# Altruism Ireland vs Doneerveilig

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Altruism Ireland delivers about €6.21 more of every €100 donated than Doneerveilig (€98.55 vs €92.34). Altruism Ireland stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Doneerveilig does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Altruism Ireland | Doneerveilig |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €98.55 | €92.34 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 6.7% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.2% + €0.25 | 0% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 2.9 (44) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 24 | 21 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 0 |
| Data residency | EU | — |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 1 | 2 |

## 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 Doneerveilig if

> Dutch and Belgian individuals running personal fundraising campaigns who prioritise a security-focused, PSD2-compliant platform with escrow handling and a simple, quick setup.

- Security-focused framing: PSD2 compliance supervised by De Nederlandsche Bank, escrow handling, and SSL.
- Donations held on a third-party escrow account (derdengeldenrekening) before payout.
- Quick, simple campaign setup aimed at individual causes.
- Account verification via a one-cent micro-transfer.