HelloAsso vs iDonate.ie
French associations, clubs, and nonprofits that want to collect donations, memberships, and event payments with no platform commission and full pass-through of funds.
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.
On a €100 donation, HelloAsso delivers €2.20 more to the recipient than iDonate.ie.
HelloAsso & iDonate.ie don’t process payments in GBP — pricing shown in EUR.
What the data says.
Paying by Credit card, HelloAsso delivers about €2.20 more of every €100 donated than iDonate.ie (€100.00 vs €97.80).
iDonate.ie holds the stronger Trustpilot record: 4.9/5 across 494 reviews, against 4.3/5 across 620 for HelloAsso.
iDonate.ie stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while HelloAsso does not.
Side-by-side.
| Metric | HelloAsso | iDonate.ie |
|---|---|---|
| Recipient gets (€100) | €100.00★ winner | €97.80 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + €0.00★ winner | 1.95% + €0.25 |
| Trustpilot | 4.3 (620) | 4.9 (494)★ winner |
| Country coverage | 1 countries | 1 countries |
| Data residency | France (Microsoft Azure) | EEA★ winner |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 5★ winner | 4 |
Winner by category.
€100.00 vs €97.80 reaches the recipient.
4.3 vs 4.9 on Trustpilot.
1 vs 1 countries.
EEA data residency for GDPR-sensitive donor data.
Choose based on who you are.
French associations, clubs, and nonprofits that want to collect donations, memberships, and event payments with no platform commission and full pass-through of funds.
- ✓Entirely free for associations — zero commission and zero fees.
- ✓Associations receive 100% of the funds they collect.
- ✓Funded by optional voluntary donor contributions rather than mandatory fees.
- ✓HelloAsso absorbs payment-processing costs rather than passing them on.
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.
A third option.
Dutch and other social-impact initiators running Global-Goals-aligned campaigns who value personal coaching and community-building over a high-volume, self-serve crowdfunding marketplace.
Other comparisons.
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, HelloAsso or iDonate.ie?
On a €100 donation, HelloAsso delivers approximately €100.00 to the recipient and iDonate.ie delivers approximately €97.80. Real costs depend on the payment method donors choose.
Which is better for European nonprofits?
iDonate.ie is generally better suited to European nonprofits handling GDPR-sensitive donor data because of its EEA data residency.
Which platform has more country coverage?
HelloAsso operates in 1 countries; iDonate.ie operates in 1.
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