Goteo
Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
What it is
Goteo is a crowdfunding platform for projects with social, cultural, educational, or environmental impact. Individuals and organizations can seek money and practical collaboration for work created, produced, or distributed under free and open terms. Projects must use free or open licenses and add to shared knowledge or the commons. A standard campaign has two 40-day rounds, with the first using an all-or-nothing minimum goal. Campaigns can combine individual rewards with collective returns intended to create shared value. Support may include skills, materials, infrastructure, or help with project tasks, not only money. Goteo’s team and a community of experts review registered projects and may advise on promotion, licensing, and collective returns. Backers can pay by credit card, PayPal when enabled by the promoter, or Goteo Virtual Purse. The platform offers a read-only API for crowdfunding data, supporting GET, OPTIONS, and HEAD with Basic or OAuth authentication. Goteo was founded in 2010 by Platoniq and is governed by the non-profit Goteo Foundation.
For and against
For
- Supports money and practical contributions
- Requires free or open licensing
- Two-round campaign structure
- Project review and guidance available
- Read-only API with Basic and OAuth access
Against
- Exclusive-profit projects are not accepted
- First round uses all-or-nothing funding
- Successful projects retain 10% of funds
- API is read-only
The verdict
Goteo connects open projects with funding and non-monetary collaboration while emphasizing community returns. Promoters should account for the campaign structure and 10% retention on successful projects.
Who it suits
Goteo suits individuals and organizations seeking funding or collaboration for open projects with social, cultural, educational, or environmental aims. It is not intended for exclusively profit-driven projects, product sales, lotteries, electoral campaigns, or charity fundraising.
Plans and prices
Goteo crowdfunding campaign
No charge to the promoter if the project does not reach its minimum funding goal; successful projects have a 10% retention on funds raised (2026 FAQ)
Read 8 Oct 2026 · en.goteo.org
On the record
- API
- Goteo provides an API for platform and crowdfunding data; its documented API is currently read-only and supports GET, OPTIONS, and HEAD.developers.goteo.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- API access controls
- The API supports Basic and OAuth authentication, and documents request rate limits.developers.goteo.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Campaign structure
- The standard campaign has two rounds of 40 days, with the first round using an all-or-nothing minimum goal.en.goteo.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Collective returns
- Campaigns describe collective returns alongside individual rewards, with the goal of creating shared value for the community.en.goteo.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Maker
- Goteo was founded by Platoniq and is governed by the non-profit Goteo Foundation.en.goteo.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Non-monetary collaboration
- People can contribute skills, material resources, infrastructure, or help with project tasks in addition to money.en.goteo.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Open projects
- Projects seeking funding must use free or open licenses and contribute to shared knowledge or the commons.en.goteo.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Payment methods
- Backers can contribute by credit card, PayPal when enabled by the promoter, or Goteo Virtual Purse.en.goteo.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Payment security
- Goteo says its card payment process keeps bank details inaccessible to the Foundation and project promoters.en.goteo.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Platform code
- Goteo says its platform was developed in PHP and that a first version was released under the AGPL3 license.en.goteo.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Project restrictions
- Goteo does not accept projects designed exclusively for profit, product or service sales, lotteries, electoral campaigns, or charity fundraising.en.goteo.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Project review and guidance
- The Goteo team and a community of experts review registered projects and may advise on campaign promotion, licensing, and collective returns.en.goteo.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Goteo is a crowdfunding platform for projects with social, cultural, educational, or environmental impact.en.goteo.org · read 8 Oct 2026
- Who can use it
- Goteo is for individuals and organizations seeking funding or collaboration for projects made, produced, or distributed on free and open terms.en.goteo.org · read 8 Oct 2026
