# Altruism Ireland vs OnParticipe

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, OnParticipe delivers about €1.45 more of every €100 donated than Altruism Ireland (€100.00 vs €98.55). Altruism Ireland stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while OnParticipe does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Altruism Ireland | OnParticipe |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €98.55 | €100.00 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.2% + €0.25 | 0% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 3 (21) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 24 | 74 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | EU | France |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 1 | 1 |

## 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 OnParticipe if

> French and European organisers running cagnottes, ticketed events, or association fundraising who want a no-commission, French-hosted platform with identity controls, and who will read the terms for inactivity and refund charges.

- No commission on collections, so organisers keep the entire amount raised and ticket revenue.
- Designed and hosted in France, with French customer support available seven days a week.
- Funded by an optional donor tip rather than a mandatory platform charge.
- Systematic identity-document checks on organisers for fraud control.