# Altruism Ireland vs Zeffy

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Zeffy 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 Zeffy does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Altruism Ireland | Zeffy |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €98.55 | £100.00 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.2% + €0.25 | 0% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 4.5 (441) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 24 | 91 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 4 |
| Data residency | EU | CA |
| Languages | 1 | 2 |
| 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 Zeffy if

> Nonprofits and charitable organisations in the US, Canada, the UK, and Australia that want donation forms, event ticketing, auctions, and donor management together in one tool without per-tool software costs.

- Combines donation forms, event ticketing, raffles, auctions, peer-to-peer campaigns, memberships, and donor management in one platform.
- Accepts credit cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and ACH bank transfers.
- Used by more than 100,000 nonprofit organisations across North America.
- Available in English and French, suiting both US and Canadian (including Québec) organisations.