# Alvarum vs Chuffed

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Alvarum delivers about 5.65 more of every 100 donated than Chuffed (€97.85 vs £92.20 per 100). On the headline numbers, Alvarum and Chuffed are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Alvarum | Chuffed |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €97.85 | £92.20 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 4.9% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.9% + €0.25 | 2.9% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 4.8 (668) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 69 | 79 |
| Country coverage | 0 | 29 |
| Data residency | France | AU |
| Languages | 2 | 4 |
| 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 Chuffed if

> Nonprofits, social enterprises, and community-cause organisers in 29 supported countries who want a 100%-free, tip-funded platform and are willing to complete identity verification before launching.

- Free to launch — no signup or monthly fees.
- Optional donor-tip model can make campaigns effectively free to run.
- Three flexible fee structures (keep-100%, shared, and flat-fee) to suit different campaigns.
- Mission-aligned: operates as a Social Benefit Company weighing social and community impact.