{ "title": "The evolution of online money pot business models", "page": "https://memorable.me/en/blogs/evolution-online-money-pot-business-models", "publisher": "Memorable", "published_on": "2026-10-09", "surveyed_on": "2026-10-09", "cite": "Memorable (2026). The evolution of online money pot business models, 2009–2026. memorable.me", "models": { "C": { "label": "Commission taken from the pot", "definition": "paid by the organiser, on withdrawal or when the pot is spent" }, "F": { "label": "Mandatory fees on each contribution", "definition": "paid by the contributor, or deducted from their contribution" }, "T": { "label": "Optional commission, default amount unknown", "definition": "the model is documented, but no archive shows whether the commission was prefilled" }, "P": { "label": "Prefilled optional commission", "definition": "amount already added, preselected or \"suggested\" by the platform" }, "N": { "label": "Revenue model not documented", "definition": "no source found on how the platform earns its income" } }, "periods": [ { "platform": "Leetchi.com", "scope": null, "start": "2009-11-01", "end": "2014-11-08", "change_window": null, "model": "C", "model_label": "Commission taken from the pot", "who_pays": "the organiser, out of the pot", "headline_figure": "4%", "schedule": [ { "item": "Bank transfer", "value": "4% of the amount" }, { "item": "Spending on a partner site", "value": "free" }, { "item": "Creating, contributing", "value": "free" } ], "prefilled_optional_commission_measured": null, "summary": "4% on bank transfers, free with partners", "description": "Creating a pot and contributing to it is free. The organiser can spend the money on partner merchant sites at no cost, or withdraw it by bank transfer for a 4% commission. The 2012 pricing page gives an example: on a €300 pot, the organiser gets €288 by bank transfer.", "quote": "Spending with a partner is completely free! You can also receive a bank transfer (4% commission).", "quote_location": "home page, capture of 1 July 2012", "sources": [ { "title": "Leetchi.com, home page (Wayback capture)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20100403094506/http://www.leetchi.com/", "date": "3 Apr 2010", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Leetchi.com, pricing page (Wayback capture)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20120421232852/www.leetchi.com/fr/tarifs", "date": "21 Apr 2012", "type": "archive" } ] }, { "platform": "Leetchi.com", "scope": null, "start": "2014-11-08", "end": "2018-06-23", "change_window": { "last_trace_before": "2014-11-01", "first_trace": "2014-11-08" }, "model": "C", "model_label": "Commission taken from the pot", "who_pays": "the organiser, out of the pot", "headline_figure": "4% · 2.9%", "schedule": [ { "item": "Bank transfer, pot under €2,000", "value": "4%" }, { "item": "Bank transfer, pot over €2,000", "value": "2.9%" }, { "item": "Spending with a partner", "value": "free" } ], "prefilled_optional_commission_measured": null, "summary": "A reduced rate for large pots", "description": "Between 1 and 8 November 2014, the home page adds a second rate: pots over €2,000 now pay only 2.9% on bank transfer, those under €2,000 stay at 4%. Spending with partners remains free.", "quote": "Why these commissions? To cover the costs of transferring funds and managing the pots.", "quote_location": "pricing page, capture of 10 December 2014", "sources": [ { "title": "Leetchi.com, home page: last capture with the single 4% rate", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20141101162524/http://www.leetchi.com/fr/", "date": "1 Nov 2014", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Leetchi.com, home page: first capture with the 2.9% tier", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20141108021146/http://www.leetchi.com/fr", "date": "8 Nov 2014", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Leetchi.com, pricing page: first capture with the 2.9% tier", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20141210131001/www.leetchi.com/fr/tarifs", "date": "10 Dec 2014", "type": "archive" } ] }, { "platform": "Leetchi.com", "scope": null, "start": "2018-06-23", "end": "2023-05-10", "change_window": { "last_trace_before": "2018-06-04", "first_trace": "2018-06-23" }, "model": "C", "model_label": "Commission taken from the pot", "who_pays": "the organiser, out of the pot", "headline_figure": "4 · 2.9 · 1.9%", "schedule": [ { "item": "Bank transfer, under €2,000", "value": "4%" }, { "item": "from €2,000 to €200,000", "value": "2.9%" }, { "item": "above €200,000", "value": "1.9%" }, { "item": "Spending with a partner", "value": "free" } ], "prefilled_optional_commission_measured": null, "summary": "A third tier at 1.9%", "description": "In June 2018, a third tier appears: 1.9% above €200,000. The rates of 4% under €2,000 and 2.9% above do not change, and the pricing page highlights that spending with partners is free.", "quote": "Simple, clear pricing. Free with our partners and decreasing fees on bank transfers.", "quote_location": "pricing page, capture of 22 October 2018", "sources": [ { "title": "Leetchi.com, pricing page: last capture without the 1.9% tier", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20180604055032/www.leetchi.com/fr/tarifs", "date": "4 Jun 2018", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Leetchi.com, pricing page: first capture with the 1.9% tier", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20180623154850/www.leetchi.com/fr/tarifs", "date": "23 Jun 2018", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Moneyvox, \"Christmas presents: which online money pot is the cheapest?\"", "url": "https://www.moneyvox.fr/actu/71505/cadeaux-de-noel-quelle-est-la-cagnotte-en-ligne-la-moins-chere", "date": "17 Dec 2018", "type": "press" } ] }, { "platform": "Leetchi.com", "scope": null, "start": "2023-05-10", "end": null, "change_window": null, "model": "C", "model_label": "Commission taken from the pot", "who_pays": "the organiser, out of the pot", "headline_figure": "0 · 6 · 1.5%", "schedule": [ { "item": "Under €100 collected", "value": "free of charge" }, { "item": "from €100 to €10,000", "value": "6%" }, { "item": "above €10,000", "value": "1.5%" }, { "item": "Calculation", "value": "on the total collected, when the pot is spent" }, { "item": "Unspent funds (since Nov 2023)", "value": "10% of the balance in the 11th month, then €5 a month" }, { "item": "Gift.cool gift card (2025)", "value": "free of charge" } ], "prefilled_optional_commission_measured": null, "summary": "Free under €100, 6% above", "description": "At the end of April 2023, the pricing page announces new prices from 10 May. The new schedule applies to the total collected, when the pot is spent: the commission is waived under €100, rises to 6% from €100 to €10,000 and falls to 1.5% above that. Fee-free spending with partners no longer appears. From 1 November 2023, account maintenance fees apply to unspent funds: 10% of the balance in the 11th month, then €5 a month. In 2025, the page adds a fee-free Gift.cool gift card.", "quote": "Our licence guarantees that we do not speculate with your money: we earn our income solely through a commission taken when your pot is spent.", "quote_location": "pricing page, capture of 23 May 2023", "sources": [ { "title": "Leetchi.com, pricing page: announcement \"New prices from 10 May 2023\"", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230426051111/www.leetchi.com/fr/tarifs", "date": "26 Apr 2023", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Leetchi.com, pricing page: first capture of the 0% / 6% / 1.5% schedule", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230523030101/www.leetchi.com/fr/tarifs", "date": "23 May 2023", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Leetchi.com, pricing page: announcement of account maintenance fees from 1 November 2023", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230920073859/www.leetchi.com/fr/tarifs", "date": "20 Sep 2023", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Leetchi.com, pricing page (Wayback capture)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20250611072315/www.leetchi.com/fr/tarifs", "date": "11 Jun 2025", "type": "archive" } ] }, { "platform": "Le Pot Commun", "scope": "festive pots", "start": "2011-10-25", "end": "2017-01-29", "change_window": null, "model": "F", "model_label": "Mandatory fees on each contribution", "who_pays": "the contributor, on top of their contribution (or deducted from it)", "headline_figure": "2.9%", "schedule": [ { "item": "Contribution up to €200", "value": "2.9%, €0.70 minimum" }, { "item": "Contribution above €200", "value": "1.5% (shown until 2014)" }, { "item": "Who pays (from 2014)", "value": "added to the contribution or deducted from it, as the organiser chooses" }, { "item": "Creation, bank transfer", "value": "free" } ], "prefilled_optional_commission_measured": null, "summary": "A commission on every contribution", "description": "At launch, creating the pot and the bank transfer are free for the organiser. The platform takes a commission on every contribution: 2.9% up to €200 (€0.70 minimum), 1.5% above. From 2014, the organiser chooses whether this commission is added to the contribution or deducted from it. In 2016, the pricing page shows only the 2.9% rate.", "quote": "Commission added to or deducted from the contribution, as the organiser chooses. Minimum commission per transaction: €0.70.", "quote_location": "pricing page, capture of 5 March 2016", "sources": [ { "title": "Le Pot Commun, pricing page (Wayback capture)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20111025194937/https://www.lepotcommun.fr/tarifs", "date": "25 Oct 2011", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Le Pot Commun, home page (Wayback capture)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20130103152113/https://www.lepotcommun.fr/", "date": "3 Jan 2013", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Le Pot Commun, pricing page: commission \"added or deducted\"", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20140210004953/https://www.lepotcommun.fr/tarifs", "date": "10 Feb 2014", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Le Pot Commun, pricing page: last capture of the per-contribution commission", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20160305154321/https://www.lepotcommun.fr/tarifs", "date": "5 Mar 2016", "type": "archive" } ] }, { "platform": "Le Pot Commun", "scope": "festive pots", "start": "2017-01-29", "end": "2018-09-06", "change_window": { "last_trace_before": "2017-01-05", "first_trace": "2017-01-29" }, "model": "C", "model_label": "Commission taken from the pot", "who_pays": "the organiser, out of the pot", "headline_figure": "3.5% · 2.9%", "schedule": [ { "item": "Bank transfer, pot under €2,000", "value": "3.5%" }, { "item": "Bank transfer, pot of €2,000 or more", "value": "2.9%" }, { "item": "Spending with a partner, \"giving the pot\" as a gift", "value": "free" }, { "item": "Contribution", "value": "free" } ], "prefilled_optional_commission_measured": null, "summary": "The commission moves to the bank transfer", "description": "Between 5 and 29 January 2017, the commission changes place: contributing becomes free and it is the pot's bank transfer that is charged, 3.5% for a pot under €2,000, 2.9% above. Spending with partners remains free.", "quote": "If a bank transfer is requested, a micro-commission will be taken.", "quote_location": "pricing page, capture of 31 January 2018", "sources": [ { "title": "Le Pot Commun, pricing page: last capture of the commission on each contribution", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170105191727/https://www.lepotcommun.fr/tarifs", "date": "5 Jan 2017", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Le Pot Commun, pricing page: first capture of the commission on bank transfer", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170129184939/https://www.lepotcommun.fr/tarifs", "date": "29 Jan 2017", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Le Pot Commun, pricing page (Wayback capture)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20180131152412/https://www.lepotcommun.fr/tarifs", "date": "31 Jan 2018", "type": "archive" } ] }, { "platform": "Le Pot Commun", "scope": "festive pots", "start": "2018-09-06", "end": "2024-01-25", "change_window": { "last_trace_before": "2018-08-30", "first_trace": "2018-09-06" }, "model": "C", "model_label": "Commission taken from the pot", "who_pays": "the organiser, out of the pot", "headline_figure": "4% · 2.9%", "schedule": [ { "item": "Bank transfer, pot under €2,000", "value": "4%" }, { "item": "Bank transfer, pot of €2,000 or more", "value": "2.9%" }, { "item": "Spending with a partner, gift card", "value": "free" }, { "item": "\"Petites listes\" (small lists, 2021–2023)", "value": "2.5% on bank transfer" } ], "prefilled_optional_commission_measured": null, "summary": "4% under €2,000", "description": "Between 30 August and 6 September 2018, the terms of use raise the rate for pots under €2,000 from 3.5% to 4%; the pricing page follows on 16 September. This schedule stays on display until early 2024, under the heading \"Service fees from 2.9% to 4%\".", "quote": "If your pot reaches an amount below €2,000, a 4% commission will be deducted from the total amount of your pot.", "quote_location": "home page, capture of 25 December 2021", "sources": [ { "title": "Le Pot Commun, terms of use: last capture at 3.5%", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20180830030625/https://www.lepotcommun.fr/conditions-generales-d-utilisation", "date": "30 Aug 2018", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Le Pot Commun, terms of use: first capture at 4%", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20180906174555/https://www.lepotcommun.fr/conditions-generales-d-utilisation", "date": "6 Sep 2018", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Moneyvox, \"Christmas presents: which online money pot is the cheapest?