Doneerveilig vs Leetchi
Dutch and Belgian individuals running personal fundraising campaigns who prioritise a security-focused, PSD2-compliant platform with escrow handling and a simple, quick setup.
French-speaking fundraisers, group collections among friends, and EU nonprofits comfortable with a longer-established platform.
On a €100 donation, Leetchi delivers €4.51 more to the recipient than Doneerveilig.
Doneerveilig & Leetchi don’t process payments in SEK — pricing shown in EUR.
Side-by-side.
| Metric | Doneerveilig | Leetchi |
|---|---|---|
| Recipient gets (€100) | €92.34 | €96.85★ winner |
| Platform fee | 6.7% | 0%★ winner |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + €0.00 | 2.9% + €0.25★ winner |
| Trustpilot | 2.9 (44) | 4.2 (50,676)★ winner |
| Country coverage | 0 countries | 36 countries★ winner |
| Data residency | — | EEA★ winner |
| Languages | 1 | 4★ winner |
| Payment methods supported | 2 | 3★ winner |
Winner by category.
€96.85 vs €92.34 reaches the recipient.
2.9 vs 4.2 on Trustpilot.
36 vs 0 countries.
EEA data residency for GDPR-sensitive donor data.
Choose based on who you are.
Dutch and Belgian individuals running personal fundraising campaigns who prioritise a security-focused, PSD2-compliant platform with escrow handling and a simple, quick setup.
- ✓Security-focused framing: PSD2 compliance supervised by De Nederlandsche Bank, escrow handling, and SSL.
- ✓Donations held on a third-party escrow account (derdengeldenrekening) before payout.
- ✓Quick, simple campaign setup aimed at individual causes.
- ✓Account verification via a one-cent micro-transfer.
French-speaking fundraisers, group collections among friends, and EU nonprofits comfortable with a longer-established platform.
- ✓Established European brand with strong recognition in France and Belgium
- ✓Free group-pot product for personal collections (gifts, group events, shared expenses)
- ✓EEA data residency
- ✓High Trustpilot rating across 50,000+ reviews
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, Doneerveilig or Leetchi?
On a €100 donation, Doneerveilig delivers approximately €92.34 to the recipient and Leetchi delivers approximately €96.85. Real costs depend on the payment method donors choose.
Which is better for European nonprofits?
Leetchi is generally better suited to European nonprofits handling GDPR-sensitive donor data because of its EEA data residency.
Which platform has more country coverage?
Doneerveilig operates in 0 countries; Leetchi operates in 36.
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