# HelloAsso vs iDonate.ie

## 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 | €100.00 | €97.80 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + €0.00 | 1.95% + €0.25 |
| Trustpilot | 4.3 (620) | 4.9 (494) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 92 | 78 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | France (Microsoft Azure) | EEA |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 5 | 4 |

## Choose HelloAsso if

> 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.


## 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.