\"", "url": "https://www.moneyvox.fr/actu/71505/cadeaux-de-noel-quelle-est-la-cagnotte-en-ligne-la-moins-chere", "date": "17 Dec 2018", "type": "press" }, { "title": "Le Pot Commun, home page (Wayback capture)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20211225215057/https://www.lepotcommun.fr/", "date": "25 Dec 2021", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Le Pot Commun, a pot's page: last capture with \"Service fees from 2.9% to 4%\" in the page's code", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20240123052744/https://www.lepotcommun.fr/pot/i6xgny8q-soutienfermedubrezouard", "date": "23 Jan 2024", "type": "archive" } ] }, { "platform": "Le Pot Commun", "scope": "festive pots", "start": "2024-01-25", "end": "2026-01-31", "change_window": { "last_trace_before": "2024-01-23", "first_trace": "2024-01-25" }, "model": "C", "model_label": "Commission taken from the pot", "who_pays": "the organiser, out of the pot", "headline_figure": "0 · 6 · 1.5%", "schedule": [ { "item": "Bank transfer, pot under €150", "value": "0%" }, { "item": "from €150 to €10,000", "value": "6%" }, { "item": "above €10,000", "value": "1.5%" }, { "item": "Gift cards", "value": "0%" } ], "prefilled_optional_commission_measured": null, "summary": "0% under €150, 6% above", "description": "Six weeks after the founders' buyback, the new site, live between 23 and 25 January 2024, changes the schedule: 0% for a pot under €150, 6% from €150 to €10,000, 1.5% above, still on bank transfer. The home page shows it under the heading \"Service fees from 0% to 6%\" from February 2024; the old pricing page, still online, still shows the old schedule on 24 February.", "quote": "Service fees from 0% to 6%", "quote_location": "home page, capture of 3 July 2024", "sources": [ { "title": "Le Pot Commun, a pot's page: last capture with \"Service fees from 2.9% to 4%\" in the page's code", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20240123052744/https://www.lepotcommun.fr/pot/i6xgny8q-soutienfermedubrezouard", "date": "23 Jan 2024", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Le Pot Commun, a pot's page on the new site: first capture with \"Service fees from 0% to 6%\" in the page's code", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20240125155742/https://www.lepotcommun.fr/pot/nzljje69", "date": "25 Jan 2024", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Le Pot Commun, home page: \"Service fees from 0% to 6%\", 0% / 6% / 1.5% schedule", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20240214163415/https://www.lepotcommun.fr/", "date": "14 Feb 2024", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Le Pot Commun, the old site's pricing page, still online: 4% / 2.9% schedule", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20240224195757/https://www.lepotcommun.fr/tarifs", "date": "24 Feb 2024", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Le Pot Commun, home page: 0% / 6% / 1.5% schedule", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20240401022923/https://www.lepotcommun.fr/", "date": "1 Apr 2024", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Le Pot Commun, home page: \"Service fees from 0% to 6%\"", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20240703025207/https://www.lepotcommun.fr/", "date": "3 Jul 2024", "type": "archive" } ] }, { "platform": "Le Pot Commun", "scope": "festive pots", "start": "2026-01-31", "end": "2026-08-03", "change_window": { "last_trace_before": "2026-01-17", "first_trace": "2026-01-31" }, "model": "C", "model_label": "Commission taken from the pot", "who_pays": "the organiser, out of the pot", "headline_figure": "6% · 1.5%", "schedule": [ { "item": "Bank transfer, up to €10,000", "value": "6%" }, { "item": "above €10,000", "value": "1.5%" }, { "item": "Gift cards, giving the pot as a gift", "value": "0%" }, { "item": "Funds left more than 10 months", "value": "10% of the balance in the 11th month, then €5 a month" }, { "item": "Pots created in April 2026", "value": "0%, optional commission (\"tip\") offered" } ], "prefilled_optional_commission_measured": null, "summary": "6% from the first euro, and account maintenance fees", "description": "The new site is live between 17 and 31 January 2026. Its pricing page, captured on 31 January, no longer shows a 0% rate under €150: 6% up to €10,000 and 1.5% above, on bank transfer; gift cards remain fee-free. The 2026 FAQ also states 6% from €0. Funds left on the pot for more than ten months incur fees: 10% of the balance in the 11th month, then €5 a month. In April 2026, an offer makes pots created during the month free and asks contributors for an optional commission.", "quote": "This month, we take no commission. Money pots are entirely free.", "quote_location": "home page, April 2026", "sources": [ { "title": "Le Pot Commun, the new site's pricing page (Wayback capture)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260131151022/https://www.lepotcommun.fr/tarifs", "date": "31 Jan 2026", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Le Pot Commun, new home page: \"6% commission — Fees for a good cause\"", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260201072417/https://www.lepotcommun.fr/", "date": "1 Feb 2026", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Le Pot Commun, 2026 terms of use (in force on 23 Jan 2026)", "url": "https://www.lepotcommun.fr/conditions-generales-d-utilisation-2026", "date": "23 Jan 2026", "type": "official" }, { "title": "Le Pot Commun, frequently asked questions", "url": "https://www.lepotcommun.fr/faq", "date": "read on 9 Oct 2026", "type": "official" }, { "title": "Le Pot Commun, home page: offer \"In April, money pots are entirely free\"", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260401190255/https://www.lepotcommun.fr/", "date": "1 Apr 2026", "type": "archive" } ] }, { "platform": "Le Pot Commun", "scope": "festive pots", "start": "2026-08-03", "end": null, "change_window": null, "model": "P", "model_label": "Prefilled optional commission", "who_pays": "the contributor, if they keep the amount added by default", "headline_figure": "6% on €50", "schedule": [ { "item": "Organiser: creation, bank transfer", "value": "€0" }, { "item": "Contributor", "value": "6% of the amount paid, added by default and removable (surveyed on 15 Sep 2026)" }, { "item": "Pricing page of 6 Oct 2026", "value": "\"running costs\" to be added or deducted" }, { "item": "Pots created before 3 August 2026", "value": "6% on bank transfer, 1.5% above €10,000" } ], "prefilled_optional_commission_measured": { "source": "https://memorable.me/fr/blogs/comparatif-cagnottes-gratuites#parcours-lpcf", "surveyed": "6–16 Sep and 7 Oct 2026", "actions_to_reach_0": 3, "per_contribution": [ { "contribution_eur": 5, "prefilled_commission_eur": 0.3, "share_of_contribution_pct": 6.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 10, "prefilled_commission_eur": 0.6, "share_of_contribution_pct": 6.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 20, "prefilled_commission_eur": 1.2, "share_of_contribution_pct": 6.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 30, "prefilled_commission_eur": 1.8, "share_of_contribution_pct": 6.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 50, "prefilled_commission_eur": 3.0, "share_of_contribution_pct": 6.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 75, "prefilled_commission_eur": 4.5, "share_of_contribution_pct": 6.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 100, "prefilled_commission_eur": 6.0, "share_of_contribution_pct": 6.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 150, "prefilled_commission_eur": 9.0, "share_of_contribution_pct": 6.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 200, "prefilled_commission_eur": 12.0, "share_of_contribution_pct": 6.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 300, "prefilled_commission_eur": 18.0, "share_of_contribution_pct": 6.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 500, "prefilled_commission_eur": 30.0, "share_of_contribution_pct": 6.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 1000, "prefilled_commission_eur": 60.0, "share_of_contribution_pct": 6.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 2000, "prefilled_commission_eur": 120.0, "share_of_contribution_pct": 6.0 } ] }, "summary": "No more commission on bank transfer, 6% prefilled on the contribution", "description": "The code of the festive pot pages, as the Wayback Machine archived it, contains a prefilled optional commission from April 2026, with variants chosen pot by pot; we do not know which pots showed it before August. For festive pots created since 3 August 2026, the bank transfer is free and the 6% is moved to the contribution. On a test pot created on 15 September, €3 is added by default to a €50 contribution; the contributor can bring it back to €0 in three actions, and the page still offers \"I don't want to leave a tip\" on 9 October. The pricing page, updated on 6 October, describes this 6% as running costs that each contributor chooses to add or deduct. Pots created before 3 August remain at 6% on bank transfer.", "quote": "The rate is the same as before: 6%. Before 3 August 2026, these fees were taken from the pot at the time of the bank transfer. Today, they are shown on each contribution.", "quote_location": "pricing page, read on 9 October 2026", "sources": [ { "title": "Le Pot Commun, code of the festive pot page: prefilled optional commission according to a variant chosen per pot (Wayback capture)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260403050358/https://www.lepotcommun.fr/_next/static/chunks/app/%5Blocale%5D/pink-layout/pot/festive/%5BpotId%5D/page-f0ff1574886e044d.js", "date": "3 Apr 2026", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Le Pot Commun, pricing page (updated on 6 Oct 2026)", "url": "https://www.lepotcommun.fr/tarifs", "date": "read on 9 Oct 2026", "type": "official" }, { "title": "Memorable, \"Free money pots: compare the fees and the contribution screens\" (surveys of 6–16 Sep and 7 Oct 2026; in French)", "url": "https://memorable.me/fr/blogs/comparatif-cagnottes-gratuites", "date": "Sep–Oct 2026", "type": "memorable" }, { "title": "Le Pot Commun, page of a festive pot created on 15 Sep 2026 (Memorable test pot)", "url": "https://www.lepotcommun.fr/cagnotte/festive/depart-de-daniel-t1214zc9", "date": "reread on 9 Oct 2026", "type": "official" }, { "title": "Le Pot Commun, home page: \"Each contribution incurs fees. You can add them or deduct them\"", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261006103820/https://www.lepotcommun.fr/", "date": "6 Oct 2026", "type": "archive" } ] }, { "platform": "Le Pot Commun", "scope": "charity pots", "start": "2024-11-06", "end": "2025-08-11", "change_window": { "last_trace_before": "2024-10-11", "first_trace": "2024-11-06" }, "model": "P", "model_label": "Prefilled optional commission", "who_pays": "the contributor, if they keep the amount added by default", "headline_figure": "17% on €50", "schedule": [ { "item": "Organiser", "value": "0%" }, { "item": "Slider", "value": "from 0 to 30%" }, { "item": "Free amount (2025)", "value": "from €0.10 to €3,000" } ], "prefilled_optional_commission_measured": null, "summary": "17% prefilled", "description": "According to the code of the charity pot page, live by 6 November 2024 at the latest and as the Wayback Machine archived it on 13 November, the form prefills an optional commission of 17% of the amount entered, adjustable from 0 to 30% with a slider. The form calls this amount a \"tip\". Between January and April 2025, the site adds the words \"100% commission-free\" and a free amount field (from €0.10 to €3,000).", "quote": null, "quote_location": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Le Pot Commun, the site's manifest: the charity pot page loads the 17% code (Wayback capture)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20241106132636/https://www.lepotcommun.fr/_next/static/CpQpZi2vAZxnRHJVI1k_G/_buildManifest.js", "date": "6 Nov 2024", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Le Pot Commun, code of the charity pot page: optional commission prefilled at 17% (Wayback capture)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20241113181124/https://www.lepotcommun.fr/_next/static/chunks/pages/lpc/pot-page/%5Breference%5D-0dafa04a1e51013f.js", "date": "13 Nov 2024", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Le Pot Commun, charity pot page: contribution form displayed from the archived code, 17% prefilled", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20241126070502/https://www.lepotcommun.fr/pot/itwscga6?fbclid=IwY2xjawGJeTVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHd9kDUuVqBFcP-aYcph_rUbylJv2tWE2XnFa9DI_Y4Bcg5dsDY07GS23Fg_aem_6mKU8RlymFoRi8YnoGXKoQ", "date": "26 Nov 2024", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Le Pot Commun, home page: code of the optional commission field and the words \"100% commission-free\"", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20250401082330/https://www.lepotcommun.fr/", "date": "1 Apr 2025", "type": "archive" } ] }, { "platform": "Le Pot Commun", "scope": "charity pots", "start": "2025-08-11", "end": "2025-11-18", "change_window": null, "model": "P", "model_label": "Prefilled optional commission", "who_pays": "the contributor, if they keep the amount added by default", "headline_figure": "14% on €50", "schedule": [ { "item": "Prefilled rates", "value": "10%, 14%, 20%, 16%, then 14%" }, { "item": "Slider", "value": "from 0 to 20%, then 30%" } ], "prefilled_optional_commission_measured": null, "summary": "Four rates in five weeks", "description": "In August and September 2025, the prefilled rate changes four times: 10% on 11 August (slider from 0 to 20%), 14% on 25 August, 20% on 28 August, 16% on 1 September, then 14% from 13 September to mid-October. Each version of the code contains a single rate, the same for all