Doare vs iDonate.ie
Brazilian nonprofits and third-sector organizations that want hosted donation pages, recurring-giving tools, and a donor CRM to build a sustained local donor base, rather than a one-off campaign.
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.
Of every 100 donated, iDonate.ie delivers 4.05 more per 100 to the recipient than Doare.
Each platform is priced in its own currency: Doare in GBP, iDonate.ie in EUR.
What the data says.
Paying by Credit card, iDonate.ie delivers about 4.05 more of every 100 donated than Doare (€97.80 vs £93.75 per 100).
iDonate.ie stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Doare does not.
Side-by-side.
| Metric | Doare | iDonate.ie |
|---|---|---|
| Recipient gets (per 100) | £93.75 | €97.80★ winner |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 5.8% + £0.45 | 1.95% + €0.25★ winner |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 4.9 (494)★ winner |
| Country coverage | 1 countries | 1 countries |
| Data residency | — | EEA★ winner |
| Languages | 3★ winner | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 8★ winner | 4 |
Winner by category.
€97.80 vs £93.75 reaches the recipient.
— vs 4.9 on Trustpilot.
1 vs 1 countries.
EEA data residency for GDPR-sensitive donor data.
Choose based on who you are.
Brazilian nonprofits and third-sector organizations that want hosted donation pages, recurring-giving tools, and a donor CRM to build a sustained local donor base, rather than a one-off campaign.
- ✓Purpose-built nonprofit toolkit: donation pages, recurring giving, and donor CRM.
- ✓Supports Brazilian rails including boleto and PIX, plus automatic recurring PIX.
- ✓Tiered plans with per-transaction costs that decrease at higher tiers.
- ✓Peer-to-peer ambassador fundraising and corporate ESG and matching products.
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.
A third option.
Dutch and other social-impact initiators running Global-Goals-aligned campaigns who value personal coaching and community-building over a high-volume, self-serve crowdfunding marketplace.
Other comparisons.
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Doare or iDonate.ie?
Of every 100 donated, Doare delivers approximately £93.75 to the recipient and iDonate.ie delivers approximately €97.80. Real costs depend on the payment method donors choose.
Which is better for European nonprofits?
iDonate.ie is generally better suited to European nonprofits handling GDPR-sensitive donor data because of its EEA data residency.
Which platform has more country coverage?
Doare operates in 1 countries; iDonate.ie operates in 1.
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