# Altruism Ireland vs mycause

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Altruism Ireland delivers about 1.05 more of every 100 donated than mycause (€98.55 vs A$97.50 per 100). Altruism Ireland stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while mycause does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Altruism Ireland | mycause |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €98.55 | A$97.50 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.2% + €0.25 | 2.5% + A$0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 24 | 75 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | EU | Australia (US backup) |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 1 | 0 |

## 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 mycause if

> Australian individuals, registered charities, and schools running domestic donation campaigns who value a long-established, locally owned platform with Australian data residency and a donor-tip funding model for personal causes.

- Long-established Australian pioneer of crowdfunding, operating since 2009.
- Wholly Australian owned and operated, with primary servers based in Sydney.
- Personal fundraisers carry no platform charge, funded by an optional donor tip.
- Donations receipted to the chosen Australian charity.