contributors; from one version to the next, only this rate and the slider change: its maximum rises to 30% on 28 August, and the percentage is shown above it from 13 September. Varying both the screen and the amount suggested, then measuring what each version brings in, is the approach we describe in our study of the commission interface, where the amount suggested is drawn at random on each payment. The archived code does not say why Le Pot Commun changed its rate.", "quote": null, "quote_location": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Le Pot Commun, code of the charity pot page: 10% (Wayback capture)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20250811113531/https://www.lepotcommun.fr/_next/static/chunks/pages/lpc/pot-page/%5Breference%5D-d5e8d2738038f145.js", "date": "11 Aug 2025", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Le Pot Commun, code of the charity pot page: 20% (Wayback capture)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20250828150556/https://www.lepotcommun.fr/_next/static/chunks/pages/lpc/pot-page/%5Breference%5D-0fa5d06ec043ae77.js", "date": "28 Aug 2025", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Le Pot Commun, code of the charity pot page: 14% (Wayback capture)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20250913081257/https://www.lepotcommun.fr/_next/static/chunks/pages/lpc/pot-page/%5Breference%5D-e5a4890cb0ef4b2d.js", "date": "13 Sep 2025", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Le Pot Commun, charity pot page: contribution form displayed from the archived code, 10% prefilled", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20250811113430/https://www.lepotcommun.fr/pot/ohxlyzn4?fbclid=IwY2xjawMGittleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHi0CoW4mU8BSazfnLWy2Xa6zImm6q9eqy4X9WoV6Tz2EE5u1Q9FIa_F-rZMg_aem_OHYrFCygv-Owh3XMd_lKfQ", "date": "11 Aug 2025", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Le Pot Commun, charity pot page: contribution form displayed from the archived code, 20% prefilled", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20250829072008/https://www.lepotcommun.fr/pot/anaxegrf-baytalmal", "date": "29 Aug 2025", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Le Pot Commun, charity pot page: contribution form displayed from the archived code, 14% prefilled", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20250917053801/https://www.lepotcommun.fr/pot/se4qu3wg?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAac788H6CwfdNQffCVFkB9afNHHxeKlM_72z5t_XGOQt8jXLc7gHM582i-Zpgw_aem_mdVh3eWM3WL2xOVMH6bUsg", "date": "17 Sep 2025", "type": "archive" } ] }, { "platform": "Le Pot Commun", "scope": "charity pots", "start": "2025-11-18", "end": "2026-02-16", "change_window": null, "model": "P", "model_label": "Prefilled optional commission", "who_pays": "the contributor, if they keep the amount added by default", "headline_figure": "5% on €50", "schedule": [ { "item": "Buttons", "value": "5%, 14%, 23%" }, { "item": "Selected", "value": "5%" } ], "prefilled_optional_commission_measured": null, "summary": "Three buttons, the lowest selected", "description": "In November 2025, three buttons offer 5, 14 and 23% of the amount, the first being selected. The buttons show amounts rounded to the euro: on a €50 contribution, the selected button reads €3, but the total adds only €2.50.", "quote": null, "quote_location": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Le Pot Commun, code of the charity pot page: buttons for 5, 14 and 23%, 5% selected (Wayback capture)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20251118162144/https://www.lepotcommun.fr/_next/static/chunks/pages/lpc/pot-page/%5Breference%5D-75e4f659ac7c0a2a.js", "date": "18 Nov 2025", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Le Pot Commun, charity pot page: contribution form displayed from the archived code, three buttons", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20251118000657/https://www.lepotcommun.fr/pot/ltum808x-a-chacun-sa-diagonale?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwKUFuxjbGNrApQN1mV4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEeURRgU7P4PAbA6FOBrxxbOeMDKMg7kg-hzrU8999Yye0YNxbh4CjYvY9YCck_aem_umeWlwid3BHQrF_EiovAFA", "date": "18 Nov 2025", "type": "archive" } ] }, { "platform": "Le Pot Commun", "scope": "charity pots", "start": "2026-02-16", "end": "2026-04-10", "change_window": null, "model": "P", "model_label": "Prefilled optional commission", "who_pays": "the contributor, if they keep the amount added by default", "headline_figure": "8% on €50", "schedule": [ { "item": "Tiers", "value": "€2 up to €10, €3 up to €30, €4 up to €50, €4.50 up to €150, €6 up to €300, €9 above" }, { "item": "Maximum", "value": "€50" } ], "prefilled_optional_commission_measured": null, "summary": "Fixed amounts per tier", "description": "On the new site, in February 2026, the optional commission is a fixed amount per tier, €50 at most: €2 up to €10, €3 up to €30, €4 up to €50, €4.50 up to €150, €6 up to €300, €9 above. To refuse it, you have to tick \"I don't wish to make a voluntary contribution\".", "quote": "Every voluntary contribution helps us keep supporting charity pots free of charge.", "quote_location": "home page, capture of 1 February 2026", "sources": [ { "title": "Le Pot Commun, code of the new site's charity pot contribution page: fixed amounts per tier (Wayback capture)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260216025140/https://www.lepotcommun.fr/_next/static/chunks/app/%5Blocale%5D/main-layout/pot/solidary/%5BpotId%5D/participation/page-13cda37e1c9fe8bc.js", "date": "16 Feb 2026", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Le Pot Commun, new home page: \"6% commission — Fees for a good cause\"", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260201072417/https://www.lepotcommun.fr/", "date": "1 Feb 2026", "type": "archive" } ] }, { "platform": "Le Pot Commun", "scope": "charity pots", "start": "2026-04-10", "end": null, "change_window": null, "model": "P", "model_label": "Prefilled optional commission", "who_pays": "the contributor, if they keep the amount added by default", "headline_figure": "8% on €50", "schedule": [ { "item": "Organiser", "value": "0%" }, { "item": "Above €300", "value": "€6" } ], "prefilled_optional_commission_measured": { "source": "https://memorable.me/fr/blogs/comparatif-cagnottes-gratuites", "surveyed": "6–16 Sep and 7 Oct 2026", "actions_to_reach_0": null, "per_contribution": [ { "contribution_eur": 5, "prefilled_commission_eur": 0.3, "share_of_contribution_pct": 6.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 10, "prefilled_commission_eur": 0.6, "share_of_contribution_pct": 6.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 20, "prefilled_commission_eur": 1.2, "share_of_contribution_pct": 6.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 30, "prefilled_commission_eur": 1.8, "share_of_contribution_pct": 6.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 50, "prefilled_commission_eur": 4, "share_of_contribution_pct": 8.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 75, "prefilled_commission_eur": 4, "share_of_contribution_pct": 5.3 }, { "contribution_eur": 100, "prefilled_commission_eur": 4, "share_of_contribution_pct": 4.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 150, "prefilled_commission_eur": 4.5, "share_of_contribution_pct": 3.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 200, "prefilled_commission_eur": 4.5, "share_of_contribution_pct": 2.2 }, { "contribution_eur": 300, "prefilled_commission_eur": 6, "share_of_contribution_pct": 2.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 500, "prefilled_commission_eur": 6, "share_of_contribution_pct": 1.2 }, { "contribution_eur": 1000, "prefilled_commission_eur": 6, "share_of_contribution_pct": 0.6 }, { "contribution_eur": 2000, "prefilled_commission_eur": 6, "share_of_contribution_pct": 0.3 } ] }, "summary": "6% under €50, then a fixed amount", "description": "Since April 2026, the optional commission has been 6% under €50, then €4 from €50 to €149.99, €4.50 from €150 to €299.99 and €6 from €300. This is the schedule surveyed on 6 September 2026.", "quote": "A voluntary contribution to Le Pot Commun is offered. It remains optional.", "quote_location": "pricing page, read on 9 October 2026", "sources": [ { "title": "Memorable, \"Free money pots: compare the fees and the contribution screens\" (surveys of 6–16 Sep and 7 Oct 2026; in French)", "url": "https://memorable.me/fr/blogs/comparatif-cagnottes-gratuites", "date": "Sep–Oct 2026", "type": "memorable" }, { "title": "Le Pot Commun, pricing page (updated on 6 Oct 2026)", "url": "https://www.lepotcommun.fr/tarifs", "date": "read on 9 Oct 2026", "type": "official" } ] }, { "platform": "HelloAsso", "scope": null, "start": "2013-06-01", "end": "2013-11-03", "change_window": null, "model": "N", "model_label": "Revenue model not documented", "who_pays": "unknown", "headline_figure": "—", "schedule": [ { "item": "Revenue", "value": "not documented" } ], "prefilled_optional_commission_measured": null, "summary": "The early days", "description": "No source on revenue between the brand's launch, in June 2013, and November 2013.", "quote": null, "quote_location": null, "sources": [] }, { "platform": "HelloAsso", "scope": null, "start": "2013-11-03", "end": "2014-12-23", "change_window": null, "model": "P", "model_label": "Prefilled optional commission", "who_pays": "the contributor, if they keep the amount added by default", "headline_figure": "5% on €50", "schedule": [ { "item": "Non-profit", "value": "no fees, no commission" }, { "item": "Default optional commission", "value": "half the maximum: 10% of the donation, capped at €10" }, { "item": "Examples", "value": "€1 on €20, €2.50 on €50, €5 from €100" } ], "prefilled_optional_commission_measured": null, "summary": "An optional commission set at half the maximum", "description": "HelloAsso's donation form code, as the Wayback Machine archived it on 3 November 2013, sets the optional commission slider, the \"tip\", at half its maximum, which is itself 10% of the donation rounded to 50 cents and capped at €10: €1 on €20, €2.50 on €50, €5 from €100. This amount is added to the total before the donor does anything. In April 2014, HelloAsso presents the \"tip\" as its main source of revenue.", "quote": null, "quote_location": null, "sources": [ { "title": "HelloAsso, donation form code (\"don.js\" file): optional commission set at half the maximum (Wayback capture)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20131103144659/http://www.helloasso.com/js/mfglibs/don.js?v=1", "date": "3 Nov 2013", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "HelloAsso, donation form code (\"don.js\" file): last capture of the first formula", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20141210132545/https://www.helloasso.com/js/mfglibs/don.js?v=1", "date": "10 Dec 2014", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "FrenchWeb, \"HelloAsso, crowdfunding for non-profits\"", "url": "https://www.frenchweb.fr/la-start-up-du-jour-helloasso-le-crowdfunding-pour-associations-qui-a-collecte-pres-de-6-millions-deuros/149967", "date": "28 Apr 2014", "type": "press" } ] }, { "platform": "HelloAsso", "scope": null, "start": "2014-12-23", "end": "2017-01-10", "change_window": { "last_trace_before": "2014-12-10", "first_trace": "2014-12-23" }, "model": "P", "model_label": "Prefilled optional commission", "who_pays": "the contributor, if they keep the amount added by default", "headline_figure": "6% on €50", "schedule": [ { "item": "Non-profit", "value": "no fees, no commission" }, { "item": "Default optional commission", "value": "middle of a range per donation bracket" }, { "item": "Examples", "value": "€2 then €1.75 on €10, €3 on €50, €5 then €4.50 on €100" } ], "prefilled_optional_commission_measured": null, "summary": "The middle of a range per donation bracket", "description": "The version of this code put online in December 2014 sets a range per donation bracket (from €1 to €2.50 up to €15, from €1 to €5 up to €50, from €1 to €8 up to €100, then from 1% to 5% up to €500) and sets the slider in the middle, rounded up to the euro: €2 on €10, €3 on €50, €5 on €100. In 2016, the rounding disappears: at the end of December 2016, the code of an archived donation form offers €1.75 on €10 and €4.50 on €100.", "quote": "Entirely free, the platform passes on 100% of the amounts collected to non-profits, and HelloAsso earns its income from the free tips left by contributors.", "quote_location": "\"Qui sommes-nous\" (About us) page, capture of 7 January 2015", "sources": [ { "title": "HelloAsso, donation form code (\"don.js\" file): first capture of the per-bracket formula", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20141223010646/http://www.helloasso.com/js/mfglibs/don.js?ts=111220141451", "date": "23 Dec 2014", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "HelloAsso, \"Qui sommes-nous\" (About us) page: \"HelloAsso earns its income from free tips\"", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20150107215341/http://www.helloasso.com/qui-sommes-nous", "date": "7 Jan 2015", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "HelloAsso, donation form code (\"don.js\" file): middle of the range without rounding (Wayback capture)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20160818105957/https://www.helloasso.com/js/mfglibs/don.js?ts=100520161533", "date": "18 Aug 2016", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "HelloAsso, Lorraine e-Sport donation form (Wayback capture; default amounts in the page's code)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20161230102849/https://www.helloasso.com/associations/lorraine-e-sport/formulaires/1/widget", "date": "30 Dec 2016", "type": "archive" } ] }, { "platform": "HelloAsso", "scope": null, "start": "2017-01-10", "end": "2017-03-02", "change_window": null, "model": "P", "model_label": "Prefilled optional commission", "who_pays": "the contributor, if they keep the amount added by default", "headline_figure": "14% on €50", "schedule": [ { "item": "Examples", "value": "€2.50 on €10, €7 on €50, €9.50 on €100, €25 on €500" } ], "prefilled_optional_commission_measured": null, "summary": "Two months of higher amounts", "description": "In January and February 2017, the code of archived donation forms offers higher amounts than before and after: €2.50 on €10, €7 on €50, €9.50 on €100, €25 on €500.", "quote": null, "quote_location": null, "sources": [ { "title": "HelloAsso, donation form of the Fédération française contre les maladies vectorielles à tiques, a federation against tick-borne diseases (Wayback capture; default amounts in the page's code)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170210093608/https://www.helloasso.com/associations/federation-francaise-contre-les-maladies-vectorielles-a-tiques/formulaires/1/widget", "date": "10 Feb 2017", "type": "archive" } ] }, { "platform": "HelloAsso", "scope": null, "start": "2017-03-02", "end": null, "change_window": null, "model": "P", "model_label": "Prefilled optional commission", "who_pays": "the contributor, if they keep the amount added by default", "headline_figure": "12% on €50", "schedule": [ { "item": "Non-profit", "value": "no fees, no commission, cannot switch off the optional commission" }, { "item": "Name", "value": "\"suggested tip\", then \"contribution\" from 2018–2019" }, { "item": "Cap", "value": "€25, from about €1,000" } ], "prefilled_optional_commission_measured": { "source": "https://memorable.me/fr/blogs/comparatif-cagnottes-gratuites#parcours-ha", "surveyed": "6–16 Sep and 7 Oct 2026", "actions_to_reach_0": 4, "per_contribution": [ { "contribution_eur": 5, "prefilled_commission_eur": 1.2, "share_of_contribution_pct": 24.