iDonate.ie vs leDonenligne.fr
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.
Small and mid-sized French associations with public-interest or mecenat status that need a compliant, low-overhead way to collect donations and memberships and issue automatic fiscal receipts.
On a €100 donation, leDonenligne.fr delivers €2.20 more to the recipient than iDonate.ie.
iDonate.ie & leDonenligne.fr don’t process payments in GBP — pricing shown in EUR.
What the data says.
Paying by Credit card, leDonenligne.fr delivers about €2.20 more of every €100 donated than iDonate.ie (€100.00 vs €97.80).
iDonate.ie stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while leDonenligne.fr does not.
Side-by-side.
| Metric | iDonate.ie | leDonenligne.fr |
|---|---|---|
| Recipient gets (€100) | €97.80 | €100.00★ winner |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.95% + €0.25 | 0% + €0.00★ winner |
| Trustpilot | 4.9 (494)★ winner | — (0) |
| Country coverage | 1 countries | 1 countries |
| Data residency | EEA★ winner | France (OVH) |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 4★ winner | 1 |
Winner by category.
€100.00 vs €97.80 reaches the recipient.
4.9 vs — on Trustpilot.
1 vs 1 countries.
EEA data residency for GDPR-sensitive donor data.
Choose based on who you are.
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.
Small and mid-sized French associations with public-interest or mecenat status that need a compliant, low-overhead way to collect donations and memberships and issue automatic fiscal receipts.
- ✓Built specifically for French public-interest associations, with eligibility limited to organisations recognised for mecenat - a trust signal for donors.
- ✓Automatic issuance of fiscal receipts (recus fiscaux), emailed to donors without manual work.
- ✓Payments secured by the Credit Mutuel Arkea banking group using 3D-Secure.
- ✓Supports donation forms, membership (adhesion) collection, and custom or peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns.
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, iDonate.ie or leDonenligne.fr?
On a €100 donation, iDonate.ie delivers approximately €97.80 to the recipient and leDonenligne.fr delivers approximately €100.00. 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?
iDonate.ie operates in 1 countries; leDonenligne.fr operates in 1.
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