# iHelp vs PPL

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, iHelp delivers about €8.61 more of every €100 donated than PPL (€100.00 vs €91.39). iHelp stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while PPL does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | iHelp | PPL |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €100.00 | €91.39 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 6.15% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + €0.00 | 2.46% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 50 | 57 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | EU | — |
| Languages | 2 | 2 |
| Payment methods supported | 1 | 4 |

## 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 PPL if

> Portuguese entrepreneurs, creatives, and social or humanitarian causes that want a local, Portuguese-language crowdfunding platform offering both reward-based campaigns and a dedicated donations area.

- Long-established in Portugal, operating since 2011.
- Supports both reward-based crowdfunding and a dedicated 'PPL Causas' donations area for social causes.
- Offers all-or-nothing and flexible funding models.
- Supporters can give unconditionally to causes, transferring even if the goal is not met.