# iRaiser vs mycause

## What the data says.

iRaiser stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while mycause does not. On the headline numbers, iRaiser and mycause are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | iRaiser | mycause |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £97.85 | A$97.50 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.9% + £0.25 | 2.5% + A$0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 75 | 75 |
| Country coverage | 19 | 1 |
| Data residency | EEA | Australia (US backup) |
| Languages | 5 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 23 | 0 |

## Choose iRaiser if

> Established European nonprofits, foundations, hospitals, and cultural institutions that want branded, self-hosted fundraising tools — forms, peer-to-peer, crowdfunding, and events — under their own identity.

- Branded, self-hosted fundraising tools (donation forms, peer-to-peer, crowdfunding, events, ticketing) under the nonprofit's own identity.
- Configurable Flex Editor for tailoring donation journeys.
- Established European focus, reporting more than 900 charities served across the region.
- Suited to larger nonprofits, foundations, hospitals, and cultural institutions with dedicated fundraising teams.


## Choose mycause if

> Australian individuals, registered charities, and schools running domestic donation campaigns who value a long-established, locally owned platform with Australian data residency and a donor-tip funding model for personal causes.

- Long-established Australian pioneer of crowdfunding, operating since 2009.
- Wholly Australian owned and operated, with primary servers based in Sydney.
- Personal fundraisers carry no platform charge, funded by an optional donor tip.
- Donations receipted to the chosen Australian charity.