Alvarum vs Crowdfunder UK

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.

UK community projects, charities, social enterprises, and individuals who want match funding and Gift Aid alongside either donation or reward-based crowdfunding and can settle to a UK bank account.

• ✓Supports multiple campaign types - donations, reward-based pledges, and community share offers - on one platform.
• ✓Match funding (+Extra) can unlock grants from corporate, public-sector, and charitable partners on top of money raised.
• ✓Gift Aid is handled through SwiftAid for eligible UK donations.
• ✓Offers both All-or-Nothing and Flexible (keep-what-you-raise) funding models.