iHelp vs We Solidaire
Spanish nonprofits and donors who value vetted, legitimacy-checked causes and a commission-light giving model, and who are comfortable with a single Santander payment gateway and a smaller catalogue of campaigns.
Individuals, associations, and companies in France raising money for solidarity, health, cultural, animal, sports, religious, or memorial causes who want a simple French-language platform with broad international card acceptance.
Each platform is priced in its own currency: iHelp in EUR, We Solidaire in SEK.
What the data says.
iHelp stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while We Solidaire does not.
On the headline numbers, iHelp and We Solidaire are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.
Side-by-side.
| Metric | iHelp | We Solidaire |
|---|---|---|
| Recipient gets (per 100) | €100.00 | kr100.00 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + €0.00 | 0% + kr0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Country coverage | 1 countries★ winner | 0 countries |
| Data residency | EU★ winner | — |
| Languages | 2 | 2 |
| Payment methods supported | 1 | 1 |
Winner by category.
Fees are level on a credit-card donation.
— vs — on Trustpilot.
1 vs 0 countries.
EEA data residency for GDPR-sensitive donor data.
Choose based on who you are.
Spanish nonprofits and donors who value vetted, legitimacy-checked causes and a commission-light giving model, and who are comfortable with a single Santander payment gateway and a smaller catalogue of campaigns.
- ✓No platform commission charged to nonprofits or donors, per iHelp's FAQ.
- ✓NGOs and causes are vetted for legality and viability before listing.
- ✓Long heritage in Spanish online giving, continuing Cibersolidaridad.org which ran from 2001.
- ✓Post-donation follow-up and a stated focus on transparent, effective altruism.
Individuals, associations, and companies in France raising money for solidarity, health, cultural, animal, sports, religious, or memorial causes who want a simple French-language platform with broad international card acceptance.
- ✓Backed by the established Papayoux crowdfunding operator (société Déméter, Paris).
- ✓Payments processed by Lemonway, an institution approved by France's regulator ACPR under number 16568J.
- ✓Registered as an Intermédiaire en Financement Participatif (IFP) with ORIAS, number 17003690.
- ✓Accepts international bank cards from more than 150 countries.
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, iHelp or We Solidaire?
Of every 100 donated, iHelp delivers approximately €100.00 to the recipient and We Solidaire delivers approximately kr100.00. Real costs depend on the payment method donors choose.
Which is better for European nonprofits?
iHelp is generally better suited to European nonprofits handling GDPR-sensitive donor data because of its EEA data residency.
Which platform has more country coverage?
iHelp operates in 1 countries; We Solidaire operates in 0.
Rankings are produced by a public editorial methodology — open to peer review. We disclose ownership, scoring weights, and every change.