# 4fund.com vs Alvarum

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, 4fund.com delivers about 2.15 more of every 100 donated than Alvarum (£100.00 vs €97.85 per 100). On the headline numbers, 4fund.com and Alvarum are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | 4fund.com | Alvarum |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £100.00 | €97.85 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + £0.00 | 1.9% + €0.25 |
| Trustpilot | 3.9 (461) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 68 | 69 |
| Country coverage | 30 | 0 |
| Data residency | — | France |
| Languages | 30 | 2 |
| Payment methods supported | 14 | 1 |

## Choose 4fund.com if

> 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.


## Choose Alvarum if

> French and European charities and associations running cause-based or sports-challenge fundraising who want donations paid directly to the beneficiary and support for European local payment methods.

- Donations are routed directly to the beneficiary charity and settled on an automated monthly cycle rather than held by the platform.
- Strong fit for sports-challenge and participatory event fundraising such as marathons and cycling events.
- European local payment methods - iDEAL, Bancontact, Sofort, and SEPA direct debit - alongside Visa and Mastercard cards.
- Payments handled by HiPay, a payment institution authorised by France's ACPR; Alvarum registered with ORIAS as a donation crowdfunding intermediary.