# CerfApp vs WhyDonate

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, CerfApp delivers about 1.15 more of every 100 donated than WhyDonate (€99.00 vs £97.85 per 100). WhyDonate stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while CerfApp does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | CerfApp | WhyDonate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €99.00 | £98.35 |
| Platform fee | 1% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + €0.00 | 1.4% + £0.25 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 4.9 (388) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 3.6 | 77 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 115 |
| Data residency | — | EEA |
| Languages | 1 | 19 |
| Payment methods supported | 1 | 24 |

## 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 WhyDonate if

> European nonprofits and individuals who want a transparent, low-fee, GDPR-native crowdfunding platform with broad multilingual and multi-currency support.

- Zero platform fee with a transparent voluntary-tip model
- EEA data residency and GDPR-native compliance
- Broad coverage of local European payment rails (iDEAL, Bancontact, Klarna, Twint, Swish, MobilePay, Vipps, Blik, Cartes Bancaires, Satispay, MultiBanco, EPS) plus global rails (cards, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Amazon Pay, Link, Revolut Pay)
- 19-language interface and 27 supported currencies for cross-border fundraising