4fund.com vs iDonate.ie
Individuals, charities, and small organisations across the EEA who want a multilingual, no-commission fundraiser backed by an established Polish crowdfunding operator with EU payment-institution licensing.
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, 4fund.com delivers €2.20 more to the recipient than iDonate.ie.
What the data says.
Paying by Credit card, 4fund.com delivers about €2.20 more of every €100 donated than iDonate.ie (€100.00 vs €97.80).
iDonate.ie holds the stronger Trustpilot record: 4.9/5 across 507 reviews, against 3.9/5 across 494 for 4fund.com.
iDonate.ie stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while 4fund.com does not.
Side-by-side.
| Metric | 4fund.com | iDonate.ie |
|---|---|---|
| Recipient gets (€100) | €100.00★ winner | €97.80 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + €0.00★ winner | 1.95% + €0.25 |
| Trustpilot | 3.9 (494) | 4.9 (507)★ winner |
| Country coverage | 30 countries★ winner | 1 countries |
| Data residency | — | EEA★ winner |
| Languages | 30★ winner | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 14★ winner | 4 |
Winner by category.
€100.00 vs €97.80 reaches the recipient.
3.9 vs 4.9 on Trustpilot.
30 vs 1 countries.
EEA data residency for GDPR-sensitive donor data.
Choose based on who you are.
Individuals, charities, and small organisations across the EEA who want a multilingual, no-commission fundraiser backed by an established Polish crowdfunding operator with EU payment-institution licensing.
- ✓Operated by Zrzutka.pl, the company behind Poland's long-established zrzutka.pl crowdfunding platform, with over a decade of experience.
- ✓Run by an operator that describes itself as an EU-licensed payment services provider supervised by Poland's financial regulator.
- ✓Charges organisers no commission and takes no cut on deposits or withdrawals; sustained by an optional voluntary donor contribution.
- ✓Broad European payment-rail support: iDEAL, Bancontact, MultiBanco, MB Way, and EPS, plus cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Revolut Pay, Skrill, N26, and ZEN.
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, 4fund.com or iDonate.ie?
On a €100 donation, 4fund.com delivers approximately €100.00 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?
iDonate.ie is generally better suited to European nonprofits handling GDPR-sensitive donor data because of its EEA data residency.
Which platform has more country coverage?
4fund.com operates in 30 countries; iDonate.ie operates in 1.
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