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Head-to-head

Enthuse vs Spendenportal

Enthuse logo
Enthuse
UK/EEA · 1 countries

UK and Irish registered charities that want fully branded donation pages, peer-to-peer fundraising, and event registration consolidated on one platform under their own identity.

Spendenportal logo
Spendenportal
— · 1 countries

German donors who want to give to vetted, pre-checked charities, and supporters who want to donate goods as well as money - including via SocialBay's eBay-based resale of in-kind donations.

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The headline

Of every 100 donated, Spendenportal delivers 5.00 more per 100 to the recipient than Enthuse.

Each platform is priced in its own currency: Enthuse in EUR, Spendenportal in GBP.

The evidence

Side-by-side.

Metric Enthuse Spendenportal
Recipient gets (per 100) €95.00 £100.00★ winner
Platform fee 5% 0%★ winner
Payment processing fee 0% + €0.00 0% + £0.00★ winner
Trustpilot 4.6 (396)★ winner — (0)
Country coverage 1 countries 1 countries
Data residency UK/EEA
Languages 1 1
Payment methods supported 1★ winner 0
Verdict

Winner by category.

Better fees
Spendenportal

£100.00 vs €95.00 reaches the recipient.

Higher Trustpilot rating
Enthuse

4.6 vs — on Trustpilot.

Wider country coverage
Tied

1 vs 1 countries.

Better for European fundraisers
Tied

Both share the same residency posture.

Pick by fit

Choose based on who you are.

Choose Enthuse if

UK and Irish registered charities that want fully branded donation pages, peer-to-peer fundraising, and event registration consolidated on one platform under their own identity.

  • White-label donation, fundraising, and event-registration pages presented under the charity's own brand.
  • Combines online donations, peer-to-peer fundraising, and event ticketing in a single platform.
  • Registered with the UK Financial Conduct Authority as a Small Payment Institution (firm reference 797344).
  • Payments processed through established providers Stripe, GoCardless, and PayPal.
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Choose Spendenportal if

German donors who want to give to vetted, pre-checked charities, and supporters who want to donate goods as well as money - including via SocialBay's eBay-based resale of in-kind donations.

  • Handles both monetary (Geldspenden) and in-kind (Sachspenden) donations, the latter via SocialBay's eBay-based resale.
  • Charities are vetted and activated only after a review, supporting donor trust.
  • Operated by a nonprofit social enterprise (Sozial-Aktien-Gesellschaft) recognized as a donation-collecting organization.
  • Donors can choose whether payment-provider costs are added on top of or deducted from their gift.
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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Which is cheaper, Enthuse or Spendenportal?

Of every 100 donated, Enthuse delivers approximately €95.00 to the recipient and Spendenportal 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?

Enthuse operates in 1 countries; Spendenportal operates in 1.

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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