# Altruism Ireland vs Alvarum

## What the data says.

Altruism Ireland stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Alvarum does not. On the headline numbers, Altruism Ireland 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 | Altruism Ireland | Alvarum |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €98.55 | €97.85 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.2% + €0.25 | 1.9% + €0.25 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 24 | 69 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 0 |
| Data residency | EU | France |
| Languages | 1 | 2 |
| Payment methods supported | 1 | 1 |

## Choose Altruism Ireland if

> Irish donors and registered Irish charities that want zero-platform-fee giving with a strong emphasis on charity transparency and accountability.

- 0% platform fee, so listed charities keep the full donation apart from payment-processing costs.
- Operated by a registered Irish charity (CRA 20082475), aligning its incentives with the causes it lists.
- Transparency focus helps donors assess how charities use their funds.
- Education programmes offered to high-performing charities.


## 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.