# iDonate.ie vs We Solidaire

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, We Solidaire delivers about 2.20 more of every 100 donated than iDonate.ie (£100.00 vs €97.80 per 100). iDonate.ie stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while We Solidaire does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | iDonate.ie | We Solidaire |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €97.80 | £100.00 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.95% + €0.25 | 0% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 4.9 (494) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 78 | 48 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 0 |
| Data residency | EEA | — |
| Languages | 1 | 2 |
| Payment methods supported | 4 | 1 |

## 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 We Solidaire if

> Individuals, associations, and companies in France raising money for solidarity, health, cultural, animal, sports, religious, or memorial causes who want a simple French-language platform with broad international card acceptance.

- Backed by the established Papayoux crowdfunding operator (société Déméter, Paris).
- Payments processed by Lemonway, an institution approved by France's regulator ACPR under number 16568J.
- Registered as an Intermédiaire en Financement Participatif (IFP) with ORIAS, number 17003690.
- Accepts international bank cards from more than 150 countries.