# Spendenportal vs StartSomeGood

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Spendenportal delivers about kr7.90 more of every kr100 donated than StartSomeGood (kr100.00 vs kr92.10). On the headline numbers, Spendenportal and StartSomeGood are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Spendenportal | StartSomeGood |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | kr100.00 | kr92.10 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 5% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + kr0.00 | 2.9% + kr0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 62 | 59 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 23 |
| Data residency | — | — |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 0 | 1 |

## 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.


## Choose StartSomeGood if

> Nonprofits, social entrepreneurs, and changemakers running social-impact crowdfunding campaigns who want a flexible 'tipping point' funding model rather than strict all-or-nothing.

- Mission-focused platform dedicated to nonprofits, social entrepreneurs, and changemakers.
- Success-based 5% platform fee charged only if a campaign reaches its goal.
- Flexible 'tipping point' model releases funds once a minimum is reached, not strict all-or-nothing.
- Option to pass platform and processing fees to donors or absorb them.