# Alvarum vs Rete del Dono

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Alvarum delivers about 3.95 more of every 100 donated than Rete del Dono (€97.85 vs £93.90 per 100). On the headline numbers, Alvarum and Rete del Dono are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Alvarum | Rete del Dono |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €97.85 | £93.90 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 6.1% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.9% + €0.25 | 0% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 69 | 73 |
| Country coverage | 0 | 1 |
| Data residency | France | — |
| 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 Rete del Dono if

> Italian registered nonprofits (ETS) and the individuals, athletes, and companies fundraising on their behalf — especially charity-sport campaigns tied to major Italian marathons and tax-deductible giving.

- Beneficiaries are always vetted registered Italian nonprofits (ETS).
- Italian fiscal receipts with IRPEF deductions and Art Bonus support.
- Deep charity-sport program tied to major Italian marathons.
- Broad payment support: cards, PayPal, Stripe, Satispay, Apple Pay, Google Pay.