CerfApp vs Enthuse
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.
UK and Irish registered charities that want fully branded donation pages, peer-to-peer fundraising, and event registration consolidated on one platform under their own identity.
On a €100 donation, CerfApp delivers €4.00 more to the recipient than Enthuse.
CerfApp & Enthuse don’t process payments in GBP — pricing shown in EUR.
What the data says.
Paying by Credit card, CerfApp delivers about €4.00 more of every €100 donated than Enthuse (€99.00 vs €95.00).
Enthuse stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while CerfApp does not.
Side-by-side.
| Metric | CerfApp | Enthuse |
|---|---|---|
| Recipient gets (€100) | €99.00★ winner | €95.00 |
| Platform fee | 1%★ winner | 5% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + €0.00★ winner | 0% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 4.6 (398)★ winner |
| Country coverage | 1 countries | 1 countries |
| Data residency | — | UK/EEA★ winner |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 1 | 1 |
Winner by category.
€99.00 vs €95.00 reaches the recipient.
— vs 4.6 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.
UK and Irish registered charities that want fully branded donation pages, peer-to-peer fundraising, and event registration consolidated on one platform under their own identity.
- ✓White-label donation, fundraising, and event-registration pages presented under the charity's own brand.
- ✓Combines online donations, peer-to-peer fundraising, and event ticketing in a single platform.
- ✓Registered with the UK Financial Conduct Authority as a Small Payment Institution (firm reference 797344).
- ✓Payments processed through established providers Stripe, GoCardless, and PayPal.
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 Enthuse?
On a €100 donation, CerfApp delivers approximately €99.00 to the recipient and Enthuse delivers approximately €95.00. Real costs depend on the payment method donors choose.
Which is better for European nonprofits?
Enthuse 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; Enthuse operates in 1.
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