# Alvarum vs Produzioni dal Basso

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Alvarum delivers about 2.80 more of every 100 donated than Produzioni dal Basso (€97.85 vs £95.05 per 100). Produzioni dal Basso stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Alvarum does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Alvarum | Produzioni dal Basso |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €97.85 | £95.05 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 3% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.9% + €0.25 | 1.6% + £0.35 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 69 | 74 |
| Country coverage | 0 | 1 |
| Data residency | France | EEA |
| Languages | 2 | 1 |
| 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 Produzioni dal Basso if

> Italian associations, cultural and social projects, and start-ups that want a flexible, long-established platform with multiple funding models and optional co-financing, and that do not require international reach.

- Long-established (since 2005) generalist platform with broad project eligibility.
- Three funding modes: keep-it-all, all-or-nothing, and simple donation.
- Run by a benefit corporation; payments via PayPal and regulated Lemonway.
- Co-financing programs can unlock partner matching past a threshold.