# GiveWheel vs iDonate.ie

## What the data says.

iDonate.ie holds the stronger Trustpilot record: 4.9/5 across 494 reviews, against 4.7/5 across 92 for GiveWheel. iDonate.ie stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while GiveWheel does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | GiveWheel | iDonate.ie |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £98.60 | €97.80 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.2% + £0.20 | 1.95% + €0.25 |
| Trustpilot | 4.7 (92) | 4.9 (494) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 71 | 78 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | EU (Heroku) | EEA |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 4 | 4 |

## Choose GiveWheel if

> UK fundraisers, charities, companies, and event organisers who want to raise for one or several charities at once, with custom donation splits, Gift Aid, ticketed events, and prize draws.

- Lets fundraisers support an unlimited number of charities from one page, with a custom percentage split.
- Gift Aid is handled via disbursement partner Charities Trust for eligible UK donations.
- Broad feature set: ticketed events, prize draws and raffles, DonorMap, donor messaging, and a public API.
- Accepts donations in GBP, AUD, USD, CAD, and EUR, settled in GBP.


## 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.