Doneeractie vs iHelp
Dutch and Belgian individuals and informal causes that want to launch a simple donation campaign quickly, with support for iDEAL, Bancontact, and other local payment methods.
Spanish nonprofits and donors who value vetted, legitimacy-checked causes and a commission-light giving model, and who are comfortable with a single Santander payment gateway and a smaller catalogue of campaigns.
On a €100 donation, iHelp delivers €6.49 more to the recipient than Doneeractie.
Doneeractie & iHelp don’t process payments in GBP — pricing shown in EUR.
What the data says.
Paying by Credit card, iHelp delivers about €6.49 more of every €100 donated than Doneeractie (€100.00 vs €93.51).
iHelp stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Doneeractie does not.
Side-by-side.
| Metric | Doneeractie | iHelp |
|---|---|---|
| Recipient gets (€100) | €93.51 | €100.00★ winner |
| Platform fee | 6% | 0%★ winner |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + €0.00 | 0% + €0.00★ winner |
| Trustpilot | 2.7 (28)★ winner | — (0) |
| Country coverage | 0 countries | 1 countries★ winner |
| Data residency | — | EU★ winner |
| Languages | 1 | 2★ winner |
| Payment methods supported | 9★ winner | 1 |
Winner by category.
€100.00 vs €93.51 reaches the recipient.
2.7 vs — on Trustpilot.
1 vs 0 countries.
EEA data residency for GDPR-sensitive donor data.
Choose based on who you are.
Dutch and Belgian individuals and informal causes that want to launch a simple donation campaign quickly, with support for iDEAL, Bancontact, and other local payment methods.
- ✓Independent Dutch platform online since 2016, active in the Netherlands and Belgium.
- ✓Fast campaign setup, with organisers able to be online within minutes.
- ✓Supports Dutch and Belgian payment methods including iDEAL, Wero, Bancontact, Belfius, and KBC/CBC, plus cards, PayPal, and Przelewy24.
- ✓Campaign-owner verification handled via Payaut, with Mollie as the donor-facing payment gateway.
Spanish nonprofits and donors who value vetted, legitimacy-checked causes and a commission-light giving model, and who are comfortable with a single Santander payment gateway and a smaller catalogue of campaigns.
- ✓No platform commission charged to nonprofits or donors, per iHelp's FAQ.
- ✓NGOs and causes are vetted for legality and viability before listing.
- ✓Long heritage in Spanish online giving, continuing Cibersolidaridad.org which ran from 2001.
- ✓Post-donation follow-up and a stated focus on transparent, effective altruism.
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, Doneeractie or iHelp?
On a €100 donation, Doneeractie delivers approximately €93.51 to the recipient and iHelp delivers approximately €100.00. Real costs depend on the payment method donors choose.
Which is better for European nonprofits?
iHelp is generally better suited to European nonprofits handling GDPR-sensitive donor data because of its EEA data residency.
Which platform has more country coverage?
Doneeractie operates in 0 countries; iHelp operates in 1.
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