# iDonate.ie vs PPL

## 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 | €97.80 | €91.39 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 6.15% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.95% + €0.25 | 2.46% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 4.9 (494) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 78 | 57 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | EEA | — |
| Languages | 1 | 2 |
| 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 PPL if

> 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.