# Alvarum vs Continue to Give

## What the data says.

On the headline numbers, Alvarum and Continue to Give are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Alvarum | Continue to Give |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €97.85 | £97.05 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 2.7% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.9% + €0.25 | 0% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 69 | 70 |
| Country coverage | 0 | 2 |
| Data residency | France | — |
| Languages | 2 | 0 |
| Payment methods supported | 1 | 0 |

## 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 Continue to Give if

> US and Canadian churches, faith-based nonprofits, and missionaries that want an all-in-one giving platform with recurring and text giving, event tools, and built-in fund accounting.

- All-in-one toolkit: online giving, recurring and text giving, event registration, newsletters, and built-in fund accounting.
- Explicit faith-based positioning with a pledge not to deplatform organizations over their faith.
- Tiered plans including a no-monthly-cost Silver tier and a Gold tier with interchange-plus card rates.
- Optional donor-covers-fees toggle so organizations can receive the full donation amount.