# Alvarum vs PIFworld

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Alvarum delivers about €4.25 more of every €100 donated than PIFworld (€97.85 vs €93.60). On the headline numbers, Alvarum and PIFworld are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Alvarum | PIFworld |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €97.85 | €93.60 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 6.05% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.9% + €0.25 | 0% + €0.35 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 69 | 56 |
| Country coverage | 0 | 1 |
| Data residency | France | — |
| Languages | 2 | 2 |
| Payment methods supported | 1 | 0 |

## 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 PIFworld if

> Dutch nonprofits and companies running social-impact and employee-giving campaigns, plus individuals who want to fundraise for projects rather than simply make a one-off donation.

- Combines personal fundraising with structured corporate and employee-giving programmes.
- Connects individuals, nonprofits, and companies on a single platform.
- Participation-led model: supporters can donate, fundraise, or spread a project's message.
- Dutch and English interface for a Netherlands and European audience.