# iRaiser vs Payzone Fundraising

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, iRaiser delivers about £1.54 more of every £100 donated than Payzone Fundraising (£97.85 vs £96.31). iRaiser stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Payzone Fundraising does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | iRaiser | Payzone Fundraising |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £97.85 | £96.31 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 3.69% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.9% + £0.25 | 0% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 75 | 71 |
| Country coverage | 19 | 1 |
| Data residency | EEA | — |
| 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 Payzone Fundraising if

> Irish charities, clubs, schools, and community organisations that want simple cashless fundraising, including donation pages, events, and recurring giving, backed by an established Irish payments company.

- Backed by Payzone, an established Irish payments company, with familiar payment infrastructure.
- Transparent transaction fee of 3% + VAT (about 3.69%) with no setup or monthly fees.
- Option to pass the transaction charge to donors so the cause receives the full amount.
- Supports campaigns, events, one-off and recurring donations, and merchandise sales.