iDonate.ie vs PPL
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.
Portuguese entrepreneurs, creatives, and social or humanitarian causes that want a local, Portuguese-language crowdfunding platform offering both reward-based campaigns and a dedicated donations area.
On a €100 donation, iDonate.ie delivers €6.41 more to the recipient than PPL.
iDonate.ie & PPL don’t process payments in GBP — pricing shown in EUR.
What the data says.
Paying by Credit card, iDonate.ie delivers about €6.41 more of every €100 donated than PPL (€97.80 vs €91.39).
iDonate.ie stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while PPL does not.
Side-by-side.
| Metric | iDonate.ie | PPL |
|---|---|---|
| Recipient gets (€100) | €97.80★ winner | €91.39 |
| Platform fee | 0%★ winner | 6.15% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.95% + €0.25★ winner | 2.46% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 4.9 (494)★ winner | — (0) |
| Country coverage | 1 countries | 1 countries |
| Data residency | EEA★ winner | — |
| Languages | 1 | 2★ winner |
| Payment methods supported | 4 | 4 |
Winner by category.
€97.80 vs €91.39 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.
Portuguese entrepreneurs, creatives, and social or humanitarian causes that want a local, Portuguese-language crowdfunding platform offering both reward-based campaigns and a dedicated donations area.
- ✓Long-established in Portugal, operating since 2011.
- ✓Supports both reward-based crowdfunding and a dedicated 'PPL Causas' donations area for social causes.
- ✓Offers all-or-nothing and flexible funding models.
- ✓Supporters can give unconditionally to causes, transferring even if the goal is not met.
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 PPL?
On a €100 donation, iDonate.ie delivers approximately €97.80 to the recipient and PPL delivers approximately €91.39. 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; PPL operates in 1.
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