# CanadaHelps vs We Solidaire

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, We Solidaire delivers about 3.75 more of every 100 donated than CanadaHelps (£100.00 vs C$96.25 per 100). On the headline numbers, CanadaHelps 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 | CanadaHelps | We Solidaire |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | C$96.25 | £100.00 |
| Platform fee | 3.75% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + C$0.00 | 0% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 3.2 (1) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 90 | 48 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 0 |
| Data residency | CA (Microsoft) | — |
| Languages | 2 | 2 |
| 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 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.