# CanadaHelps vs CerfApp

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, CerfApp delivers about 2.75 more of every 100 donated than CanadaHelps (€99.00 vs C$96.25 per 100). On the headline numbers, CanadaHelps and CerfApp are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | CanadaHelps | CerfApp |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | C$96.25 | €99.00 |
| Platform fee | 3.75% | 1% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + C$0.00 | 0% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 3.2 (1) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 90 | 3.6 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | CA (Microsoft) | — |
| Languages | 2 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 5 | 1 |

## Choose CanadaHelps if

> Canadian donors who want a single secure home for their giving, and registered Canadian charities seeking online fundraising tools, automatic tax-receipting, and a profile synced from the CRA database.

- Operated by a registered Canadian charity and public foundation dedicated to online giving since 2000.
- Every CRA-registered Canadian charity has a profile, synced automatically from the CRA database.
- Automatic electronic tax receipts are issued for each donation, whether or not the donor has an account.
- Broad payment support: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, PayPal, Google Pay, Apple Pay, gift cards, securities, and cryptocurrency.


## 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.