# GiveSendGo vs Spendenportal

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Spendenportal delivers about kr3.00 more of every kr100 donated than GiveSendGo (kr100.00 vs kr97.00). On the headline numbers, GiveSendGo and Spendenportal are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | GiveSendGo | Spendenportal |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | kr97.00 | kr100.00 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.7% + kr0.30 | 0% + kr0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 2.4 (633) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 80 | 62 |
| Country coverage | 0 | 1 |
| Data residency | — | — |
| Languages | 0 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 4 | 0 |

## Choose GiveSendGo if

> US-based faith communities, churches, and individual fundraisers — including those running legal-defense or politically sensitive campaigns that mainstream platforms may decline to host.

- Funded by optional donor tips and give-back rather than a mandatory platform fee.
- Distinctive faith-based positioning with a unique 'Pray' button for supporters.
- Permissive content policy hosts causes some mainstream platforms decline.
- Supports cards, bank transfers, Google Pay, and Link one-click checkout.


## 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.