# Altruism Ireland vs I believe in you

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Altruism Ireland delivers about €10.55 more of every €100 donated than I believe in you (€98.55 vs €88.00). Altruism Ireland stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while I believe in you does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Altruism Ireland | I believe in you |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €98.55 | €88.00 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 8% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.2% + €0.25 | 4% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 24 | 40 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | EU | DE (AWS Frankfurt) |
| Languages | 1 | 2 |
| 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 I believe in you if

> Austrian athletes, sports clubs, and event organisers raising money for a sporting goal, who are comfortable with an all-or-nothing campaign where funds are released only if the target is met.

- Focuses exclusively on sport - athletes, clubs, and sports event organisers - rather than general crowdfunding.
- All-or-nothing model means backers are only charged for campaigns that reach their goal.
- Operated locally by a Vienna-based entity (I Believe In You Osterreich GmbH) under an established Swiss brand.
- Austrian site is hosted on Amazon Web Services in Frankfurt, Germany - EU data residency.