# Altruism Ireland vs Fundraise Up

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Altruism Ireland delivers about 5.05 more of every 100 donated than Fundraise Up (€98.55 vs £93.50 per 100). Altruism Ireland stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Fundraise Up does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Altruism Ireland | Fundraise Up |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €98.55 | £93.50 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 4% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.2% + €0.25 | 2.2% + £0.30 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 24 | 72 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 46 |
| Data residency | EU | US |
| Languages | 1 | 18 |
| Payment methods supported | 1 | 12 |

## 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 Fundraise Up if

> Mid-size and large nonprofits running international online fundraising that want to maximize donation conversion with modern wallets, local payment rails, and multi-currency checkout.

- Conversion-optimized donation checkout adapted from e-commerce best practices.
- Broad payment support: cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, Venmo, bank debits, and cryptocurrency.
- International, multi-currency checkout with local bank-debit rails (SEPA, BACS, BECS, iDEAL).
- Used by large global nonprofits, signalling enterprise-grade reliability.