# Betterplace vs GoFundMe

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Betterplace | GoFundMe |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €97.20 | €96.80 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.8% + €0.00 | 2.9% + €0.30 |
| Trustpilot | 4.8 (851) | 3.3 (23930) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | — | — |
| Country coverage | 2 | 20 |
| Data residency | — | US |
| Languages | 2 | 7 |
| Payment methods supported | 6 | 7 |

## Choose Betterplace if

> German and Austrian nonprofits and social-cause project owners that want a trusted, charitable, German-run donation platform with low pass-through costs and local data handling.

- Operated by the charitable betterplace.org gGmbH — a nonprofit, mission-aligned platform.
- Roughly 2.8% transaction fee, with the large majority of each donation passing to the project.
- Free for organisations to set up and run campaigns.
- Supports credit card, PayPal, SEPA Direct Debit, and bank wire transfer.


## Choose GoFundMe if

> Individual fundraisers in the US, UK, and English-speaking markets running personal causes (medical, memorial, emergencies) where brand reach matters more than EU data residency.

- Largest global brand in donation crowdfunding with strong organic discoverability
- 0% platform fee since 2017 (donor tips fund the platform)
- Wide international country coverage and currency support
- Established trust signals through high-profile media coverage