# iDonate.ie vs Les Petites Pierres

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Les Petites Pierres 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 Les Petites Pierres does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | iDonate.ie | Les Petites Pierres |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €97.80 | €100.00 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.95% + €0.25 | 0% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 4.9 (494) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 78 | 52 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | EEA | FR |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 4 | 4 |

## 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 Les Petites Pierres if

> French associations and nonprofits running solidarity-housing and anti-poverty projects, who benefit from partner matching that doubles eligible donations and from French tax-deductible giving.

- Partner matching doubles every eligible donation up to the project goal.
- Run as an endowment fund, so associations collect without a platform commission.
- Banking commissions reimbursed by partner Crédit Agricole des Savoie.
- French tax-receipt handling and donor tax deductions supported.