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 10, "prefilled_commission_eur": 2.35, "share_of_contribution_pct": 23.5 }, { "contribution_eur": 20, "prefilled_commission_eur": 3.9, "share_of_contribution_pct": 19.5 }, { "contribution_eur": 30, "prefilled_commission_eur": 4.6, "share_of_contribution_pct": 15.3 }, { "contribution_eur": 50, "prefilled_commission_eur": 6.0, "share_of_contribution_pct": 12.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 75, "prefilled_commission_eur": 7.0, "share_of_contribution_pct": 9.3 }, { "contribution_eur": 100, "prefilled_commission_eur": 8.0, "share_of_contribution_pct": 8.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 150, "prefilled_commission_eur": 9.5, "share_of_contribution_pct": 6.3 }, { "contribution_eur": 200, "prefilled_commission_eur": 11.0, "share_of_contribution_pct": 5.5 }, { "contribution_eur": 300, "prefilled_commission_eur": 14.0, "share_of_contribution_pct": 4.7 }, { "contribution_eur": 500, "prefilled_commission_eur": 20.0, "share_of_contribution_pct": 4.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 1000, "prefilled_commission_eur": 25.0, "share_of_contribution_pct": 2.5 }, { "contribution_eur": 2000, "prefilled_commission_eur": 25.0, "share_of_contribution_pct": 1.2 } ] }, "summary": "Today's schedule, since March 2017", "description": "From March 2017, the code of archived forms offers today's amounts: €2.35 on €10, €3.90 on €20, €6 on €50, €8 on €100. In January 2018, a non-profit's video shows a \"Suggested tip to support HelloAsso\" of €2.35 on a €10 donation, with a \"Change\" button; in February 2018, a blog shows €8 on €100. In October 2018, the home page switches from \"tips\" to \"voluntary contribution\", and the 2019 forms call it \"Your contribution to the running of HelloAsso\". On 23 August 2023, HelloAsso's training video shows €9.75 prefilled on a €155 basket. The help centre states that the \"voluntary contribution\" is \"offered by default\" and that the non-profit cannot switch it off. On 6 September 2026, it is €6 on €50, €8 on €100 and €25 from about €1,000.", "quote": "The voluntary contributions that internet users leave us are our only source of revenue.", "quote_location": "home page, capture of 2 July 2024", "sources": [ { "title": "HelloAsso, Réseau éco-habitat donation form: first amounts of the current schedule (Wayback capture; page code)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170302181515/https://www.helloasso.com/associations/reseau-eco-habitat/formulaires/1/widget", "date": "2 Mar 2017", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "HelloAsso, Alsace Digitale donation form (Wayback capture)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170609202648/https://www.helloasso.com/associations/alsace-digitale/formulaires/1", "date": "9 Jun 2017", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Coup d'Patte, video \"TUTORIAL: How to donate to the SPATHON on Helloasso?\" (YouTube, at 1 min 55 s)", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjgTIW9yi_s&t=115", "date": "12 Jan 2018", "type": "video" }, { "title": "Les Chabadas, blog: screenshots of the HelloAsso donation form", "url": "https://leschabadas.canalblog.com/archives/2017/12/09/35940715.html", "date": "25 Feb 2018", "type": "blog" }, { "title": "HelloAsso, home page: last capture of \"contributors' tips\"", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20180702200047/https://www.helloasso.com/", "date": "2 Jul 2018", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "HelloAsso, home page: \"everyone's voluntary contribution\"", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20181015190527/https://www.helloasso.com/", "date": "15 Oct 2018", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "HelloAsso, payment form for a membership (Wayback capture; default amount in the page's code)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20190716021542/https://www.helloasso.com/associations/10ruedudocteurroux/paiements/adhesion-association-pour-residents", "date": "16 Jul 2019", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "HelloAsso, training video \"Tutorial - The membership journey and online payment\" (YouTube, at 3 min 28 s)", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmsH465ErRM&t=208", "date": "23 Aug 2023", "type": "official" }, { "title": "HelloAsso, help centre: the voluntary contribution \"offered by default\"", "url": "https://centredaide.helloasso.com", "date": "read in Oct 2026", "type": "official" }, { "title": "Memorable, \"Free money pots: compare the fees and the contribution screens\" (surveys of 6–16 Sep and 7 Oct 2026; in French)", "url": "https://memorable.me/fr/blogs/comparatif-cagnottes-gratuites", "date": "Sep–Oct 2026", "type": "memorable" } ] }, { "platform": "Lydia", "scope": null, "start": "2016-03-07", "end": "2019-07-21", "change_window": null, "model": "C", "model_label": "Commission taken from the pot", "who_pays": "the organiser, out of the pot", "headline_figure": "1.9%", "schedule": [ { "item": "Transfer to a bank", "value": "1.9%" }, { "item": "Transfer to a Lydia account", "value": "0.9%" }, { "item": "Spending with a partner", "value": "free" }, { "item": "Contribution", "value": "free" } ], "prefilled_optional_commission_measured": null, "summary": "1.9% on bank transfer, 0.9% to a Lydia account", "description": "Contributing is free, and so is spending the pot with a partner. A transfer to a bank account costs 1.9%, a transfer to a Lydia account 0.9%.", "quote": "Contributing to a pot, Spending with a lydia partner: 100% free. Transfer to the beneficiary's bank account: 1.9% commission.", "quote_location": "price list, capture of 7 March 2016", "sources": [ { "title": "Lydia, price list (Wayback capture)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20160307024126/http://lydia-app.com/fr/about/price.html", "date": "7 Mar 2016", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Lydia, price list: last capture with the 0.9% rate", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20190323092546/https://lydia-app.com/fr/about/price.html", "date": "23 Mar 2019", "type": "archive" } ] }, { "platform": "Lydia", "scope": null, "start": "2019-07-21", "end": "2020-09-30", "change_window": { "last_trace_before": "2019-03-23", "first_trace": "2019-07-21" }, "model": "C", "model_label": "Commission taken from the pot", "who_pays": "the organiser, out of the pot", "headline_figure": "1.9%", "schedule": [ { "item": "Withdrawal (Cagnotte.me)", "value": "1.9%" }, { "item": "In-app pot (press, August 2019)", "value": "1.9%, free for Premium subscribers" } ], "prefilled_optional_commission_measured": null, "summary": "1.9% on withdrawal", "description": "Between March and July 2019, the reduced rate to a Lydia account disappears: 1.9% applies on withdrawal. At the same time, Lydia launches a pot in its app, free for Premium subscribers according to the press.", "quote": "1.9% of the amount collected at the time of withdrawal.", "quote_location": "price list, capture of 6 April 2020", "sources": [ { "title": "Lydia, price list (English version): \"1.9% of the amount collected when transferred\", without the 0.9% rate", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20190721180330/https://lydia-app.com/about/price.html", "date": "21 Jul 2019", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Lydia, price list: \"1.9% of the amount collected at the time of withdrawal\"", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20190823101305/https://lydia-app.com/fr/about/price.html", "date": "23 Aug 2019", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Meilleurtaux, \"Fintech Lydia launches a new online money pot\"", "url": "https://banque.meilleurtaux.com/ouvrir-un-compte-bancaire/actualites/2019-aout/la-fintech-lydia-met-en-place-une-nouvelle-cagnotte-en-ligne.html", "date": "1 Aug 2019", "type": "press" } ] }, { "platform": "Lydia", "scope": null, "start": "2020-09-30", "end": "2023-04-11", "change_window": null, "model": "C", "model_label": "Commission taken from the pot", "who_pays": "the organiser, out of the pot", "headline_figure": "2.9%", "schedule": [ { "item": "Cagnotte.me", "value": "2.9%, whatever the subscription" }, { "item": "In-app pot, Lydia Free (announced price list)", "value": "2.9%" }, { "item": "Lydia Premium, €2.99 a month", "value": "0%" } ], "prefilled_optional_commission_measured": null, "summary": "2.9%, free for subscribers", "description": "On 30 September 2020, Cagnotte.me moves to 2.9% of the funds collected, whatever the subscription. The price list announced for the in-app pot sets 2.9% for Lydia Free and 0% for Lydia Premium, at €2.99 a month.", "quote": "2.9% commission, whatever the user's subscription, on funds collected through the Cagnotte.me service.", "quote_location": "price list in force since 30 September 2020", "sources": [ { "title": "Lydia, new price list announced for 30 September 2020 (Wayback capture)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200805162405/https://lydia-app.com/fr/about/price-30092020", "date": "5 Aug 2020", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Lydia, price list in force since 30 September 2020", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201124005603/https://lydia-app.com/fr/about/price.html", "date": "24 Nov 2020", "type": "archive" } ] }, { "platform": "Lydia", "scope": null, "start": "2023-04-11", "end": "2026-05-01", "change_window": null, "model": "C", "model_label": "Commission taken from the pot", "who_pays": "the organiser, out of the pot", "headline_figure": "2.5% → 4%", "schedule": [ { "item": "Contribution from the app", "value": "free" }, { "item": "Contribution by card on the web page (April 2023)", "value": "2.5%" }, { "item": "Transfer to the pot's IBAN (2024)", "value": "free" }, { "item": "Then, at a date not found: any withdrawal", "value": "4% (6% for Sumeria pots)" }, { "item": "Amazon gift cards", "value": "0%" } ], "prefilled_optional_commission_measured": null, "summary": "Free from the app, paid by card", "description": "From 11 April 2023, Cagnotte.me is closed. Contributions paid from the app are free; those paid by card on the web form cost 2.5%. Later, at a date we have not found, the price appendix sets 4% on all sums withdrawn from pots created on recent versions of the app, and 6% on Sumeria, except for purchases of Amazon gift cards.", "quote": "2.5% commission, whatever the user's subscription, on funds collected through the card payment form.", "quote_location": "prices and limits in force from 11 April 2023", "sources": [ { "title": "Lydia, prices and limits in force from 11 Apr 2023", "url": "https://www.lydia-app.com/fondamentaux/tarifs-limites-02-04-2024/", "date": "11 Apr 2023", "type": "official" }, { "title": "Comparateurbanque, \"Good news for Lydia money pots\"", "url": "https://www.comparateurbanque.com/comparatif-banque/cagnotte/bonne-nouvelle-pour-les-cagnottes-lydia/", "date": "13 Mar 2024", "type": "press" }, { "title": "Lydia, appendix of prices and limits (version in force until 30 Apr 2026)", "url": "https://support.lydia.me/l/fr/article/td1anqpiyh-annexe-tarifs-et-limites-de-l-offre-lydia-01-05-2026", "date": "before 1 May 2026", "type": "official" } ] }, { "platform": "Lydia", "scope": null, "start": "2026-05-01", "end": null, "change_window": null, "model": "C", "model_label": "Commission taken from the pot", "who_pays": "the organiser, out of the pot", "headline_figure": "0% · 4%", "schedule": [ { "item": "Contributions from Lydia or Sumeria", "value": "0%" }, { "item": "Other contributions (card on the web page, bank transfer)", "value": "4%" }, { "item": "Withdrawal as Amazon.fr gift cards", "value": "free" }, { "item": "Optional commission", "value": "none" } ], "prefilled_optional_commission_measured": null, "summary": "Free if every contributor goes through the app", "description": "For pots created since 1 May 2026, contributions paid from the Lydia and Sumeria apps are free; the others, by card on the web page or by bank transfer, cost 4%. The press links this to the closure of Lyf. Lydia states that no optional commission is asked of contributors.", "quote": "Free for