# Classy vs iDonate.ie

## What the data says.

iDonate.ie stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Classy does not. On the headline numbers, Classy and iDonate.ie are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Classy | iDonate.ie |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £97.30 | €97.80 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.4% + £0.30 | 1.95% + €0.25 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 4.9 (494) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 86 | 78 |
| Country coverage | 4 | 1 |
| Data residency | US | EEA |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 6 | 4 |

## Choose Classy if

> Mid-to-large US nonprofits running enterprise-scale peer-to-peer campaigns, ticketed events, and recurring-giving programmes that need depth beyond a basic donation page.

- Enterprise-grade peer-to-peer, events, and recurring-giving tooling.
- Now part of GoFundMe Pro, backed by GoFundMe's reach and 190-million community.
- Essentials plan with zero subscription fees and no setup costs for smaller nonprofits.
- Multi-currency settlement in US dollar, Canadian dollar, pound, Australian dollar, and euro.


## 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.