# Givelify vs iDonate.ie

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, iDonate.ie delivers about 1.00 more of every 100 donated than Givelify (€97.80 vs £96.80 per 100). iDonate.ie stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Givelify does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Givelify | iDonate.ie |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £96.80 | €97.80 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.9% + £0.30 | 1.95% + €0.25 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 4.9 (494) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 86 | 78 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | — | EEA |
| Languages | 0 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 1 | 4 |

## Choose Givelify if

> US churches, places of worship, and faith-based nonprofits that want a polished mobile giving app and simple donation pages with donor analytics, rather than complex campaign tooling.

- Highly rated, widely downloaded donor app that lowers friction for mobile and repeat giving.
- Online donation pages, text-to-give, and QR giving alongside the app.
- Donor management and analytics with a dedicated giving-success coach.
- Accepts major card brands: Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and American Express.


## 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.