contributions made from the Lydia and Sumeria apps. 4% commission on other contributions.", "quote_location": "appendix of prices and limits as of 1 May 2026", "sources": [ { "title": "Lydia, appendix of prices and limits as of 1 May 2026 (PDF)", "url": "https://sumeria.eu/documents/tcs/fr/12032026/1-lydia/1-3-lydia-annexe-des-tarifs-et-limites-fr-01052026.pdf", "date": "1 May 2026", "type": "official" }, { "title": "France Transactions, \"Online money pots: Lydia goes free\"", "url": "https://www.francetransactions.com/actus/news-banques/cagnottes-en-ligne-lydia-gratuite.html", "date": "5 May 2026", "type": "press" }, { "title": "Meilleurtaux, \"Lydia: fee-free money pots since 1 May 2026\"", "url": "https://banque.meilleurtaux.com/banque-en-ligne/actualites/2026-mai/lydia-cagnottes-sans-frais-depuis-le-1er-mai-2026.html", "date": "11 May 2026", "type": "press" }, { "title": "Sumeria, blog: \"The new Lydia mobile money pot\"", "url": "https://sumeria.eu/blog/application/la-nouvelle-cagnotte-mobile-lydia/", "date": "3 Jun 2026", "type": "official" } ] }, { "platform": "CotizUp", "scope": null, "start": "2016-12-29", "end": "2017-02-16", "change_window": null, "model": "N", "model_label": "Revenue model not documented", "who_pays": "unknown", "headline_figure": "—", "schedule": [ { "item": "Announcement", "value": "\"Create a Free fundraiser\"" }, { "item": "Revenue", "value": "not described" } ], "prefilled_optional_commission_measured": null, "summary": "\"Free\"", "description": "At the end of 2016, the home page presents fundraising as free, without describing how the platform earns its income.", "quote": null, "quote_location": null, "sources": [ { "title": "CotizUp, home page: \"Create a Free fundraiser\"", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20161229174529/https://www.cotizup.com/", "date": "29 Dec 2016", "type": "archive" } ] }, { "platform": "CotizUp", "scope": null, "start": "2017-02-16", "end": "2017-07-03", "change_window": null, "model": "T", "model_label": "Optional commission, default amount unknown", "who_pays": "the contributor, if they choose to leave one", "headline_figure": "0%", "schedule": [ { "item": "CotizUp commission", "value": "€0" }, { "item": "Bank fees", "value": "1.9% + €0.25 per transaction" }, { "item": "Optional commission", "value": "\"tip\"; default amount unknown" } ], "prefilled_optional_commission_measured": null, "summary": "Bank fees and optional commission", "description": "In February 2017, the pricing page shows a CotizUp commission of €0 and bank fees of 1.9% + €0.25 per transaction, and states that the site lives on the \"tips\" left by donors. The donation form of this period was not archived.", "quote": null, "quote_location": null, "sources": [ { "title": "CotizUp, pricing page: \"CotizUp commission €0\", bank fees of 1.9% + €0.25", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170216070239/https://www.cotizup.com/tarifs", "date": "16 Feb 2017", "type": "archive" } ] }, { "platform": "CotizUp", "scope": null, "start": "2017-07-03", "end": "2020-06-10", "change_window": { "last_trace_before": "2017-02-16", "first_trace": "2017-07-03" }, "model": "P", "model_label": "Prefilled optional commission", "who_pays": "the contributor, if they keep the amount added by default", "headline_figure": "8% on €50", "schedule": [ { "item": "Optional commission added as the amount is entered", "value": "8% up to €54, 6% up to €500, 5% above, rounded to the euro" }, { "item": "Examples", "value": "€1 on €10, €4 on €50, €6 on €100" }, { "item": "Spring 2020", "value": "tiers: €4 on €50, €5 on €100" }, { "item": "Bank fees", "value": "1.9% + €0.25, then €0.30" } ], "prefilled_optional_commission_measured": null, "summary": "An optional commission calculated as soon as the amount is entered", "description": "In July 2017, the code of CotizUp's donation page, as the Wayback Machine archived it, calculates the optional commission as soon as the donor enters an amount, writes it in the field provided and adds it to the \"Confirm donation\" button: 8% rounded to the euro up to €54, 6% up to €500, 5% above, i.e. €4 on €50 and €6 on €100. A \"change\" link lets the donor change the amount, and the organiser can switch off the optional commission for their pot. In 2018, the home page switches from \"Free\" to \"0% commission\". In spring 2020, a tiered schedule briefly replaces it: €4 on €50, €5 on €100.", "quote": "Create a money pot: 0% commission, simple and 100% secure.", "quote_location": "home page, capture of 20 August 2018", "sources": [ { "title": "CotizUp, donation page: code that calculates and adds the optional commission (Wayback capture)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170703233346/https://www.cotizup.com/ybf8mx2r/donation", "date": "3 Jul 2017", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "CotizUp, home page: last capture without \"0% commission\"", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20180224050209/https://www.cotizup.com/", "date": "24 Feb 2018", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "CotizUp, home page: \"0% commission\"", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20180820161026/https://www.cotizup.com/", "date": "20 Aug 2018", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Alternativi, \"Online money pots: are there different solutions?\"", "url": "https://alternativi.fr/cagnottes-en-ligne-differentes-solutions-existent/58", "date": "5 Feb 2019", "type": "press" }, { "title": "CotizUp, donation page code (\"donation.8ed4d81d.js\" file): tiered optional commission (Wayback capture)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200419225720/https://www.cotizup.com/build/donation.8ed4d81d.js", "date": "19 Apr 2020", "type": "archive" } ] }, { "platform": "CotizUp", "scope": null, "start": "2020-06-10", "end": null, "change_window": { "last_trace_before": "2020-05-12", "first_trace": "2020-06-10" }, "model": "P", "model_label": "Prefilled optional commission", "who_pays": "the contributor, if they keep the amount added by default", "headline_figure": "10% on €50", "schedule": [ { "item": "Commission", "value": "0%" }, { "item": "Bank fees", "value": "1.9% + €0.50 per contribution" }, { "item": "Above €200", "value": "€12 up to €300, €14 up to €500, then 2%" } ], "prefilled_optional_commission_measured": { "source": "https://memorable.me/fr/blogs/comparatif-cagnottes-gratuites#parcours-cotizup", "surveyed": "6–16 Sep and 7 Oct 2026", "actions_to_reach_0": 11, "per_contribution": [ { "contribution_eur": 5, "prefilled_commission_eur": 2, "share_of_contribution_pct": 40.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 10, "prefilled_commission_eur": 2, "share_of_contribution_pct": 20.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 20, "prefilled_commission_eur": 3, "share_of_contribution_pct": 15.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 30, "prefilled_commission_eur": 4, "share_of_contribution_pct": 13.3 }, { "contribution_eur": 50, "prefilled_commission_eur": 5, "share_of_contribution_pct": 10.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 75, "prefilled_commission_eur": 6, "share_of_contribution_pct": 8.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 100, "prefilled_commission_eur": 6, "share_of_contribution_pct": 6.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 150, "prefilled_commission_eur": 8, "share_of_contribution_pct": 5.3 }, { "contribution_eur": 200, "prefilled_commission_eur": 10, "share_of_contribution_pct": 5.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 300, "prefilled_commission_eur": 12, "share_of_contribution_pct": 4.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 500, "prefilled_commission_eur": 14, "share_of_contribution_pct": 2.8 }, { "contribution_eur": 1000, "prefilled_commission_eur": 20, "share_of_contribution_pct": 2.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 2000, "prefilled_commission_eur": 40, "share_of_contribution_pct": 2.0 } ] }, "summary": "Today's schedule, since June 2020", "description": "Between 12 May and 10 June 2020, the code of the donation page adopts today's schedule: €2 up to €10, €3 up to €29, €4 up to €49, €5 up to €70, €6 up to €100, then 5% up to €200. To refuse, you have to tick \"I don't want to support CotizUp\", which opens a confirmation window. Bank fees rise to 1.9% + €0.50 in 2024. In February 2026, Moneyvox still describes a \"tip\" \"with a free amount\". On 16 September 2026, \"+ €5 for CotizUp\" is added to a €50 contribution, and it takes 11 actions to get back to €0.", "quote": "CotizUp, the online money pot with no platform fees!", "quote_location": "home page title, capture of 6 September 2026", "sources": [ { "title": "CotizUp, payment page: last capture of the donation page's old code", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200512052348/https://www.cotizup.com/pourummohammed/payment", "date": "12 May 2020", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "CotizUp, payment page: first capture of the code with the current schedule", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200610043818/https://www.cotizup.com/soutien-projets-educs-cultuels/payment", "date": "10 Jun 2020", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "CotizUp, payment page: code with the current schedule (Wayback capture)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200628205947/https://www.cotizup.com/projet-zakat-al-fitr/payment", "date": "28 Jun 2020", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "CotizUp, home page: \"CotizUp takes no commission on money pots\"", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200706002358/https://www.cotizup.com/", "date": "6 Jul 2020", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Moneyvox, \"Online money pots: which one to choose to collect money without paying commissions\"", "url": "https://www.moneyvox.fr/votre-argent/actualites/96159/cagnotte-en-ligne-laquelle-choisir-pour-collecter-de-argent-sans-payer-de-commissions", "date": "26 Feb 2026", "type": "press" }, { "title": "Memorable, \"Free money pots: compare the fees and the contribution screens\" (surveys of 6–16 Sep and 7 Oct 2026; in French)", "url": "https://memorable.me/fr/blogs/comparatif-cagnottes-gratuites", "date": "Sep–Oct 2026", "type": "memorable" }, { "title": "CotizUp, home page: \"The online money pot with no platform fees!\"", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260906004518/https://www.cotizup.com/", "date": "6 Sep 2026", "type": "archive" } ] }, { "platform": "La Cagnotte des Proches", "scope": null, "start": "2017-01-22", "end": "2017-11-18", "change_window": null, "model": "C", "model_label": "Commission taken from the pot", "who_pays": "the organiser, out of the pot", "headline_figure": "4.5%", "schedule": [ { "item": "Commission on donations, paid by the organiser", "value": "4.5% including VAT, bank fees included" }, { "item": "Spending with a partner", "value": "2%" }, { "item": "Contribution", "value": "free" } ], "prefilled_optional_commission_measured": null, "summary": "4.5% taken from the pot", "description": "The October 2016 terms of use set the commission at 4.5% including VAT of the donations collected, bank fees included, deducted when the funds are paid out; it is 2% if the pot is spent with a partner.", "quote": "The applicable percentage is four point five per cent including all taxes (4.5% incl. VAT)", "quote_location": "terms of use, version of 7 October 2016, art. 5", "sources": [ { "title": "La Cagnotte des Proches, terms of use \"Version dated 7/10/2016\", art. 5: 4.5% commission", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170122034536/http://www.lacagnottedesproches.fr/cgu/", "date": "22 Jan 2017", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "La Cagnotte des Proches, \"Comment ça marche\" (How it works) page: \"A 4.5% fee is taken\"", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170204091617/http://www.lacagnottedesproches.fr/comment-ca-marche/", "date": "4 Feb 2017", "type": "archive" } ] }, { "platform": "La Cagnotte des Proches", "scope": null, "start": "2017-11-18", "end": "2018-05-28", "change_window": { "last_trace_before": "2017-09-21", "first_trace": "2017-11-18" }, "model": "C", "model_label": "Commission taken from the pot", "who_pays": "the organiser, out of the pot", "headline_figure": "3.9%", "schedule": [ { "item": "Commission on donations, paid by the organiser", "value": "3.9%" } ], "prefilled_optional_commission_measured": null, "summary": "3.9%", "description": "In autumn 2017, the commission falls to 3.9%, still deducted from the pot.", "quote": null, "quote_location": null, "sources": [ { "title": "La Cagnotte des Proches, \"Comment ça marche\" (How it works) page: 3.9% commission", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20171118172730/http://www.lacagnottedesproches.fr/comment-ca-marche/", "date": "18 Nov 2017", "type": "archive" } ] }, { "platform": "La Cagnotte des Proches", "scope": null, "start": "2018-05-28", "end": "2019-11-15", "change_window": { "last_trace_before": "2018-05-06", "first_trace": "2018-05-28" }, "model": "T", "model_label": "Optional commission, default amount unknown", "who_pays": "the contributor, if they choose to leave one", "headline_figure": "0%", "schedule": [ { "item": "Commission", "value": "€0" }, { "item": "Bank fees", "value": "1.9% + €0.25 per donation" }, { "item": "Optional commission", "value": "\"tip\", the only revenue; default amount unknown" } ], "prefilled_optional_commission_measured": null, "summary": "No more commission, an optional commission", "description": "The terms of use of 15 May 2018 replace the commission with an optional commission, a \"non-mandatory\" \"tip\" \"shown on the payment page\"; only bank fees (1.9% + €0.25) are deducted from donations. In January 2019, the home page states that the platform lives \"solely on tips\". The payment page of this period was not archived.", "quote": "Our bank fees are among the lowest on the market and we live solely on our users' tips.", "quote_location": "home page, capture of 17 July 2019", "sources": [ { "title": "La Cagnotte des Proches, terms of use \"Version dated 15/05/2018\": non-mandatory \"tip\"", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20180528110243/https://lacagnottedesproches.fr/cgu/", "date": "28 May 2018", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "La Cagnotte des Proches, home page: \"A free and caring service\"", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20180712225629/https://lacagnottedesproches.fr/", "date": "12 Jul 2018", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "La Cagnotte des Proches, home page: \"we live solely on tips\"", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20190121154712/https://lacagnottedesproches.fr/", "date": "21 Jan 2019", "type": "archive" } ] }, { "platform": "La Cagnotte des Proches", "scope": null, "start": "2019-11-15", "end": null, "change_window": { "last_trace_before": "2019-10-20", "first_trace": "2019-11-15" }, "model": "P", "model_label": "Prefilled optional commission", "who_pays": "the contributor, if they keep the amount added by default", "headline_figure": "16% on €50", "schedule": [ { "item": "Prefilled optional commission", "value": "15% of the contribution, rounded to the euro, no cap" }, { "item": "Other choices", "value": "10%, 20%, free amount, none" }, { "item": "Bank fees 2020–2021", "value": "2.3% + €0.25 per donation" }, { "item": "since 2022", "value": "2.3% + €0.17 (gift pots 2.9% + €0.50 in 2025–2026)" }, { "item": "On bank transfer", "value": "optional commission also offered to the organiser" }, { "item": "Non-profits (2025)", "value": "subscription from €0 to €50 excl. VAT a month" } ], "prefilled_optional_commission_measured": { "source": "https://memorable.me/fr/blogs/comparatif-cagnottes-gratuites#parcours-lcdp", "surveyed": "6–16 Sep and 7 Oct 2026", "actions_to_reach_0": 4, "per_contribution": [ { "contribution_eur": 5, "prefilled_commission_eur": 1, "share_of_contribution_pct": 20.