trustpilot.
1 vs 0 countries.
Both share the same residency posture.
Choose based on who you are.
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.
Small and mid-sized French associations with public-interest or mecenat status that need a compliant, low-overhead way to collect donations and memberships and issue automatic fiscal receipts.
- ✓Built specifically for French public-interest associations, with eligibility limited to organisations recognised for mecenat - a trust signal for donors.
- ✓Automatic issuance of fiscal receipts (recus fiscaux), emailed to donors without manual work.
- ✓Payments secured by the Credit Mutuel Arkea banking group using 3D-Secure.
- ✓Supports donation forms, membership (adhesion) collection, and custom or peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns.
A third option.
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.
Other comparisons.
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Donately or leDonenligne.fr?
Of every 100 donated, Donately delivers approximately £92.80 to the recipient and leDonenligne.fr delivers approximately €100.00. Real costs depend on the payment method donors choose.
Which is better for European nonprofits?
Both platforms operate inside the EEA framework. Choose based on local payment-method coverage and language support.
Which platform has more country coverage?
Donately operates in 0 countries; leDonenligne.fr operates in 1.
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