# GINGER vs iDonate

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, iDonate delivers about 2.15 more of every 100 donated than GINGER (£100.00 vs €97.85 per 100). GINGER stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while iDonate does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | GINGER | iDonate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €97.85 | £100.00 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.8% + €0.35 | 0% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 65 | 72 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 0 |
| Data residency | EU | — |
| Languages | 1 | 0 |
| Payment methods supported | 4 | 0 |

## Choose GINGER if

> Italian creators, associations, and local businesses running reward-based or donation campaigns who value a platform with a strong project-success rate and roots in the Emilia-Romagna region.

- One of the highest project-success rates among Italian crowdfunding platforms
- Mixed model supporting both reward-based campaigns and donation fundraising
- Open to individuals, associations, businesses, and public administrations
- Does not retain a platform percentage of funds raised (payment-processing commissions apply)


## Choose iDonate if

> Mid-sized and larger US nonprofits that want conversion-optimised, embeddable donation and recurring-gift tools with enterprise-grade donor-data security, and are comfortable with custom, sales-quoted pricing.

- Conversion-focused giving tools: pop-up forms, hosted donation pages, embeddable website forms, and recurring-gift prompts.
- Enterprise donor-data security with annual SOC 2 Type 2 audits, third-party penetration testing, and a zero-trust design.
- Operates in accordance with GDPR standards per its privacy disclosures.
- Multiple donation rails: credit card, debit card, and ACH bank transfer.