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 10, "prefilled_commission_eur": 2, "share_of_contribution_pct": 20.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 20, "prefilled_commission_eur": 3, "share_of_contribution_pct": 15.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 30, "prefilled_commission_eur": 5, "share_of_contribution_pct": 16.7 }, { "contribution_eur": 50, "prefilled_commission_eur": 8, "share_of_contribution_pct": 16.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 75, "prefilled_commission_eur": 11, "share_of_contribution_pct": 14.7 }, { "contribution_eur": 100, "prefilled_commission_eur": 15, "share_of_contribution_pct": 15.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 150, "prefilled_commission_eur": 23, "share_of_contribution_pct": 15.3 }, { "contribution_eur": 200, "prefilled_commission_eur": 30, "share_of_contribution_pct": 15.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 300, "prefilled_commission_eur": 45, "share_of_contribution_pct": 15.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 500, "prefilled_commission_eur": 75, "share_of_contribution_pct": 15.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 1000, "prefilled_commission_eur": 150, "share_of_contribution_pct": 15.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 2000, "prefilled_commission_eur": 300, "share_of_contribution_pct": 15.0 } ] }, "summary": "15% preselected", "description": "The optional commission window archived on 15 November 2019 offers 10%, 15%, 20%, \"Other\" and \"No tip\", with 15% selected; it appears with the change of payment provider, at the end of October 2019. The terms of use of 22 October 2025 put it in writing: the \"tip\" is set by default at 15% of the contribution. Bank fees are 2.3% + €0.25 at the end of 2019, then 2.3% + €0.17 in 2022.", "quote": "La Cagnotte Des Proches is the only platform that takes no commission on donations; our only revenue comes from your tips, which are essential to our running.", "quote_location": "optional commission window, capture of 17 October 2021", "sources": [ { "title": "La Cagnotte des Proches, home page: optional commission window, 15% selected", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20191115035701/https://lacagnottedesproches.fr/", "date": "15 Nov 2019", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "La Cagnotte des Proches, home page: optional commission window, 15% option active", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200401223420/https://lacagnottedesproches.fr/", "date": "1 Apr 2020", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "La Cagnotte des Proches, \"Qui sommes-nous\" (About us) page: bank fees of 2.3% + €0.17", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20220527191629/https://lacagnottedesproches.fr/plateforme-de-dons-qui-sommes-nous/", "date": "27 May 2022", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "La Cagnotte des Proches, terms of use of 22 Oct 2025, art. 9.3 and 9.4 (PDF)", "url": "https://www.lacagnottedesproches.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/CGU_22.10.2025.pdf", "date": "22 Oct 2025", "type": "official" } ] }, { "platform": "OnParticipe", "scope": null, "start": "2017-12-01", "end": "2024-08-03", "change_window": null, "model": "F", "model_label": "Mandatory fees on each contribution", "who_pays": "the contributor, on top of their contribution (or deducted from it)", "headline_figure": "3.9%", "schedule": [ { "item": "Per contribution, added to the donation", "value": "3.9%" }, { "item": "Minimum per transaction", "value": "€0.70, then €0.90 (Jan 2024)" }, { "item": "Organiser, on collection", "value": "0%" } ], "prefilled_optional_commission_measured": null, "summary": "3.9% added to each contribution", "description": "The organiser receives 100% of the pot. The contributor pays 3.9% on top of their contribution, with a minimum of €0.70 per transaction, raised to €0.90 in January 2024.", "quote": "So if you raise €100, you receive €100. 3.9% per contribution on top of the donation to cover our running costs and our bank fees.", "quote_location": "home page, capture of 17 July 2019", "sources": [ { "title": "OnParticipe, home page: \"Commission per contribution 3.9%\"", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20171201034940/https://www.onparticipe.fr/", "date": "1 Dec 2017", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "OnParticipe, home page: \"3.9% per contribution on top of the donation\"", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20190717152620/https://www.onparticipe.fr/", "date": "17 Jul 2019", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "OnParticipe, home page: €0.90 minimum", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20240105202530/https://www.onparticipe.fr/", "date": "5 Jan 2024", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "OnParticipe, home page: last capture at 3.9%", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20240702181513/https://www.onparticipe.fr/", "date": "2 Jul 2024", "type": "archive" } ] }, { "platform": "OnParticipe", "scope": null, "start": "2024-08-03", "end": "2025-03-04", "change_window": { "last_trace_before": "2024-08-01", "first_trace": "2024-08-03" }, "model": "F", "model_label": "Mandatory fees on each contribution", "who_pays": "the contributor, on top of their contribution (or deducted from it)", "headline_figure": "5%", "schedule": [ { "item": "Per contribution, added to the donation", "value": "5%" }, { "item": "Minimum per transaction", "value": "€0.90" }, { "item": "Payment by bank transfer of more than €1,000", "value": "5% added" }, { "item": "Ticketing", "value": "5%" }, { "item": "Organiser", "value": "0%" } ], "prefilled_optional_commission_measured": null, "summary": "Then 5%", "description": "Between 1 and 3 August 2024, the rate rises to 5% per contribution, with a minimum of €0.90.", "quote": "5% per contribution on top of the donation to cover our running costs and our bank fees.", "quote_location": "home page, capture of 1 October 2024", "sources": [ { "title": "OnParticipe, FAQ: last capture at 3.9%", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20240801080327/https://www.onparticipe.fr/faq", "date": "1 Aug 2024", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "OnParticipe, a pot's page: first capture at 5% in the page's code", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20240803025551/https://www.onparticipe.fr/c/J1JEj2jF", "date": "3 Aug 2024", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "OnParticipe, home page: first capture at 5%", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20241001030539/https://www.onparticipe.fr/", "date": "1 Oct 2024", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "OnParticipe, contribution page: last capture at 5%", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20250226101053/https://www.onparticipe.fr/c/el7Km3KL/participe", "date": "26 Feb 2025", "type": "archive" } ] }, { "platform": "OnParticipe", "scope": null, "start": "2025-03-04", "end": "2025-03-11", "change_window": { "last_trace_before": "2025-02-26", "first_trace": "2025-03-04" }, "model": "T", "model_label": "Optional commission, default amount unknown", "who_pays": "the contributor, if they choose to leave one", "headline_figure": "0%", "schedule": [ { "item": "Pots, petitions", "value": "0%" }, { "item": "Optional commission", "value": "\"tip\" from €0 to €10 (press)" }, { "item": "Ticketing", "value": "5% until May 2025" } ], "prefilled_optional_commission_measured": null, "summary": "0% commission, an optional commission", "description": "A contribution page archived on 26 February 2025 still shows the 5%. On 4 March, the home page announces a commission-free pot; ticketing stays at 5% until May 2025. The press describes an optional \"tip\" of €0 to €10. The founder confirms on Sud Radio on 3 April 2025 that there is no commission.", "quote": "The free Made in France money pot with no commissions or hidden fees.", "quote_location": "home page, capture of 4 March 2025", "sources": [ { "title": "OnParticipe, contribution page: last capture at 5%", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20250226101053/https://www.onparticipe.fr/c/el7Km3KL/participe", "date": "26 Feb 2025", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "OnParticipe, home page: \"free with no commissions\"", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20250304160128/https://www.onparticipe.fr/", "date": "4 Mar 2025", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "OnParticipe, pricing page: \"commission-free\" pots, ticketing at 5%", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20250307182622/https://www.onparticipe.fr/tarifs", "date": "7 Mar 2025", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Comparateurbanque, \"OnParticipe: the French online money pot becomes entirely free\"", "url": "https://www.comparateurbanque.com/?p=158771", "date": "24 Mar 2025", "type": "press" }, { "title": "Sud Radio, \"Sud Radio à votre service\", interview with OnParticipe's founder", "url": "https://www.sudradio.fr/emission/sud-radio-a-votre-service-300", "date": "3 Apr 2025", "type": "press" } ] }, { "platform": "OnParticipe", "scope": null, "start": "2025-03-11", "end": null, "change_window": { "last_trace_before": "2025-02-25", "first_trace": "2025-03-11" }, "model": "P", "model_label": "Prefilled optional commission", "who_pays": "the contributor, if they keep the amount added by default", "headline_figure": "12% on €50", "schedule": [ { "item": "Pots, ticketing, petitions", "value": "0%" }, { "item": "Setting", "value": "slider from €1 to €200, or 0" } ], "prefilled_optional_commission_measured": { "source": "https://memorable.me/fr/blogs/comparatif-cagnottes-gratuites#parcours-op", "surveyed": "6–16 Sep and 7 Oct 2026", "actions_to_reach_0": 6, "per_contribution": [ { "contribution_eur": 5, "prefilled_commission_eur": 1.0, "share_of_contribution_pct": 20.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 10, "prefilled_commission_eur": 3.0, "share_of_contribution_pct": 30.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 20, "prefilled_commission_eur": 4.0, "share_of_contribution_pct": 20.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 30, "prefilled_commission_eur": 6.0, "share_of_contribution_pct": 20.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 50, "prefilled_commission_eur": 6.0, "share_of_contribution_pct": 12.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 75, "prefilled_commission_eur": 8.0, "share_of_contribution_pct": 10.7 }, { "contribution_eur": 100, "prefilled_commission_eur": 8.0, "share_of_contribution_pct": 8.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 150, "prefilled_commission_eur": 9.0, "share_of_contribution_pct": 6.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 200, "prefilled_commission_eur": 10.0, "share_of_contribution_pct": 5.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 300, "prefilled_commission_eur": 12.0, "share_of_contribution_pct": 4.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 500, "prefilled_commission_eur": 15.0, "share_of_contribution_pct": 3.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 1000, "prefilled_commission_eur": 30.0, "share_of_contribution_pct": 3.