# Givebutter vs iHelp

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, iHelp delivers about 3.20 more of every 100 donated than Givebutter (€100.00 vs $96.80 per 100). iHelp stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Givebutter does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Givebutter | iHelp |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | $96.80 | €100.00 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.9% + $0.30 | 0% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 4.1 (283) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 91 | 50 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | US | EU |
| Languages | 1 | 2 |
| Payment methods supported | 10 | 1 |

## Choose Givebutter if

> US nonprofits that want donation pages, events, and donor management in one free-to-start platform, especially where donors reliably cover the optional tip.

- 0% platform fee across campaign types when donor tips are enabled.
- All-in-one toolset: donation pages, events, and donor management.
- No limits or fees on payouts.
- Broad payment support: cards, PayPal, Venmo, ACH, Cash App, donor-advised funds, Apple Pay, and Google Pay.


## Choose iHelp if

> 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.