# iHelp vs StartSomeGood

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, iHelp delivers about 7.90 more of every 100 donated than StartSomeGood (€100.00 vs £92.10 per 100). iHelp stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while StartSomeGood does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | iHelp | StartSomeGood |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €100.00 | £92.10 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 5% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + €0.00 | 2.9% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 50 | 59 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 23 |
| Data residency | EU | — |
| Languages | 2 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 1 | 1 |

## 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 StartSomeGood if

> Nonprofits, social entrepreneurs, and changemakers running social-impact crowdfunding campaigns who want a flexible 'tipping point' funding model rather than strict all-or-nothing.

- Mission-focused platform dedicated to nonprofits, social entrepreneurs, and changemakers.
- Success-based 5% platform fee charged only if a campaign reaches its goal.
- Flexible 'tipping point' model releases funds once a minimum is reached, not strict all-or-nothing.
- Option to pass platform and processing fees to donors or absorb them.