# iDonate.ie vs Pledge

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, iDonate.ie delivers about 1.00 more of every 100 donated than Pledge (€97.80 vs $96.80 per 100). iDonate.ie stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Pledge does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | iDonate.ie | Pledge |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €97.80 | $96.80 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.95% + €0.25 | 2.9% + $0.30 |
| Trustpilot | 4.9 (494) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 78 | 76 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | EEA | US |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 4 | 10 |

## 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 Pledge if

> US-based individuals, nonprofits and purpose-driven companies that want a free-to-start fundraiser with a wide range of giving methods - cards, ACH, PayPal, Venmo, stock, donor-advised funds and crypto - plus Shopify and API-based embedded giving.

- No mandatory platform fee - funded by optional donor tipping, with most donors choosing to cover the fees.
- Exceptionally broad giving methods: cards, ACH, PayPal, Venmo, Apple Pay, Google Pay, stock, donor-advised funds and cryptocurrency.
- Donations are regranted through the Pledgeling Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3) public charity, with multi-state US fundraising compliance.
- Shopify "Give & Grow" app and embedded-giving APIs and widgets for e-commerce and product integrations.