# Alvarum vs Give2You

## What the data says.

Give2You stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Alvarum does not. On the headline numbers, Alvarum and Give2You are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Alvarum | Give2You |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €97.85 | €97.50 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.9% + €0.25 | 2.5% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 69 | 38 |
| Country coverage | 0 | 1 |
| Data residency | France | EEA |
| 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 Give2You if

> Irish charities, sports clubs, and mass-participation event organizers - especially those running events through Eventmaster - who want integrated, real-time fundraising pages with a donor-covers-cost model.

- Tight integration with Eventmaster events: registrants can auto-generate a customizable fundraising page.
- The established fundraising partner for major Irish events such as the Irish Life Dublin Marathon.
- Powered by Stripe, with funds paid directly to each beneficiary in real time.
- No setup or subscription charges for charities to onboard.