# Alvarum vs We Solidaire

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, We Solidaire delivers about 2.15 more of every 100 donated than Alvarum (£100.00 vs €97.85 per 100). On the headline numbers, Alvarum and We Solidaire are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Alvarum | We Solidaire |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €97.85 | £100.00 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.9% + €0.25 | 0% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 69 | 48 |
| Country coverage | 0 | 0 |
| Data residency | France | — |
| Languages | 2 | 2 |
| Payment methods supported | 1 | 1 |

## 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 We Solidaire if

> Individuals, associations, and companies in France raising money for solidarity, health, cultural, animal, sports, religious, or memorial causes who want a simple French-language platform with broad international card acceptance.

- Backed by the established Papayoux crowdfunding operator (société Déméter, Paris).
- Payments processed by Lemonway, an institution approved by France's regulator ACPR under number 16568J.
- Registered as an Intermédiaire en Financement Participatif (IFP) with ORIAS, number 17003690.
- Accepts international bank cards from more than 150 countries.