# Alvarum vs Mightycause

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Alvarum delivers about 2.63 more of every 100 donated than Mightycause (€97.85 vs $95.22 per 100). On the headline numbers, Alvarum and Mightycause are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Alvarum | Mightycause |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €97.85 | $95.22 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 1.99% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.9% + €0.25 | 2.2% + $0.29 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 3.2 (1) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 69 | 78 |
| Country coverage | 0 | 1 |
| Data residency | France | — |
| Languages | 2 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 1 | 7 |

## 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 Mightycause if

> US nonprofits looking for a free or low-cost starting point for donation pages, peer-to-peer campaigns, and event fundraising.

- Free plan available at $0 per month.
- Nonprofit-focused toolset: donation pages, peer-to-peer, and event fundraising.
- Used by more than 76,000 nonprofit organisations.
- Supports cards, PayPal, Venmo, ACH, and digital wallets.