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Peticao.online vs Petição Pública: An In-Depth Comparison

Petição Pública is a free Portuguese petition platform, registered with Portugal's data-protection authority (CNPD). Peticao.online is a flexible, self-service petition tool. Both are free and EU-based, so the real differences are languages and the petition tools you get.

Feature Peticao.online Petição Pública
Access to Signer Emails Yes, Full Access Not verified
Custom Consent Choices You define each purpose; signers consent to each one separately Not verified
Petition-Specific Privacy Policy Yes (auto-generated for each petition — or provide your own privacy policy URL) Not verified
Multilingual Petitions Yes (one petition in many languages, sharing a single signature list) No (Portuguese)
Language-Specific Domains Yes (an easy-to-remember address for each language version) No (one brand domain)
AI Writing & Cover Image Assistant Yes (drafts, translates and generates a cover image) Not verified
EU-Based Hosting Yes (operated from the EU) Yes (Portugal, EU)
Cost to Create a Petition Free Free

1. Run in Several Languages

Petição Pública is a Portuguese-language platform on a single brand domain. For a campaign that reaches beyond Portugal, that is a limit.

Peticao.online works across languages. You can give your petition several language versions (the AI assistant can translate it for you) that are cross-linked and share a single signature list — each with its own easy-to-remember web address, a signing form translated into that language, confirmation emails in the right language, and petition updates you can send per version. An English version is also worth having at home, to reach immigrants and others who don't yet speak the local language well enough to sign.

2. Petition & Privacy Tools

Peticao.online adds self-service tools designed around running a petition: an AI assistant for your title, text and cover image, custom consent choices where signatories agree to each purpose individually, and a privacy policy generated for each petition. Both platforms are free and host data in the EU.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Petição Pública free?

Yes. Petição Pública offers free hosting for petitions in Portugal. Peticao.online is also free to create and run a petition.

Can I run a petition in several languages?

On Peticao.online you can run one petition in several languages sharing a single signature list, on language-matched domains. Petição Pública is a single Portuguese-language platform.

Is my data kept in the EU?

Both platforms are EU-based — Petição Pública is registered with Portugal's CNPD, and Peticao.online hosts data in the EU.

This is our own comparison, focused on the differences that matter to organizers who want control over their data and campaign. It doesn't cover every feature — each platform has strengths suited to different needs, so it's worth evaluating each option against what your campaign needs.

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