Alvarum vs Steunactie

French and European charities and associations running cause-based or sports-challenge fundraising who want donations paid directly to the beneficiary and support for European local payment methods.

• ✓Donations are routed directly to the beneficiary charity and settled on an automated monthly cycle rather than held by the platform.
• ✓Strong fit for sports-challenge and participatory event fundraising such as marathons and cycling events.
• ✓European local payment methods - iDEAL, Bancontact, Sofort, and SEPA direct debit - alongside Visa and Mastercard cards.
• ✓Payments handled by HiPay, a payment institution authorised by France's ACPR; Alvarum registered with ORIAS as a donation crowdfunding intermediary.

Dutch- and French-speaking community fundraisers in the Netherlands and Belgium - sports clubs, schools, churches and local nonprofits - that want a simple, VAT-transparent platform with weekly payouts and no minimum goal.

• ✓Built for Benelux community causes - clubs, schools, churches and nonprofits - with simple setup.
• ✓Clear, VAT-inclusive pricing on a small set of common Benelux payment methods.
• ✓Keep-it-all funding with no minimum target, and weekly payouts that can be paused.
• ✓Payments handled by PSD2-licensed providers (Mollie, PayPal, Payaut).