iHelp vs Papayoux
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.
French and EU individuals organizing group collections for gifts and events, plus associations running solidarity campaigns, who want a regulated French platform with flexible fee handling.
On a €100 donation, iHelp delivers €2.20 more to the recipient than Papayoux.
iHelp & Papayoux don’t process payments in GBP — pricing shown in EUR.
What the data says.
Paying by Credit card, iHelp delivers about €2.20 more of every €100 donated than Papayoux (€100.00 vs €97.80).
iHelp stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Papayoux does not.
Side-by-side.
| Metric | iHelp | Papayoux |
|---|---|---|
| Recipient gets (€100) | €100.00★ winner | €97.80 |
| Platform fee | 0%★ winner | 1.9% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + €0.00★ winner | 0% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 4.6 (434)★ winner |
| Country coverage | 1 countries | 1 countries |
| Data residency | EU★ winner | — |
| Languages | 2 | 6★ winner |
| Payment methods supported | 1 | 2★ winner |
Winner by category.
€100.00 vs €97.80 reaches the recipient.
— vs 4.6 on Trustpilot.
1 vs 1 countries.
EEA data residency for GDPR-sensitive donor data.
Choose based on who you are.
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.
French and EU individuals organizing group collections for gifts and events, plus associations running solidarity campaigns, who want a regulated French platform with flexible fee handling.
- ✓Two products in one brand: group-pot collections and solidarity donations.
- ✓Regulated French crowdfunding intermediary (ORIAS) backed by Lemonway.
- ✓Group-pot creation and SEPA-zone withdrawals carry no transfer charge.
- ✓Organizer can absorb or pass per-contribution costs to contributors.
A third option.
Dutch and other social-impact initiators running Global-Goals-aligned campaigns who value personal coaching and community-building over a high-volume, self-serve crowdfunding marketplace.
Other comparisons.
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, iHelp or Papayoux?
On a €100 donation, iHelp delivers approximately €100.00 to the recipient and Papayoux delivers approximately €97.80. Real costs depend on the payment method donors choose.
Which is better for European nonprofits?
iHelp is generally better suited to European nonprofits handling GDPR-sensitive donor data because of its EEA data residency.
Which platform has more country coverage?
iHelp operates in 1 countries; Papayoux operates in 1.
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