# Altruism Ireland vs EcoCrowd

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Altruism Ireland delivers about €8.80 more of every €100 donated than EcoCrowd (€98.55 vs €89.75). Altruism Ireland stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while EcoCrowd does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Altruism Ireland | EcoCrowd |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €98.55 | €89.75 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 8% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.2% + €0.25 | 1.9% + €0.35 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 24 | 46 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | EU | DE |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 1 | 3 |

## 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 EcoCrowd if

> German environmental and sustainability nonprofits - associations, foundations, and gGmbHs - seeking community-backed funding for SDG-aligned projects through a curated monthly donation pool.

- Operated by the Deutsche Umweltstiftung, an established German environmental foundation.
- Sharp focus on sustainability and UN Sustainable Development Goal-aligned projects.
- Distinctive monthly donation-pool model with a community vote on which project is funded.
- Accepts PayPal and bank transfer, with donations starting from one euro.