Givio vs Mesenaatti.me
German nonprofits and associations that want to collect donations and tap an additional passive income stream through the linked Gooding charity-shopping service.
Finnish artists, associations, nonprofits, and startups running reward-based or donation crowdfunding in euro who want a domestic platform that handles Finnish fundraising-permit requirements.
On a €100 donation, Givio delivers €16.00 more to the recipient than Mesenaatti.me.
Givio & Mesenaatti.me don’t process payments in GBP — pricing shown in EUR.
Side-by-side.
| Metric | Givio | Mesenaatti.me |
|---|---|---|
| Recipient gets (€100) | €100.00★ winner | €84.00 |
| Platform fee | 0%★ winner | 15% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + €0.00★ winner | 0% + €1.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Country coverage | 1 countries | 1 countries |
| Data residency | — | — |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 3★ winner | 1 |
Winner by category.
€100.00 vs €84.00 reaches the recipient.
— vs — on Trustpilot.
1 vs 1 countries.
Both share the same residency posture.
Choose based on who you are.
German nonprofits and associations that want to collect donations and tap an additional passive income stream through the linked Gooding charity-shopping service.
- ✓Operated by a Stuttgart-based nonprofit limited company (Givio gGmbH).
- ✓Donation collection combined with the Gooding charity-shopping channel for passive, shopping-based giving.
- ✓Payments handled by established partners including Stripe, PayPal, and the Bank für Sozialwirtschaft.
- ✓Focus on transparent, secure donation handling for German nonprofits.
Finnish artists, associations, nonprofits, and startups running reward-based or donation crowdfunding in euro who want a domestic platform that handles Finnish fundraising-permit requirements.
- ✓Finland's largest home-grown crowdfunding platform, established since 2012.
- ✓Supports both reward-based and donation-based crowdfunding.
- ✓Handles the Finnish fundraising-permit requirements for donation campaigns.
- ✓All-or-nothing model refunds backers in full if a campaign misses its target.
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, Givio or Mesenaatti.me?
On a €100 donation, Givio delivers approximately €100.00 to the recipient and Mesenaatti.me delivers approximately €84.00. 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?
Givio operates in 1 countries; Mesenaatti.me operates in 1.
Rankings are produced by a public editorial methodology — open to peer review. We disclose ownership, scoring weights, and every change.