# Altruism Ireland vs Crowdfunder UK

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Altruism Ireland delivers about 1.07 more of every 100 donated than Crowdfunder UK (€98.55 vs £97.48 per 100). On the headline numbers, Altruism Ireland and Crowdfunder UK are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Altruism Ireland | Crowdfunder UK |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €98.55 | £97.48 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.2% + €0.25 | 2.28% + £0.24 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 4.1 (2873) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 24 | 85 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | EU | UK/EEA/US |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 1 | 4 |

## 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 Crowdfunder UK if

> UK community projects, charities, social enterprises, and individuals who want match funding and Gift Aid alongside either donation or reward-based crowdfunding and can settle to a UK bank account.

- Supports multiple campaign types - donations, reward-based pledges, and community share offers - on one platform.
- Match funding (+Extra) can unlock grants from corporate, public-sector, and charitable partners on top of money raised.
- Gift Aid is handled through SwiftAid for eligible UK donations.
- Offers both All-or-Nothing and Flexible (keep-what-you-raise) funding models.