# iHelp vs La Cagnotte des Proches

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, iHelp delivers about €2.47 more of every €100 donated than La Cagnotte des Proches (€100.00 vs €97.53). iHelp stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while La Cagnotte des Proches does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | iHelp | La Cagnotte des Proches |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €100.00 | €97.53 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + €0.00 | 2.3% + €0.17 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 50 | 61 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 5 |
| Data residency | EU | France (OVH) |
| Languages | 2 | 2 |
| Payment methods supported | 1 | 3 |

## Choose iHelp if

> Spanish nonprofits and donors who value vetted, legitimacy-checked causes and a commission-light giving model, and who are comfortable with a single Santander payment gateway and a smaller catalogue of campaigns.

- No platform commission charged to nonprofits or donors, per iHelp's FAQ.
- NGOs and causes are vetted for legality and viability before listing.
- Long heritage in Spanish online giving, continuing Cibersolidaridad.org which ran from 2001.
- Post-donation follow-up and a stated focus on transparent, effective altruism.


## Choose La Cagnotte des Proches if

> Families, friends, and colleagues in France raising a solidarity cagnotte to support a loved one facing illness, disability, an accident, end-of-life care, or bereavement.

- Tightly focused on solidarity and health-related causes - illness, accidents, end-of-life, and bereavement collections.
- Operated by a French company (SAS, Aix-en-Provence) and certified as a social-utility enterprise (ESUS) in 2024.
- Donations are processed securely by Stripe, with withdrawals paid to the beneficiary by bank transfer.
- Offers fundraiser support beyond hosting - advice and help creating visuals, videos, and media outreach.