# iDonate.ie vs Payzone Fundraising

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, iDonate.ie delivers about 1.49 more of every 100 donated than Payzone Fundraising (€97.80 vs £96.31 per 100). iDonate.ie stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Payzone Fundraising does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | iDonate.ie | Payzone Fundraising |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €97.80 | £96.31 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 3.69% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.95% + €0.25 | 0% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 4.9 (494) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 78 | 71 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | EEA | — |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 4 | 0 |

## 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 Payzone Fundraising if

> Irish charities, clubs, schools, and community organisations that want simple cashless fundraising, including donation pages, events, and recurring giving, backed by an established Irish payments company.

- Backed by Payzone, an established Irish payments company, with familiar payment infrastructure.
- Transparent transaction fee of 3% + VAT (about 3.69%) with no setup or monthly fees.
- Option to pass the transaction charge to donors so the cause receives the full amount.
- Supports campaigns, events, one-off and recurring donations, and merchandise sales.