Petities.nl vs Petitie24 vs Petities.com: An In-Depth Comparison

A Note on the Names

Petities.com was originally launched as Petities24.com, and according to Archive.org it has been online longer than Petitie24. The similar names are easy to confuse, but these are separate, independent platforms.

1. Who Can Reach Your Supporters?

Petities.nl uses a recipient-first model. Signatory data is sent to the petition's recipient for verification, and the platform does not let anyone email the signers — not even you, the creator. That means you can't build an ongoing relationship with the people who backed your cause.

Petities.com: Your Petition. Your Data. Your Rules.

If you choose to collect email addresses or phone numbers, you get full, direct access to that information and can export your whole signature list — while staying GDPR-compliant. This allows you to:

• Build an Independent Movement: Contact your supporters directly for future campaigns, without depending on any platform.
• Stay GDPR-Compliant: You define the specific purposes for collecting personal data, set your own retention periods, and signatories consent to each one individually.
• Communicate Directly: Send thank-you notes, organize local events, or survey your supporters.

2. What Are You Allowed to Petition About?

Petities.nl deliberately limits its scope: it accepts only matters of general or citizen interest, addressed to politicians and decision-makers, and rejects consumer complaints and petitions aimed at companies or products. For a classic Dutch civic petition, that curation is a real strength.

Petities.com places no such limits on your cause. Whether you're campaigning about a local issue, a workplace, a company, a product, or a global concern, you can run it — and decide for yourself who the right decision-maker is.

3. Professional Features

Petities.nl is a focused Dutch platform. Petities.com adds the tools that larger or more complex campaigns need:

• Multilingual Petitions: Your petition can have several language versions, cross-linked and sharing a single signature list. Each version gets 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. And in Belgium, a French version reaches French-speaking signers too.
• Custom Data Fields & Consent: Collect exactly the information your campaign needs, with a separate consent for each purpose.
• AI Assistant & Rich Content: Let AI help draft your title, text and cover image, and tell your story with photos, video and formatted text.
• Team Collaboration: Grant different levels of access to translators, moderators, and co-organizers.
• Offline & Online Integration: Collect signatures on paper at events and combine them with your online total for a single, unified count.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I email the people who signed my petition on Petities.nl?

No. Petities.nl does not let the creator email signers — signatory data goes to the recipient for verification only. On Petities.com, if you choose to collect email addresses, you get full, direct access to them.

Can I run a petition against a company on Petities.nl?

No. Petities.nl accepts only citizen and political matters and rejects consumer complaints and petitions aimed at companies or products. Petities.com lets you campaign about any cause, including consumer and company issues.

Is Petities.nl GDPR-compliant?

Yes. Petities.nl hosts data on servers in the Netherlands under Dutch law and deletes unused data. Petities.com is also GDPR-compliant, and additionally lets you set your own retention periods and per-purpose consent.

How is Petitie24 different from Petities.nl?

Petitie24 is a neutral Dutch platform that is open to any cause, whereas Petities.nl restricts what you can petition about. Both are Dutch-language and Netherlands-focused; Petities.com adds multilingual petitions.

Which platform is better for a multilingual campaign?

Petities.com. It supports one petition in several languages sharing a single signature list and is not limited to the Netherlands, while Petities.nl and Petitie24 are Dutch-language, Netherlands-focused platforms.