# Alvarum vs Gandee

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Alvarum delivers about €3.85 more of every €100 donated than Gandee (€97.85 vs €94.00). Gandee stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Alvarum does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Alvarum | Gandee |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €97.85 | €94.00 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 6% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.9% + €0.25 | 0% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 69 | 56 |
| Country coverage | 0 | 1 |
| Data residency | France | EU |
| Languages | 2 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 1 | 1 |

## 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 Gandee if

> French individuals and companies who want to raise money for vetted associations through solidarity pots, corporate social-responsibility campaigns, or event-based giving, with automatic tax receipts.

- Donors give without charge; organisers create solidarity pots without a platform commission
- Partner associations are vetted before they can receive funds
- Automatic tax-deduction receipts for individual and corporate donors
- Corporate social-responsibility (RSE) campaigns and sponsor matching for companies