Alvarum vs Produzioni dal Basso

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.

Italian associations, cultural and social projects, and start-ups that want a flexible, long-established platform with multiple funding models and optional co-financing, and that do not require international reach.

• ✓Long-established (since 2005) generalist platform with broad project eligibility.
• ✓Three funding modes: keep-it-all, all-or-nothing, and simple donation.
• ✓Run by a benefit corporation; payments via PayPal and regulated Lemonway.
• ✓Co-financing programs can unlock partner matching past a threshold.