# CerfApp vs Givio

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Givio delivers about €1.00 more of every €100 donated than CerfApp (€100.00 vs €99.00). On the headline numbers, CerfApp and Givio are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | CerfApp | Givio |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €99.00 | €100.00 |
| Platform fee | 1% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + €0.00 | 0% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 3.6 | 21 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | — | — |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 1 | 3 |

## 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.


## Choose Givio if

> German nonprofits and associations that want to collect donations and tap an additional passive income stream through the linked Gooding charity-shopping service.

- Operated by a Stuttgart-based nonprofit limited company (Givio gGmbH).
- Donation collection combined with the Gooding charity-shopping channel for passive, shopping-based giving.
- Payments handled by established partners including Stripe, PayPal, and the Bank für Sozialwirtschaft.
- Focus on transparent, secure donation handling for German nonprofits.