# Alvarum vs Dift

## What the data says.

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

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Alvarum | Dift |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €97.85 | €98.05 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.9% + €0.25 | 1.7% + €0.25 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 69 | 51 |
| Country coverage | 0 | 1 |
| Data residency | France | EU |
| Languages | 2 | 2 |
| 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 Dift if

> French associations running time-boxed fundraising challenges with volunteer collectors, companies pursuing social and environmental philanthropy, and individuals giving to vetted associations with tax receipts.

- Structured, time-boxed fundraising challenges for associations with volunteer collectors
- Supports individual solidarity pots, association challenges, and corporate giving operations
- Automatic tax-receipt handling for individual and corporate donors
- Vets the partner associations it lists, with a focus on social and ecological impact