# iHelp vs Pledge

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, iHelp delivers about 3.20 more of every 100 donated than Pledge (€100.00 vs $96.80 per 100). iHelp stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Pledge does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | iHelp | Pledge |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €100.00 | $96.80 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + €0.00 | 2.9% + $0.30 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 50 | 76 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | EU | US |
| Languages | 2 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 1 | 10 |

## 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 Pledge if

> US-based individuals, nonprofits and purpose-driven companies that want a free-to-start fundraiser with a wide range of giving methods - cards, ACH, PayPal, Venmo, stock, donor-advised funds and crypto - plus Shopify and API-based embedded giving.

- No mandatory platform fee - funded by optional donor tipping, with most donors choosing to cover the fees.
- Exceptionally broad giving methods: cards, ACH, PayPal, Venmo, Apple Pay, Google Pay, stock, donor-advised funds and cryptocurrency.
- Donations are regranted through the Pledgeling Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3) public charity, with multi-state US fundraising compliance.
- Shopify "Give & Grow" app and embedded-giving APIs and widgets for e-commerce and product integrations.