# Altruism Ireland vs BetterWorld

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Altruism Ireland delivers about 1.75 more of every 100 donated than BetterWorld (€98.55 vs £96.80 per 100). Altruism Ireland stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while BetterWorld does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Altruism Ireland | BetterWorld |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €98.55 | £96.80 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.2% + €0.25 | 2.9% + £0.30 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 2.9 (2) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 24 | 81 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 0 |
| Data residency | EU | — |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 1 | 5 |

## Choose Altruism Ireland if

> Irish donors and registered Irish charities that want zero-platform-fee giving with a strong emphasis on charity transparency and accountability.

- 0% platform fee, so listed charities keep the full donation apart from payment-processing costs.
- Operated by a registered Irish charity (CRA 20082475), aligning its incentives with the causes it lists.
- Transparency focus helps donors assess how charities use their funds.
- Education programmes offered to high-performing charities.


## Choose BetterWorld if

> Nonprofits, schools, PTOs, and community groups in the US running auctions, raffles, events, and peer-to-peer campaigns that want every fundraising tool available on every plan.

- Exceptionally broad format support: silent and live auctions, raffles, events, donation forms, peer-to-peer, crowdfunding, paddle raise, and a-thons.
- No feature gating - every fundraising tool is available even on the free entry plan.
- Paid Partner ($1,550/year) and Keystone ($5,950/year) tiers lower the platform's percentage cut for higher-volume organizations.
- Most donors (over 95%) opt to cover payment processing, so organizations retain more of each gift.