# Alvarum vs HelloAsso

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, HelloAsso delivers about €2.15 more of every €100 donated than Alvarum (€100.00 vs €97.85). On the headline numbers, Alvarum and HelloAsso are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Alvarum | HelloAsso |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €97.85 | €100.00 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.9% + €0.25 | 0% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 4.3 (620) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 69 | 92 |
| Country coverage | 0 | 1 |
| Data residency | France | France (Microsoft Azure) |
| Languages | 2 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 1 | 5 |

## 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 HelloAsso if

> French associations, clubs, and nonprofits that want to collect donations, memberships, and event payments with no platform commission and full pass-through of funds.

- Entirely free for associations — zero commission and zero fees.
- Associations receive 100% of the funds they collect.
- Funded by optional voluntary donor contributions rather than mandatory fees.
- HelloAsso absorbs payment-processing costs rather than passing them on.