# Alvarum vs iHelp

## Ce spun datele.

La plata prin Credit card, cu iHelp ajung la beneficiar cu aproximativ €2.15 mai mult din fiecare €100 donați decât cu Alvarum (€100.00 vs €97.85). iHelp stochează datele donatorilor în SEE — un avantaj practic pentru campaniile sensibile la GDPR — Alvarum nu.

## Una lângă alta.

| Indicator | Alvarum | iHelp |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Beneficiarul primește | €97.85 | €100.00 |
| Comision al platformei | 0% | 0% |
| Comision de procesare a plății | 1.9% + €0.25 | 0% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 68 | 50 |
| Acoperire pe țări | 0 | 1 |
| Stocarea datelor | France | EU |
| Limbi | 2 | 2 |
| Metode de plată acceptate | 1 | 1 |

## Alege Alvarum dacă

> 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.


## Alege iHelp dacă

> Spanish nonprofits and donors who value vetted, legitimacy-checked causes and a commission-light giving model, and who are comfortable with a single Santander payment gateway and a smaller catalogue of campaigns.

- No platform commission charged to nonprofits or donors, per iHelp's FAQ.
- NGOs and causes are vetted for legality and viability before listing.
- Long heritage in Spanish online giving, continuing Cibersolidaridad.org which ran from 2001.
- Post-donation follow-up and a stated focus on transparent, effective altruism.