# Alvarum vs GiveWheel

## What the data says.

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

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Alvarum | GiveWheel |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €97.85 | £98.60 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.9% + €0.25 | 1.2% + £0.20 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 4.7 (92) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 69 | 71 |
| Country coverage | 0 | 1 |
| Data residency | France | EU (Heroku) |
| 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 GiveWheel if

> UK fundraisers, charities, companies, and event organisers who want to raise for one or several charities at once, with custom donation splits, Gift Aid, ticketed events, and prize draws.

- Lets fundraisers support an unlimited number of charities from one page, with a custom percentage split.
- Gift Aid is handled via disbursement partner Charities Trust for eligible UK donations.
- Broad feature set: ticketed events, prize draws and raffles, DonorMap, donor messaging, and a public API.
- Accepts donations in GBP, AUD, USD, CAD, and EUR, settled in GBP.