# iDonate.ie vs Kadonation

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Kadonation 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 3.3/5 across 1,365 for Kadonation. iDonate.ie stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Kadonation does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | iDonate.ie | Kadonation |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €97.80 | €100.00 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.95% + €0.25 | 0% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 4.9 (494) | 3.3 (1365) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 78 | 42 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | EEA | — |
| Languages | 1 | 3 |
| Payment methods supported | 4 | 6 |

## 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.


## Choose Kadonation if

> Benelux users organising social group gifts among friends, family, or colleagues who are happy to receive a gift card rather than cash, plus organisers wanting a low-cost donation-crowdfunding option in Belgium and the Netherlands.

- Group gifts cost nothing to create or contribute to beyond the contribution itself.
- Broad Benelux payment coverage: Bancontact, iDEAL, Payconiq, Visa, Mastercard, and Maestro.
- Donation-crowdfunding path charges only a one-time deduction at project close, with no start or per-contribution cost.
- Integrated into the Payconiq by Bancontact app for quick, secure contributions.