Doneerveilig vs iDonate.ie
Dutch and Belgian individuals running personal fundraising campaigns who prioritise a security-focused, PSD2-compliant platform with escrow handling and a simple, quick setup.
Irish charities, clubs, schools, and community causes that want low transaction-only fees and a broad set of fundraising tools, including donation pages, crowdfunders, raffles, and events.
On a €100 donation, iDonate.ie delivers €5.46 more to the recipient than Doneerveilig.
Doneerveilig & iDonate.ie don’t process payments in GBP — pricing shown in EUR.
Side-by-side.
| Metric | Doneerveilig | iDonate.ie |
|---|---|---|
| Recipient gets (€100) | €92.34 | €97.80★ winner |
| Platform fee | 6.7% | 0%★ winner |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + €0.00 | 1.95% + €0.25★ winner |
| Trustpilot | 2.9 (44)★ winner | — (0) |
| Country coverage | 0 countries | 1 countries★ winner |
| Data residency | — | — |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 2 | 4★ winner |
Winner by category.
€97.80 vs €92.34 reaches the recipient.
2.9 vs — on Trustpilot.
1 vs 0 countries.
Both share the same residency posture.
Choose based on who you are.
Dutch and Belgian individuals running personal fundraising campaigns who prioritise a security-focused, PSD2-compliant platform with escrow handling and a simple, quick setup.
- ✓Security-focused framing: PSD2 compliance supervised by De Nederlandsche Bank, escrow handling, and SSL.
- ✓Donations held on a third-party escrow account (derdengeldenrekening) before payout.
- ✓Quick, simple campaign setup aimed at individual causes.
- ✓Account verification via a one-cent micro-transfer.
Irish charities, clubs, schools, and community causes that want low transaction-only fees and a broad set of fundraising tools, including donation pages, crowdfunders, raffles, and events.
- ✓0% platform fee with a transaction-only cost of 1.95% + EUR0.25 per donation.
- ✓No setup or monthly fees.
- ✓Donor-covers-the-fee option can reduce the net deduction for causes.
- ✓Broad fundraising toolkit: donation pages, crowdfunders, raffles, and event fundraising.
A third option.
Dutch and other social-impact initiators running Global-Goals-aligned campaigns who value personal coaching and community-building over a high-volume, self-serve crowdfunding marketplace.
Other comparisons.
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Doneerveilig or iDonate.ie?
On a €100 donation, Doneerveilig delivers approximately €92.34 to the recipient and iDonate.ie delivers approximately €97.80. Real costs depend on the payment method donors choose.
Which is better for European nonprofits?
Both platforms operate inside the EEA framework. Choose based on local payment-method coverage and language support.
Which platform has more country coverage?
Doneerveilig operates in 0 countries; iDonate.ie operates in 1.
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