# BuonaCausa vs CerfApp

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, BuonaCausa delivers about €1.00 more of every €100 donated than CerfApp (€100.00 vs €99.00). BuonaCausa stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while CerfApp does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | BuonaCausa | CerfApp |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €100.00 | €99.00 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 1% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + €0.00 | 0% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 60 | 3.6 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | EU | — |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 4 | 1 |

## Choose BuonaCausa if

> Italian associations, nonprofits, and individuals who want a no-commission way to collect donations directly into their own accounts, and campaigners who pair fundraising with online petitions and activism.

- Donations are paid directly into the organiser's own bank, PayPal, or postal account without platform intermediation
- No platform commission charged on donations
- Reduced third-party processing costs for recognised nonprofit (ONLUS) organisations
- Combines donation fundraising with online petitions and activism on one platform


## Choose CerfApp if

> French loi 1901 associations and religious communities (Jewish, Muslim, and Christian) that need donation collection with automatic CERFA tax receipts, member management, and a ready-made website in one place.

- All-in-one toolkit for French associations: donation collection, a member directory and CRM, and a built-in website.
- Automatic CERFA tax-receipt generation for French donors and associations.
- Dedicated configurations for Jewish (Tsedaka), Muslim (Sadaqa), and Christian (Denier) giving traditions.
- Online card payments processed through Stripe, certified PCI-DSS Level 1.