Give2You vs iDonate.ie
Irish charities, sports clubs, and mass-participation event organizers - especially those running events through Eventmaster - who want integrated, real-time fundraising pages with a donor-covers-cost model.
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 €0.30 more to the recipient than Give2You.
Give2You & iDonate.ie don’t process payments in GBP — pricing shown in EUR.
Side-by-side.
| Metric | Give2You | iDonate.ie |
|---|---|---|
| Recipient gets (€100) | €97.50 | €97.80★ winner |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.5% + €0.00 | 1.95% + €0.25★ winner |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Country coverage | 1 countries | 1 countries |
| Data residency | — | — |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 1 | 4★ winner |
Winner by category.
€97.80 vs €97.50 reaches the recipient.
— vs — on Trustpilot.
1 vs 1 countries.
Both share the same residency posture.
Choose based on who you are.
Irish charities, sports clubs, and mass-participation event organizers - especially those running events through Eventmaster - who want integrated, real-time fundraising pages with a donor-covers-cost model.
- ✓Tight integration with Eventmaster events: registrants can auto-generate a customizable fundraising page.
- ✓The established fundraising partner for major Irish events such as the Irish Life Dublin Marathon.
- ✓Powered by Stripe, with funds paid directly to each beneficiary in real time.
- ✓No setup or subscription charges for charities to onboard.
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, Give2You or iDonate.ie?
On a €100 donation, Give2You delivers approximately €97.50 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?
Give2You operates in 1 countries; iDonate.ie operates in 1.
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