Donorbox vs iDonate.ie
Small-to-medium nonprofits across verticals like churches, healthcare, education, and animal welfare that want recurring-donation tooling, donor fee-cover, and a managed donation-form product without a CRM-scale platform commitment.
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 €3.25 more to the recipient than Donorbox.
What the data says.
Paying by Credit card, iDonate.ie delivers about €3.25 more of every €100 donated than Donorbox (€97.80 vs €94.55).
iDonate.ie holds the stronger Trustpilot record: 4.9/5 across 507 reviews, against 3.7/5 across 49 for Donorbox.
iDonate.ie stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Donorbox does not.
Per-method pricing vs iDonate.ie.
| Payment method | Per transaction | Of €100, recipient gets | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| iDEAL | 2.95% + €0.29 | €96.76 | 2.95% platform fee |
| SEPA Direct Debit | 3.3% + €0.25 | €96.45 | 2.95% platform fee |
| Credit card | 5.15% + €0.30 | €94.55 | 2.95% platform fee |
Side-by-side.
| Metric | Donorbox | iDonate.ie |
|---|---|---|
| Recipient gets (€100) | €94.55 | €97.80★ winner |
| Platform fee | 2.95% | 0%★ winner |
| Payment processing fee | 2.2% + €0.30 | 1.95% + €0.25★ winner |
| Trustpilot | 3.7 (49) | 4.9 (507)★ winner |
| Country coverage | 23 countries★ winner | 1 countries |
| Data residency | US | EEA★ winner |
| Languages | 12★ winner | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 19★ winner | 4 |
Winner by category.
€97.80 vs €94.55 reaches the recipient.
3.7 vs 4.9 on Trustpilot.
23 vs 1 countries.
EEA data residency for GDPR-sensitive donor data.
Choose based on who you are.
Small-to-medium nonprofits across verticals like churches, healthcare, education, and animal welfare that want recurring-donation tooling, donor fee-cover, and a managed donation-form product without a CRM-scale platform commitment.
- ✓Donor-cover-fees option at checkout — Donorbox frames opt-in as the default, so the recipient can receive the full donation amount.
- ✓Broad payment-rail support: iDEAL, Bancontact, SEPA, BACS, Klarna, PayPal, Venmo, Cash App, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Amazon Pay, and Link by Stripe.
- ✓Standard plan has no monthly subscription — just per-transaction fees on the 2.95% / 3.95% tier.
- ✓First-class recurring-donation tooling with upsell prompts and donor-management features on the Pro tier.
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, Donorbox or iDonate.ie?
On a €100 donation, Donorbox delivers approximately €94.55 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?
Donorbox operates in 23 countries; iDonate.ie operates in 1.
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