# Alvarum vs Crowdfunder UK

## What the data says.

Crowdfunder UK stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Alvarum does not. On the headline numbers, Alvarum and Crowdfunder UK are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Alvarum | Crowdfunder UK |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €97.85 | £97.48 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.9% + €0.25 | 2.28% + £0.24 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 4.1 (2873) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 69 | 85 |
| Country coverage | 0 | 1 |
| Data residency | France | UK/EEA/US |
| Languages | 2 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 1 | 4 |

## 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 Crowdfunder UK if

> UK community projects, charities, social enterprises, and individuals who want match funding and Gift Aid alongside either donation or reward-based crowdfunding and can settle to a UK bank account.

- Supports multiple campaign types - donations, reward-based pledges, and community share offers - on one platform.
- Match funding (+Extra) can unlock grants from corporate, public-sector, and charitable partners on top of money raised.
- Gift Aid is handled through SwiftAid for eligible UK donations.
- Offers both All-or-Nothing and Flexible (keep-what-you-raise) funding models.