GiveWheel vs iDonate.ie
UK fundraisers, charities, companies, and event organisers who want to raise for one or several charities at once, with custom donation splits, Gift Aid, ticketed events, and prize draws.
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, GiveWheel delivers €0.80 more to the recipient than iDonate.ie.
What the data says.
iDonate.ie holds the stronger Trustpilot record: 4.9/5 across 507 reviews, against 4.5/5 across 94 for GiveWheel.
iDonate.ie stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while GiveWheel does not.
Side-by-side.
| Metric | GiveWheel | iDonate.ie |
|---|---|---|
| Recipient gets (€100) | €98.60★ winner | €97.80 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.2% + €0.20★ winner | 1.95% + €0.25 |
| Trustpilot | 4.5 (94) | 4.9 (507)★ winner |
| Country coverage | 1 countries | 1 countries |
| Data residency | EU (Heroku) | EEA★ winner |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 4 | 4 |
Winner by category.
€98.60 vs €97.80 reaches the recipient.
4.5 vs 4.9 on Trustpilot.
1 vs 1 countries.
EEA data residency for GDPR-sensitive donor data.
Choose based on who you are.
UK fundraisers, charities, companies, and event organisers who want to raise for one or several charities at once, with custom donation splits, Gift Aid, ticketed events, and prize draws.
- ✓Lets fundraisers support an unlimited number of charities from one page, with a custom percentage split.
- ✓Gift Aid is handled via disbursement partner Charities Trust for eligible UK donations.
- ✓Broad feature set: ticketed events, prize draws and raffles, DonorMap, donor messaging, and a public API.
- ✓Accepts donations in GBP, AUD, USD, CAD, and EUR, settled in GBP.
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, GiveWheel or iDonate.ie?
On a €100 donation, GiveWheel delivers approximately €98.60 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?
GiveWheel operates in 1 countries; iDonate.ie operates in 1.
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