# Alvarum vs Leetchi

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Alvarum delivers about 1.00 more of every 100 donated than Leetchi (€97.85 vs £96.85 per 100). Leetchi stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Alvarum does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Alvarum | Leetchi |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €97.85 | £90.85 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 6% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.9% + €0.25 | 2.9% + £0.25 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 4.2 (50786) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 69 | 82 |
| Country coverage | 0 | 36 |
| Data residency | France | EEA |
| Languages | 2 | 4 |
| Payment methods supported | 1 | 3 |

## 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 Leetchi if

> French-speaking fundraisers, group collections among friends, and EU nonprofits comfortable with a longer-established platform.

- Established European brand with strong recognition in France and Belgium
- Free group-pot product for personal collections (gifts, group events, shared expenses)
- EEA data residency
- High Trustpilot rating across 50,000+ reviews