# iDonate.ie vs Produzioni dal Basso

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, iDonate.ie delivers about 2.75 more of every 100 donated than Produzioni dal Basso (€97.80 vs £95.05 per 100). On the headline numbers, iDonate.ie and Produzioni dal Basso are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | iDonate.ie | Produzioni dal Basso |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €97.80 | £95.05 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 3% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.95% + €0.25 | 1.6% + £0.35 |
| Trustpilot | 4.9 (494) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 78 | 74 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | EEA | 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 Produzioni dal Basso if

> Italian associations, cultural and social projects, and start-ups that want a flexible, long-established platform with multiple funding models and optional co-financing, and that do not require international reach.

- Long-established (since 2005) generalist platform with broad project eligibility.
- Three funding modes: keep-it-all, all-or-nothing, and simple donation.
- Run by a benefit corporation; payments via PayPal and regulated Lemonway.
- Co-financing programs can unlock partner matching past a threshold.