# Leetchi vs Payzone Fundraising

## What the data says.

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

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Leetchi | Payzone Fundraising |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £90.85 | £96.31 |
| Platform fee | 6% | 3.69% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.9% + £0.25 | 0% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 4.2 (50786) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 82 | 71 |
| Country coverage | 36 | 1 |
| Data residency | EEA | — |
| Languages | 4 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 3 | 0 |

## Choose Leetchi if

> French-speaking fundraisers, group collections among friends, and EU nonprofits comfortable with a longer-established platform.

- Established European brand with strong recognition in France and Belgium
- Free group-pot product for personal collections (gifts, group events, shared expenses)
- EEA data residency
- High Trustpilot rating across 50,000+ reviews


## 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.