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 2000, "prefilled_commission_eur": 45.0, "share_of_contribution_pct": 2.2 } ] }, "summary": "A prefilled, \"suggested\" optional commission", "description": "According to the code of the contribution form, as the Wayback Machine archived it on 11 March 2025, the page no longer calculates the optional commission itself: the amount offered is sent by OnParticipe's server and shown under \"Your contribution to OnParticipe\". To get back to €0, you have to go through \"Change my contribution\", then through a second window. The amount offered during this period was not archived. Between May and September 2025, the pricing page specifies that the \"tip\" has a suggested amount. In September 2026, €6 is prefilled on a €50 contribution. The 2025 activity report describes revenue \"solely from free tips\".", "quote": "Contributors are invited to leave us a non-mandatory tip, of a suggested amount that they can change as they wish.", "quote_location": "pricing page, capture of 10 September 2025", "sources": [ { "title": "OnParticipe, contribution form code without an optional commission (Wayback capture)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20250225225743/https://www.onparticipe.fr/build/assets/module-B-RNtTGk.js", "date": "25 Feb 2025", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "OnParticipe, contribution form code: optional commission supplied by the server, \"Change my contribution\" (Wayback capture)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20250311091834/https://www.onparticipe.fr/build/assets/module-CoKIKGlN.js", "date": "11 Mar 2025", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "OnParticipe, pricing page: last capture without \"suggested amount\"", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20250519044848/https://www.onparticipe.fr/tarifs", "date": "19 May 2025", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "OnParticipe, pricing page: \"a non-mandatory tip of a suggested amount that can be changed\"", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20250910042559/https://www.onparticipe.fr/tarifs", "date": "10 Sep 2025", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Memorable, \"Free money pots: compare the fees and the contribution screens\" (surveys of 6–16 Sep and 7 Oct 2026; in French)", "url": "https://memorable.me/fr/blogs/comparatif-cagnottes-gratuites", "date": "Sep–Oct 2026", "type": "memorable" }, { "title": "OnParticipe, 2025 activity report", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260816114311/https://www.onparticipe.fr/rapport-d-activite-2025", "date": "16 Aug 2026", "type": "archive" } ] }, { "platform": "WhyDonate", "scope": null, "start": "2016-06-12", "end": "2020-05-02", "change_window": null, "model": "N", "model_label": "Revenue model not documented", "who_pays": "unknown", "headline_figure": "?", "schedule": [ { "item": "Withheld from donations", "value": "\"a small amount\", rate not found" } ], "prefilled_optional_commission_measured": null, "summary": "An amount withheld from donations, at an unknown rate", "description": "The home pages from 2016 to April 2020 show no schedule. The text of a fundraiser featured in 2017 states that a small amount is withheld from donations to cover the platform's costs. The code of the donation form, as the Wayback Machine archived it on 16 April 2020, does not yet contain an optional commission.", "quote": "Van de donaties wordt een klein bedrag door Whydonate ingehouden om de kosten van Whydonate te dekken.", "quote_location": "text of a fundraiser on the home page, capture of 6 July 2017 (\"A small amount of the donations is withheld by Whydonate to cover its costs\")", "sources": [ { "title": "WhyDonate, home page (Wayback capture)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170706095135/https://www.whydonate.nl/", "date": "6 Jul 2017", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "WhyDonate, home page: last capture without \"0% platform fee\"", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200416183032/https://www.whydonate.nl/", "date": "16 Apr 2020", "type": "archive" } ] }, { "platform": "WhyDonate", "scope": null, "start": "2020-05-02", "end": "2022-09-24", "change_window": { "last_trace_before": "2020-04-16", "first_trace": "2020-05-02" }, "model": "P", "model_label": "Prefilled optional commission", "who_pays": "the contributor, if they keep the amount added by default", "headline_figure": "10% on €50", "schedule": [ { "item": "Preselected optional commission", "value": "10% (one-off donation), 15% (monthly donation), €1 under €10" }, { "item": "Other choices", "value": "10%, 15%, 20%, free amount" }, { "item": "Platform fees", "value": "0%" } ], "prefilled_optional_commission_measured": null, "summary": "A preselected optional commission, 0% platform fees", "description": "The version of this code archived on 2 May 2020 adds a preselected optional commission: 10% on the first amount offered for a one-off donation, 15% for a monthly donation or after an amount under €10, €1 below €10; the other choices are 10%, 15%, 20% and \"Other\". In August 2020, the home page announces 0% platform fees.", "quote": "Whydonate charges 0% platform costs and no subscription costs. There are only standard costs for payment processing.", "quote_location": "home page, capture of 9 August 2020", "sources": [ { "title": "WhyDonate, donation form code: preselected optional commission (Wayback capture)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200502014817/https://www.whydonate.nl/main.74ac8b57f3658dee9dc0.js", "date": "2 May 2020", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "WhyDonate, home page: \"0% platform costs\"", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200809133310/https://www.whydonate.nl/", "date": "9 Aug 2020", "type": "archive" } ] }, { "platform": "WhyDonate", "scope": null, "start": "2022-09-24", "end": "2025-05-23", "change_window": null, "model": "P", "model_label": "Prefilled optional commission", "who_pays": "the contributor, if they keep the amount added by default", "headline_figure": "15% on €50", "schedule": [ { "item": "Preselected optional commission", "value": "15% if the organiser switches it on" }, { "item": "Other choices", "value": "0, 10 or 20%" }, { "item": "Platform fees", "value": "0%" } ], "prefilled_optional_commission_measured": null, "summary": "15% as soon as the optional commission is switched on", "description": "From September 2022, the form preselects 15% as soon as the organiser leaves the optional commission switched on (choices: 0, 10, 15 or 20%). At the end of 2023, the default rate is no longer written in the code: it is sent by WhyDonate's server, still 15%. The versions of the code from June 2024 to May 2025 were not archived.", "quote": null, "quote_location": null, "sources": [ { "title": "WhyDonate, donation form code: 15% as soon as the optional commission is switched on (Wayback capture)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20220924021402/https://whydonate.nl/en/145.354d07c716d5172467ca.js", "date": "24 Sep 2022", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "WhyDonate, the site's routing file: last capture pointing to the 15% code (Wayback capture)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20240622134416/https://whydonate.com/en/runtime.0d9d7f3fc97bd6e4.js", "date": "22 Jun 2024", "type": "archive" } ] }, { "platform": "WhyDonate", "scope": null, "start": "2025-05-23", "end": null, "change_window": { "last_trace_before": "2024-06-22", "first_trace": "2025-05-23" }, "model": "P", "model_label": "Prefilled optional commission", "who_pays": "the contributor, if they keep the amount added by default", "headline_figure": "14% on €50", "schedule": [ { "item": "Prefilled optional commission", "value": "14% up to €250, 11% up to €500, 9% above" }, { "item": "Slider", "value": "from 0 to 30%" }, { "item": "Commission", "value": "0% (3% if the optional commission is switched off)" }, { "item": "Payment fees", "value": "1.9% + €0.25" } ], "prefilled_optional_commission_measured": { "source": "https://memorable.me/fr/blogs/comparatif-cagnottes-gratuites#parcours-whydonate", "surveyed": "6–16 Sep and 7 Oct 2026", "actions_to_reach_0": 1, "per_contribution": [ { "contribution_eur": 5, "prefilled_commission_eur": 0.7, "share_of_contribution_pct": 14.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 10, "prefilled_commission_eur": 1.4, "share_of_contribution_pct": 14.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 20, "prefilled_commission_eur": 2.8, "share_of_contribution_pct": 14.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 30, "prefilled_commission_eur": 4.2, "share_of_contribution_pct": 14.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 50, "prefilled_commission_eur": 7, "share_of_contribution_pct": 14.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 75, "prefilled_commission_eur": 10.5, "share_of_contribution_pct": 14.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 100, "prefilled_commission_eur": 14, "share_of_contribution_pct": 14.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 150, "prefilled_commission_eur": 21, "share_of_contribution_pct": 14.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 200, "prefilled_commission_eur": 28, "share_of_contribution_pct": 14.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 300, "prefilled_commission_eur": 33, "share_of_contribution_pct": 11.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 500, "prefilled_commission_eur": 55, "share_of_contribution_pct": 11.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 1000, "prefilled_commission_eur": 90, "share_of_contribution_pct": 9.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 2000, "prefilled_commission_eur": 180, "share_of_contribution_pct": 9.0 } ] }, "summary": "A slider prefilled at 14%", "description": "From 23 May 2025, the file that tells the browser which version of the donation code to load points to a new version: in it, the optional commission slider goes from 0 to 30% and starts at 14% up to €250 (€7 on €50), 11% from €251 to €500 and 9% above. In March 2025, a text in the site's code states that switching off the optional commission raises platform fees from 0 to 3%, which the current terms confirm.", "quote": "The tip is always optional and separate from the donation.", "quote_location": "fees page, modified on 21 September 2026", "sources": [ { "title": "WhyDonate, the site's routing file: last capture pointing to the 15% code (Wayback capture)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20240622134416/https://whydonate.com/en/runtime.0d9d7f3fc97bd6e4.js", "date": "22 Jun 2024", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "WhyDonate, the site's routing file: first capture pointing to the 14% code (Wayback capture)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20250523162214/https://whydonate.com/en/runtime.86cfa78e928636e0.js", "date": "23 May 2025", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "WhyDonate, donation form code: slider at 14%, 11% or 9% (Wayback capture)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20250528163127/https://whydonate.com/cs/96.ea6258b102392ff1.js", "date": "28 May 2025", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Memorable, \"Free money pots: compare the fees and the contribution screens\" (surveys of 6–16 Sep and 7 Oct 2026; in French)", "url": "https://memorable.me/fr/blogs/comparatif-cagnottes-gratuites", "date": "Sep–Oct 2026", "type": "memorable" }, { "title": "WhyDonate, fees page (modified on 21 Sep 2026)", "url": "https://whydonate.com/fees", "date": "read in Oct 2026", "type": "official" } ] }, { "platform": "Tribee", "scope": null, "start": "2020-09-01", "end": "2021-06-25", "change_window": null, "model": "T", "model_label": "Optional commission, default amount unknown", "who_pays": "the contributor, if they choose to leave one", "headline_figure": "0%", "schedule": [ { "item": "Commission", "value": "0%" }, { "item": "Bank fees", "value": "paid by Tribee" }, { "item": "Optional commission", "value": "\"tip\"; default amount unknown" } ], "prefilled_optional_commission_measured": null, "summary": "0% commission, an optional commission", "description": "At the end of 2020, the home page asks for a \"tip\"; the code of the contribution page of this period was not archived.", "quote": null, "quote_location": null, "sources": [ { "title": "Tribee, home page: \"leave us a tip\"", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201203092203/https://www.tribee.fr/", "date": "3 Dec 2020", "type": "archive" } ] }, { "platform": "Tribee", "scope": null, "start": "2021-06-25", "end": null, "change_window": null, "model": "P", "model_label": "Prefilled optional commission", "who_pays": "the contributor, if they keep the amount added by default", "headline_figure": "12% on €50", "schedule": [ { "item": "Commission", "value": "0%" }, { "item": "Rounding", "value": "to 10 cents (2021), up to the next whole number (2022), up to the next euro (2024)" }, { "item": "Feb 2024", "value": "€8 (slider from €1 to €16), €15 (from €1 to €40)" }, { "item": "Non-profit", "value": "2 to 4% (2021), 10% (2022), 5% from Oct 2022" } ], "prefilled_optional_commission_measured": { "source": "https://memorable.me/fr/blogs/comparatif-cagnottes-gratuites#parcours-tribee", "surveyed": "6–16 Sep and 7 Oct 2026", "actions_to_reach_0": 3, "per_contribution": [ { "contribution_eur": 5, "prefilled_commission_eur": 1, "share_of_contribution_pct": 20.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 10, "prefilled_commission_eur": 3, "share_of_contribution_pct": 30.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 20, "prefilled_commission_eur": 4, "share_of_contribution_pct": 20.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 30, "prefilled_commission_eur": 5, "share_of_contribution_pct": 16.7 }, { "contribution_eur": 50, "prefilled_commission_eur": 6, "share_of_contribution_pct": 12.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 75, "prefilled_commission_eur": 8, "share_of_contribution_pct": 10.7 }, { "contribution_eur": 100, "prefilled_commission_eur": 8, "share_of_contribution_pct": 8.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 150, "prefilled_commission_eur": 9, "share_of_contribution_pct": 6.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 200, "prefilled_commission_eur": 10, "share_of_contribution_pct": 5.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 300, "prefilled_commission_eur": 12, "share_of_contribution_pct": 4.