Donorbox vs iRaiser
Small-to-medium nonprofits across verticals like churches, healthcare, education, and animal welfare that want recurring-donation tooling, donor fee-cover, and a managed donation-form product without a CRM-scale platform commitment.
Established European nonprofits, foundations, hospitals, and cultural institutions that want branded, self-hosted fundraising tools — forms, peer-to-peer, crowdfunding, and events — under their own identity.
On a £100 donation, iRaiser delivers £3.30 more to the recipient than Donorbox.
What the data says.
Paying by Credit card, iRaiser delivers about £3.30 more of every £100 donated than Donorbox (£97.85 vs £94.55).
iRaiser stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Donorbox does not.
Per-method pricing vs iRaiser.
| Payment method | Per transaction | Of £100, recipient gets | Notes | iRaiser · fee | iRaiser gets | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iDEAL | 2.95% + £0.29 | £96.76 | 2.95% platform fee | £0.29 flat | £99.71 | £-2.95 |
| SEPA Direct Debit | 3.3% + £0.25 | £96.45 | 2.95% platform fee | 0.35% + £0.25 | £99.40 | £-2.95 |
| Credit card | 5.15% + £0.30 | £94.55 | 2.95% platform fee | 1.9% + £0.25 | £97.85 | £-3.30 |
Side-by-side.
| Metric | Donorbox | iRaiser |
|---|---|---|
| Recipient gets (£100) | £94.55 | £97.85★ winner |
| Platform fee | 2.95% | 0%★ winner |
| Payment processing fee | 2.2% + £0.30 | 1.9% + £0.25★ winner |
| Trustpilot | 3.9 (53)★ winner | — (0) |
| Country coverage | 23 countries★ winner | 19 countries |
| Data residency | US | EEA★ winner |
| Languages | 12★ winner | 5 |
| Payment methods supported | 19 | 23★ winner |
Winner by category.
£97.85 vs £94.55 reaches the recipient.
3.9 vs — on Trustpilot.
23 vs 19 countries.
EEA data residency for GDPR-sensitive donor data.
Choose based on who you are.
Small-to-medium nonprofits across verticals like churches, healthcare, education, and animal welfare that want recurring-donation tooling, donor fee-cover, and a managed donation-form product without a CRM-scale platform commitment.
- ✓Donor-cover-fees option at checkout — Donorbox frames opt-in as the default, so the recipient can receive the full donation amount.
- ✓Broad payment-rail support: iDEAL, Bancontact, SEPA, BACS, Klarna, PayPal, Venmo, Cash App, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Amazon Pay, and Link by Stripe.
- ✓Standard plan has no monthly subscription — just per-transaction fees on the 2.95% / 3.95% tier.
- ✓First-class recurring-donation tooling with upsell prompts and donor-management features on the Pro tier.
Established European nonprofits, foundations, hospitals, and cultural institutions that want branded, self-hosted fundraising tools — forms, peer-to-peer, crowdfunding, and events — under their own identity.
- ✓Branded, self-hosted fundraising tools (donation forms, peer-to-peer, crowdfunding, events, ticketing) under the nonprofit's own identity.
- ✓Configurable Flex Editor for tailoring donation journeys.
- ✓Established European focus, reporting more than 900 charities served across the region.
- ✓Suited to larger nonprofits, foundations, hospitals, and cultural institutions with dedicated fundraising teams.
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, Donorbox or iRaiser?
On a £100 donation, Donorbox delivers approximately £94.55 to the recipient and iRaiser delivers approximately £97.85. Real costs depend on the payment method donors choose.
Which is better for European nonprofits?
iRaiser is generally better suited to European nonprofits handling GDPR-sensitive donor data because of its EEA data residency.
Which platform has more country coverage?
Donorbox operates in 23 countries; iRaiser operates in 19.
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