# Alvarum vs CanadaHelps

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Alvarum delivers about 1.60 more of every 100 donated than CanadaHelps (€97.85 vs C$96.25 per 100). On the headline numbers, Alvarum and CanadaHelps are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Alvarum | CanadaHelps |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €97.85 | C$96.25 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 3.75% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.9% + €0.25 | 0% + C$0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 3.2 (1) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 69 | 90 |
| Country coverage | 0 | 1 |
| Data residency | France | CA (Microsoft) |
| Languages | 2 | 2 |
| Payment methods supported | 1 | 5 |

## 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.


## Choose CanadaHelps if

> Canadian donors who want a single secure home for their giving, and registered Canadian charities seeking online fundraising tools, automatic tax-receipting, and a profile synced from the CRA database.

- Operated by a registered Canadian charity and public foundation dedicated to online giving since 2000.
- Every CRA-registered Canadian charity has a profile, synced automatically from the CRA database.
- Automatic electronic tax receipts are issued for each donation, whether or not the donor has an account.
- Broad payment support: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, PayPal, Google Pay, Apple Pay, gift cards, securities, and cryptocurrency.