# Altruism Ireland vs We Solidaire

## What the data says.

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

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Altruism Ireland | We Solidaire |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €98.55 | £100.00 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.2% + €0.25 | 0% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 24 | 48 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 0 |
| Data residency | EU | — |
| Languages | 1 | 2 |
| 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 We Solidaire if

> Individuals, associations, and companies in France raising money for solidarity, health, cultural, animal, sports, religious, or memorial causes who want a simple French-language platform with broad international card acceptance.

- Backed by the established Papayoux crowdfunding operator (société Déméter, Paris).
- Payments processed by Lemonway, an institution approved by France's regulator ACPR under number 16568J.
- Registered as an Intermédiaire en Financement Participatif (IFP) with ORIAS, number 17003690.
- Accepts international bank cards from more than 150 countries.