Alvarum
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.
A French donation crowdfunding platform for registered charities, strong in sports-challenge fundraising, where gifts are paid directly to the beneficiary association and donors can add an optional tip.
- Siège
- FR
- Modèle de revenus
- Pourboire facultatif
- Frais de plateforme
- 0% + tip
- Frais de traitement des paiements
- 1.9% + €0.25
- Le bénéficiaire reçoit
- €97.85 / €100
- Hébergement des données
- France
- Pays
- 0
- Langues
- 2
- Dernière mise à jour
- 2026-06-08
Notre évaluation éditoriale globale. Le détail des pondérations est publié dans la méthodologie.
L’avis
Alvarum is a French donation crowdfunding platform operated by Alvarum Solutions SAS, a company registered in Versailles. It specialises in cause-based fundraising for registered charities, with a particular strength in sports-challenge fundraising, where runners, cyclists, and other participants raise money on behalf of an association. The platform reports more than 2,000 partner charities and over 150,000 fundraisers, and has operated for more than a decade.
Alvarum Solutions is registered with ORIAS as an intermediary in participatory financing for donation operations, and payments are handled by HiPay, a payment institution authorised by France's ACPR. Donations are routed directly to the beneficiary charity and settled to organisations on an automated monthly cycle rather than pooled by the platform. Alvarum funds itself through an optional subscription for higher-volume organisers together with an optional donor tip, while card-processing costs are deducted per transaction from the amounts collected.
Its clearest strength is the direct-to-charity payout model paired with European local payment support, which suits associations running participatory sports events and recurring appeals. The English-language presence is functional but secondary to the French interface, and the platform is oriented around the French nonprofit ecosystem. For French and broader European charities mobilising supporters around events these characteristics fit well; organisations needing a polished, English-first international product may find it narrower than global peers.
Payment-rail coverage spans Visa and Mastercard cards alongside European local methods, including iDEAL in the Netherlands, Bancontact in Belgium, Sofort in Germany, and SEPA direct debit across most of the European Union, through its HiPay partnership. Personal data is stored on servers located in France, though some subprocessors host data outside the EU under standard contractual clauses, which GDPR-strict organisations may wish to review.
Ce qui va, ce qui coince.
- ✓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.
- ✓Personal data stored on servers located in France.
- ✓Reports more than 2,000 partner charities and over 150,000 fundraisers.
- −English-language experience is secondary to the French interface and oriented around the French nonprofit ecosystem.
- −Higher-volume organisers move onto a paid subscription tier, which may not suit every campaign.
- −Some data subprocessors operate outside the EU under standard contractual clauses, which GDPR-strict organisations may wish to review.
- −Better suited to charity-affiliated and event-based fundraising than to individual personal causes.
Où passe vraiment chaque €100.
Les frais changent selon le moyen de paiement. On prend Bancontact par défaut, le moyen dominant en la Belgique.
0 pays · 2 langues · 1 moyens de paiement.
Des alternatives mieux adaptées à Alvarum.
Notre sélection — les plateformes qu’on te recommande à la place de Alvarum pour collecter des dons en la Belgique, avec les chiffres qui justifient le choix. Pour l’index complet et neutre de chaque face-à-face, vois Comparer avec plus bas.
Alvarum ne propose pas Bancontact · iDEAL · SEPA — justement les moyens que privilégient la plupart des donateurs en la Belgique. WhyDonate les met en avant, donc plus de dons passent sans accroc.
Alvarum ne propose pas Bancontact · iDEAL · EPS — justement les moyens que privilégient la plupart des donateurs en la Belgique. 4fund.com les met en avant, donc plus de dons passent sans accroc.
Alvarum ne propose pas Bancontact · iDEAL — justement les moyens que privilégient la plupart des donateurs en la Belgique. Kadonation les met en avant, donc plus de dons passent sans accroc.
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Questions fréquentes
Combien facture Alvarum ?
Alvarum prélève 0 % de frais de plateforme, avec un pourboire volontaire facultatif du donateur en plus, et 1.9 % + €0.25 de frais de traitement par don.
Où est basée Alvarum ?
Alvarum a été créée en — et son siège est en FR. Hébergement des données : France.
Dans quels pays Alvarum est-elle active ?
Alvarum est active dans 0 pays, dont les grands marchés européens et anglophones.
Alvarum convient-elle aux associations ?
Alvarum vise surtout les collecteurs particuliers et les groupes ; les associations peuvent l’utiliser, mais trouveront sans doute des alternatives spécialisées mieux adaptées.
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