iDonate.ie vs Steunactie
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.
Dutch- and French-speaking community fundraisers in the Netherlands and Belgium - sports clubs, schools, churches and local nonprofits - that want a simple, VAT-transparent platform with weekly payouts and no minimum goal.
On a €100 donation, iDonate.ie delivers €4.40 more to the recipient than Steunactie.
What the data says.
Paying by Credit card, iDonate.ie delivers about €4.40 more of every €100 donated than Steunactie (€97.80 vs €93.40).
iDonate.ie holds the stronger Trustpilot record: 4.9/5 across 507 reviews, against 4.5/5 across 723 for Steunactie.
iDonate.ie stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Steunactie does not.
Side-by-side.
| Metric | iDonate.ie | Steunactie |
|---|---|---|
| Recipient gets (€100) | €97.80★ winner | €93.40 |
| Platform fee | 0%★ winner | 6% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.95% + €0.25★ winner | 0% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 4.9 (507)★ winner | 4.5 (723) |
| Country coverage | 1 countries | 2 countries★ winner |
| Data residency | EEA★ winner | — |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 4 | 4 |
Winner by category.
€97.80 vs €93.40 reaches the recipient.
4.9 vs 4.5 on Trustpilot.
2 vs 1 countries.
EEA data residency for GDPR-sensitive donor data.
Choose based on who you are.
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.
Dutch- and French-speaking community fundraisers in the Netherlands and Belgium - sports clubs, schools, churches and local nonprofits - that want a simple, VAT-transparent platform with weekly payouts and no minimum goal.
- ✓Built for Benelux community causes - clubs, schools, churches and nonprofits - with simple setup.
- ✓Clear, VAT-inclusive pricing on a small set of common Benelux payment methods.
- ✓Keep-it-all funding with no minimum target, and weekly payouts that can be paused.
- ✓Payments handled by PSD2-licensed providers (Mollie, PayPal, Payaut).
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, iDonate.ie or Steunactie?
On a €100 donation, iDonate.ie delivers approximately €97.80 to the recipient and Steunactie delivers approximately €93.40. 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?
iDonate.ie operates in 1 countries; Steunactie operates in 2.
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