# Alvarum vs Steady

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Alvarum delivers about 10.75 more of every 100 donated than Steady (€97.85 vs £87.10 per 100). On the headline numbers, Alvarum and Steady are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Alvarum | Steady |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €97.85 | £87.10 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 10% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.9% + €0.25 | 2.9% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 2.6 (4) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 69 | 77 |
| Country coverage | 0 | 32 |
| Data residency | France | — |
| Languages | 2 | 5 |
| Payment methods supported | 1 | 4 |

## 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 Steady if

> European creators, independent journalists, podcasters, and publishers who want recurring income from paying members rather than one-off donation campaigns.

- Purpose-built recurring-membership tooling for creators, journalists, and publishers.
- Free to register and create a project; fees apply only once you earn.
- European data handling with multi-currency support (euro, pound, Swiss franc, US dollar).
- Members can pay by card, PayPal, Apple Pay, and SEPA direct debit.