# CerfApp vs iDonate

## What the data says.

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

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | CerfApp | iDonate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 72 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 0 |
| Data residency | — | — |
| Languages | 1 | 0 |
| Payment methods supported | 1 | 0 |

## 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 iDonate if

> Mid-sized and larger US nonprofits that want conversion-optimised, embeddable donation and recurring-gift tools with enterprise-grade donor-data security, and are comfortable with custom, sales-quoted pricing.

- Conversion-focused giving tools: pop-up forms, hosted donation pages, embeddable website forms, and recurring-gift prompts.
- Enterprise donor-data security with annual SOC 2 Type 2 audits, third-party penetration testing, and a zero-trust design.
- Operates in accordance with GDPR standards per its privacy disclosures.
- Multiple donation rails: credit card, debit card, and ACH bank transfer.