# BetterWorld vs iDonate.ie

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, iDonate.ie delivers about 1.00 more of every 100 donated than BetterWorld (€97.80 vs £96.80 per 100). iDonate.ie holds the stronger Trustpilot record: 4.9/5 across 494 reviews, against 2.9/5 across 2 for BetterWorld. iDonate.ie stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while BetterWorld does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | BetterWorld | iDonate.ie |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £96.80 | €97.80 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.9% + £0.30 | 1.95% + €0.25 |
| Trustpilot | 2.9 (2) | 4.9 (494) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 81 | 78 |
| Country coverage | 0 | 1 |
| Data residency | — | EEA |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 5 | 4 |

## Choose BetterWorld if

> Nonprofits, schools, PTOs, and community groups in the US running auctions, raffles, events, and peer-to-peer campaigns that want every fundraising tool available on every plan.

- Exceptionally broad format support: silent and live auctions, raffles, events, donation forms, peer-to-peer, crowdfunding, paddle raise, and a-thons.
- No feature gating - every fundraising tool is available even on the free entry plan.
- Paid Partner ($1,550/year) and Keystone ($5,950/year) tiers lower the platform's percentage cut for higher-volume organizations.
- Most donors (over 95%) opt to cover payment processing, so organizations retain more of each gift.


## Choose iDonate.ie if

> Irish charities, clubs, schools, and community causes that want low transaction-only fees and a broad set of fundraising tools, including donation pages, crowdfunders, raffles, and events.

- 0% platform fee with a transaction-only cost of 1.95% + EUR0.25 per donation.
- No setup or monthly fees.
- Donor-covers-the-fee option can reduce the net deduction for causes.
- Broad fundraising toolkit: donation pages, crowdfunders, raffles, and event fundraising.