# Altruism Ireland vs GINGER

## What the data says.

On the headline numbers, Altruism Ireland and GINGER 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 | GINGER |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €98.55 | €97.85 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.2% + €0.25 | 1.8% + €0.35 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 24 | 65 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | EU | EU |
| 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 GINGER if

> Italian creators, associations, and local businesses running reward-based or donation campaigns who value a platform with a strong project-success rate and roots in the Emilia-Romagna region.

- One of the highest project-success rates among Italian crowdfunding platforms
- Mixed model supporting both reward-based campaigns and donation fundraising
- Open to individuals, associations, businesses, and public administrations
- Does not retain a platform percentage of funds raised (payment-processing commissions apply)