# EcoCrowd vs iDonate.ie

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, iDonate.ie delivers about €8.05 more of every €100 donated than EcoCrowd (€97.80 vs €89.75). iDonate.ie stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while EcoCrowd does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | EcoCrowd | iDonate.ie |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €89.75 | €97.80 |
| Platform fee | 8% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.9% + €0.35 | 1.95% + €0.25 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 4.9 (494) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 46 | 78 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | DE | EEA |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 3 | 4 |

## Choose EcoCrowd if

> German environmental and sustainability nonprofits - associations, foundations, and gGmbHs - seeking community-backed funding for SDG-aligned projects through a curated monthly donation pool.

- Operated by the Deutsche Umweltstiftung, an established German environmental foundation.
- Sharp focus on sustainability and UN Sustainable Development Goal-aligned projects.
- Distinctive monthly donation-pool model with a community vote on which project is funded.
- Accepts PayPal and bank transfer, with donations starting from one 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.