Altruism Ireland vs Funraisin
Irish donors and registered Irish charities that want zero-platform-fee giving with a strong emphasis on charity transparency and accountability.
Established nonprofits and charities running event-based, peer-to-peer, and recurring fundraising programmes that want a fully branded, white-label platform and have the capacity to operate it.
Of every 100 donated, Funraisin delivers 1.45 more per 100 to the recipient than Altruism Ireland.
Each platform is priced in its own currency: Altruism Ireland in EUR, Funraisin in GBP.
What the data says.
Altruism Ireland stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Funraisin does not.
On the headline numbers, Altruism Ireland and Funraisin 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 | Funraisin |
|---|---|---|
| Recipient gets (per 100) | €98.55 | £100.00★ winner |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.2% + €0.25 | 0% + £0.00★ winner |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Country coverage | 1 countries★ winner | 0 countries |
| Data residency | EU★ winner | AU/EU/NA |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 1 | 7★ winner |
Winner by category.
£100.00 vs €98.55 reaches the recipient.
— vs — on Trustpilot.
1 vs 0 countries.
EEA data residency for GDPR-sensitive donor data.
Choose based on who you are.
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.
Established nonprofits and charities running event-based, peer-to-peer, and recurring fundraising programmes that want a fully branded, white-label platform and have the capacity to operate it.
- ✓White-label, highly customisable platform that lets nonprofits run fully branded fundraising sites.
- ✓Broad feature suite: donations, peer-to-peer, events and ticketing, raffles, recurring giving, and a built-in CMS.
- ✓Wide payment coverage including cards, PayPal, Apple Pay and Google Pay via Stripe, iDEAL, ACH, and BECS direct debit.
- ✓Multilingual deployments via optional language packs and support for a wide range of currencies.
A third option.
Dutch and other social-impact initiators running Global-Goals-aligned campaigns who value personal coaching and community-building over a high-volume, self-serve crowdfunding marketplace.
Other comparisons.
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Altruism Ireland or Funraisin?
Of every 100 donated, Altruism Ireland delivers approximately €98.55 to the recipient and Funraisin delivers approximately £100.00. Real costs depend on the payment method donors choose.
Which is better for European nonprofits?
Altruism Ireland is generally better suited to European nonprofits handling GDPR-sensitive donor data because of its EEA data residency.
Which platform has more country coverage?
Altruism Ireland operates in 1 countries; Funraisin operates in 0.
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