# iDonate.ie vs TotalGiving

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, TotalGiving delivers about 2.20 more of every 100 donated than iDonate.ie (£100.00 vs €97.80 per 100). iDonate.ie holds the stronger Trustpilot record: 4.9/5 across 494 reviews, against 2.2/5 across 16 for TotalGiving. iDonate.ie stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while TotalGiving does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | iDonate.ie | TotalGiving |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €97.80 | £100.00 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.95% + €0.25 | 0% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 4.9 (494) | 2.2 (16) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 78 | 74 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | EEA | — |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 4 | 3 |

## 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 TotalGiving if

> UK registered charities and their supporters who want fundraising and sponsorship pages where donations pass directly to the charity, with Gift Aid and multi-currency donations.

- Donations are transferred directly to the recipient charity rather than held by the platform.
- Supports Gift Aid, claimable on eligible UK donations and approved by HMRC.
- Donors can give in many currencies (around 140), converted to GBP for the charity.
- Charity directory and search covering thousands of UK registered charities, with fundraising and sponsorship pages.