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 500, "prefilled_commission_eur": 15, "share_of_contribution_pct": 3.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 1000, "prefilled_commission_eur": null, "share_of_contribution_pct": null }, { "contribution_eur": 2000, "prefilled_commission_eur": null, "share_of_contribution_pct": null } ] }, "summary": "An optional commission calculated as soon as the amount is entered", "description": "Tribee's contribution page code, as the Wayback Machine archived it in June 2021, calculates the optional commission as soon as the contributor enters their amount and adds it to the total, unless the \"no tip\" box is ticked: a rate that falls from 25% to 3% as the amount rises (12% at €50, 5% at €200), rounded to 10 cents, €1 minimum, with a slider that goes up to twice that. The new 2022 site keeps this schedule but rounds up to the next whole number, then, from January 2024, up to the next euro: this is today's schedule (€3 on €10, €6 on €50, €10 on €200). On 8 February 2024, at the \"amount\" step of contributing, \"Your support for Tribee\" is set to €8 on a slider from €1 to €16, the schedule's value for €100, and to €15 on a slider from €1 to €40; the screen is headed \"Do like 88.69%* of our users, leave TRIBEE a tip!\", and to leave nothing, you have to tick \"I don't want to support Tribee's worthy cause :(\". The share earmarked for a non-profit goes from a suggested 2 to 4% in 2021 to 10% in 2022, then to 5% from October 2022. On 6 September 2026, the prefilled optional commission is €6 on a €50 contribution, and it takes three actions to get back to €0.", "quote": "We exist solely thanks to your tips. We're counting on you!", "quote_location": "\"Comment ça marche\" (How it works) page, capture of 25 June 2021", "sources": [ { "title": "Tribee, site code: optional commission calculated as the amount is entered (Wayback capture)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210625160324/https://www.tribee.fr/wp-content/themes/tribee/dist/js/scripts.js?ver=1605692525", "date": "25 Jun 2021", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Tribee, FAQ: \"Choose the amount of your contribution and the tip for Tribee\"", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210226155540/https://www.tribee.fr/faq/", "date": "26 Feb 2021", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Tribee, home page: \"Between 2 and 4%\"", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210725133328/https://www.tribee.fr/", "date": "25 Jul 2021", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Tribee, home page: last capture of \"Between 2 and 4%\"", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20220128205900/https://www.tribee.fr/", "date": "28 Jan 2022", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Tribee, home page: \"10% for the non-profit of my choice\"", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20220528144112/https://www.tribee.fr/", "date": "28 May 2022", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Le Journal des Entreprises, \"Tribee, the charity money pot, raises 1 million euros\"", "url": "https://www.lejournaldesentreprises.com/breve/tribee-la-cagnotte-solidaire-leve-1-million-deuros-2046696", "date": "5 Oct 2022", "type": "press" }, { "title": "Tribee, the new site's code: same schedule, rounded up to the next whole number (Wayback capture)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20220818225328/https://tribee.fr/build/app.329ae321.js", "date": "18 Aug 2022", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Tribee, site code: rounded up to the next euro, current schedule (Wayback capture)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20240106114517/https://tribee.fr/build/app.e3fbe2ec.js", "date": "6 Jan 2024", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Tribee, contributing to a pot, \"amount\" step: \"Your support for Tribee\", €15 (screenshot, 3:58 pm)", "url": "https://memorable.me/etudes/tribee-pourboire-2024-02-08-15h58.jpg", "date": "8 Feb 2024", "type": "screenshot" }, { "title": "Tribee, contributing to a pot, \"amount\" step: \"Your support for Tribee\", €8 (screenshot, 4:02 pm)", "url": "https://memorable.me/etudes/tribee-pourboire-2024-02-08-16h02.jpg", "date": "8 Feb 2024", "type": "screenshot" }, { "title": "Tribee, code of the optional commission slider (Wayback capture)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20250109100711/https://tribee.fr/assets/front/controllers/tips-input-controller-3H6PX-l.js", "date": "9 Jan 2025", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Tribee, home page: \"a suggested amount that remains freely editable\"", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260709100032/https://tribee.fr/", "date": "9 Jul 2026", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Memorable, \"Free money pots: compare the fees and the contribution screens\" (surveys of 6–16 Sep and 7 Oct 2026; in French)", "url": "https://memorable.me/fr/blogs/comparatif-cagnottes-gratuites", "date": "Sep–Oct 2026", "type": "memorable" } ] }, { "platform": "Leetchi:org", "scope": null, "start": "2025-11-04", "end": "2025-11-24", "change_window": null, "model": "T", "model_label": "Optional commission, default amount unknown", "who_pays": "the contributor, if they choose to leave one", "headline_figure": "0%", "schedule": [ { "item": "Commission", "value": "0%" }, { "item": "Bank fees", "value": "1.4% + €0.25 per donation" }, { "item": "Optional commission", "value": "default amount unknown" } ], "prefilled_optional_commission_measured": null, "summary": "An optional commission from launch", "description": "The donation is passed on to the non-profit, minus 1.4% + €0.25 in bank fees. The platform earns its income through a \"voluntary contribution\", excluding VAT according to its terms of use. The Wayback Machine did not archive the code of the donation form for the first three weeks.", "quote": "Leetchi:org works through a voluntary contribution system offered to every donor, with no obligation.", "quote_location": "home page, read on 9 October 2026", "sources": [ { "title": "RSE Magazine, launch of Leetchi:org", "url": "https://www.rse-magazine.com/leetchi-violences-femmes-plateforme-dons-associations/", "date": "18 Nov 2025", "type": "press" }, { "title": "Leetchi:org, home page", "url": "https://www.leetchi.org/", "date": "read on 9 Oct 2026", "type": "official" }, { "title": "Leetchi:org, \"Combien ça coûte ?\" (How much does it cost?) page", "url": "https://www.leetchi.org/combien-ca-coute", "date": "read on 9 Oct 2026", "type": "official" }, { "title": "Leetchi:org, terms of use of 8 Oct 2025, art. 4 and 6.4", "url": "https://www.leetchi.org/cgu", "date": "8 Oct 2025", "type": "official" } ] }, { "platform": "Leetchi:org", "scope": null, "start": "2025-11-24", "end": null, "change_window": { "last_trace_before": "2025-11-04", "first_trace": "2025-11-24" }, "model": "P", "model_label": "Prefilled optional commission", "who_pays": "the contributor, if they keep the amount added by default", "headline_figure": "7% on €50", "schedule": [ { "item": "Other choices", "value": "5%, 10%, \"Other\"" }, { "item": "Bank fees", "value": "1.4% + €0.25 per donation" } ], "prefilled_optional_commission_measured": { "source": "https://memorable.me/fr/blogs/comparatif-cagnottes-gratuites#parcours-leetchi", "surveyed": "6–16 Sep and 7 Oct 2026", "actions_to_reach_0": 3, "per_contribution": [ { "contribution_eur": 5, "prefilled_commission_eur": 0.5, "share_of_contribution_pct": 10.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 10, "prefilled_commission_eur": 1.0, "share_of_contribution_pct": 10.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 20, "prefilled_commission_eur": 1.5, "share_of_contribution_pct": 7.5 }, { "contribution_eur": 30, "prefilled_commission_eur": 2.0, "share_of_contribution_pct": 6.7 }, { "contribution_eur": 50, "prefilled_commission_eur": 3.5, "share_of_contribution_pct": 7.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 75, "prefilled_commission_eur": 5.5, "share_of_contribution_pct": 7.3 }, { "contribution_eur": 100, "prefilled_commission_eur": 7.0, "share_of_contribution_pct": 7.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 150, "prefilled_commission_eur": 11.0, "share_of_contribution_pct": 7.3 }, { "contribution_eur": 200, "prefilled_commission_eur": 14.0, "share_of_contribution_pct": 7.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 300, "prefilled_commission_eur": 21.0, "share_of_contribution_pct": 7.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 500, "prefilled_commission_eur": 35.0, "share_of_contribution_pct": 7.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 1000, "prefilled_commission_eur": 70.0, "share_of_contribution_pct": 7.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 2000, "prefilled_commission_eur": 140.0, "share_of_contribution_pct": 7.0 } ] }, "summary": "The middle amount preselected", "description": "According to the code of the donation form, as the Wayback Machine archived it on 24 November 2025, the form offers three amounts and \"Other\", the middle one being preselected: fixed amounts up to €50 (€1 on €10, €3.50 on €50), then 5, 7 or 10% of the donation, with 7% preselected. This is the schedule surveyed on 7 October 2026.", "quote": "Add a voluntary contribution to your donation ❤️", "quote_location": "donation form, surveyed on 7 October 2026", "sources": [ { "title": "Leetchi:org, donation form code: three amounts, the middle one preselected (Wayback capture)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20251124072841/https://cdn.kentaa.nl/packs/js/97593-73218b77ce04be4f37dc.js", "date": "24 Nov 2025", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Leetchi:org, a non-profit's donation page: form displayed from the archived code, €50 donation", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260112165304/https://www.leetchi.org/project/culture-pour-l-enfance/donate", "date": "12 Jan 2026", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Memorable, \"Free money pots: compare the fees and the contribution screens\" (surveys of 6–16 Sep and 7 Oct 2026; in French)", "url": "https://memorable.me/fr/blogs/comparatif-cagnottes-gratuites", "date": "Sep–Oct 2026", "type": "memorable" } ] }, { "platform": "Donoor", "scope": null, "start": "2026-03-24", "end": null, "change_window": null, "model": "P", "model_label": "Prefilled optional commission", "who_pays": "the contributor, if they keep the amount added by default", "headline_figure": "8% on €50", "schedule": [ { "item": "Commission", "value": "0%" }, { "item": "Support cap", "value": "€30" }, { "item": "Bank fee cover", "value": "switched on by default (+€0.44 on €10)" } ], "prefilled_optional_commission_measured": { "source": "https://memorable.me/fr/blogs/comparatif-cagnottes-gratuites#parcours-donoor", "surveyed": "6–16 Sep and 7 Oct 2026", "actions_to_reach_0": 8, "per_contribution": [ { "contribution_eur": 5, "prefilled_commission_eur": 2, "share_of_contribution_pct": 40.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 10, "prefilled_commission_eur": 2, "share_of_contribution_pct": 20.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 20, "prefilled_commission_eur": 3, "share_of_contribution_pct": 15.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 30, "prefilled_commission_eur": 3, "share_of_contribution_pct": 10.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 50, "prefilled_commission_eur": 4, "share_of_contribution_pct": 8.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 75, "prefilled_commission_eur": 8, "share_of_contribution_pct": 10.7 }, { "contribution_eur": 100, "prefilled_commission_eur": 8, "share_of_contribution_pct": 8.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 150, "prefilled_commission_eur": 12, "share_of_contribution_pct": 8.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 200, "prefilled_commission_eur": 16, "share_of_contribution_pct": 8.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 300, "prefilled_commission_eur": 24, "share_of_contribution_pct": 8.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 500, "prefilled_commission_eur": 30, "share_of_contribution_pct": 6.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 1000, "prefilled_commission_eur": 30, "share_of_contribution_pct": 3.0 }, { "contribution_eur": 2000, "prefilled_commission_eur": 30, "share_of_contribution_pct": 1.5 } ] }, "summary": "Prefilled from the first capture", "description": "From the first capture, on 24 March 2026, the payment page adds €2 for Donoor to a €10 donation, and €0.44 to cover bank fees. The payment page code, archived by the Wayback Machine in September 2026, sets the amount: €2 up to €10, €3 up to €30, €4 up to €50, €5 up to €70, €8 up to €130, then 8% capped at €30. At the same time, the \"free\" page describes a contribution \"switched off by default\".", "quote": "Your contribution is their only way of keeping this service free: even a coffee is a lovely show of support.", "quote_location": "payment page, capture of 28 September 2026", "sources": [ { "title": "Donoor, payment page (Wayback capture): \"Support Donoor + €2.00\"", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260324112749/https://donoor.org/pay/donoor", "date": "24 Mar 2026", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Donoor, code of the support amount (Wayback capture)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260928124708/https://donoor.org/_nuxt/BJYLE_ad.js", "date": "28 Sep 2026", "type": "archive" }, { "title": "Donoor, a fundraiser's payment page (server-rendered)", "url": "https://donoor.org/c/festival-les-fourmilieres/payment", "date": "read on 9 Oct 2026", "type": "official" }, { "title": "Donoor, \"gratuit\" (free) page", "url": "https://donoor.org/gratuit", "date": "read on 9 Oct 2026", "type": "official" } ] } ], "note": "Quotes and source titles from French documents are Memorable's translations; the links lead to the originals, in French." }