CerfApp vs Dift
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.
French associations running time-boxed fundraising challenges with volunteer collectors, companies pursuing social and environmental philanthropy, and individuals giving to vetted associations with tax receipts.
On a €100 donation, CerfApp delivers €0.95 more to the recipient than Dift.
CerfApp & Dift don’t process payments in GBP — pricing shown in EUR.
What the data says.
Dift stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while CerfApp does not.
On the headline numbers, CerfApp and Dift are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.
Side-by-side.
| Metric | CerfApp | Dift |
|---|---|---|
| Recipient gets (€100) | €99.00★ winner | €98.05 |
| Platform fee | 1% | 0%★ winner |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + €0.00★ winner | 1.7% + €0.25 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Country coverage | 1 countries | 1 countries |
| Data residency | — | EU★ winner |
| Languages | 1 | 2★ winner |
| Payment methods supported | 1★ winner | 0 |
Winner by category.
€99.00 vs €98.05 reaches the recipient.
— vs — on Trustpilot.
1 vs 1 countries.
EEA data residency for GDPR-sensitive donor data.
Choose based on who you are.
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.
French associations running time-boxed fundraising challenges with volunteer collectors, companies pursuing social and environmental philanthropy, and individuals giving to vetted associations with tax receipts.
- ✓Structured, time-boxed fundraising challenges for associations with volunteer collectors
- ✓Supports individual solidarity pots, association challenges, and corporate giving operations
- ✓Automatic tax-receipt handling for individual and corporate donors
- ✓Vets the partner associations it lists, with a focus on social and ecological impact
A third option.
Dutch and other social-impact initiators running Global-Goals-aligned campaigns who value personal coaching and community-building over a high-volume, self-serve crowdfunding marketplace.
Other comparisons.
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, CerfApp or Dift?
On a €100 donation, CerfApp delivers approximately €99.00 to the recipient and Dift delivers approximately €98.05. Real costs depend on the payment method donors choose.
Which is better for European nonprofits?
Dift is generally better suited to European nonprofits handling GDPR-sensitive donor data because of its EEA data residency.
Which platform has more country coverage?
CerfApp operates in 1 countries; Dift operates in 1.
Rankings are produced by a public editorial methodology — open to peer review. We disclose ownership, scoring weights, and every change.