HelloAsso
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About
HelloAsso est la solution gratuite des associations pour collecter des paiements et des dons sur internet.
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What It Does
HelloAsso connects your WordPress site to the HelloAsso payment platform, which is purpose-built for French non-profits, associations, sports clubs, and community groups. It lets you embed donation forms, membership fee collection, event ticketing, and crowdfunding campaigns directly on your site, then routes payments through HelloAsso's free non-profit processing service. Think of it as the bridge between your association's WordPress presence and a payment gateway that does not charge transaction fees to non-profits.
Who It's For
This plugin is ideal for French associations, registered non-profits (loi 1901), sports clubs, cultural groups, and volunteer organizations that already use or plan to use HelloAsso as their payment processor. If your association wants a free payment solution without Stripe or PayPal fees eating into donations, and your audience is primarily in France, HelloAsso fits naturally. It also suits organizations running crowdfunding campaigns or selling tickets to fundraising events.
Who Should Skip It
Skip this if you are not a registered French association, since HelloAsso's free tier specifically targets non-profit entities and requires a valid association account. Commercial businesses, e-commerce stores, and non-French organizations should look at GiveWP or Charitable instead, as the HelloAsso service itself is geographically and legally restricted.
The Bottom Line
HelloAsso scores 72.72/100 and delivers exactly what French associations need: a free, no-transaction-fee payment gateway integrated with WordPress. Its weak support track record and limited English documentation hold it back from a higher rating, but for its target audience it solves a real problem that paid alternatives do not. If you run a French non-profit, this is worth installing; everyone else should look at GiveWP or Charitable.
Related Plugins
Pick GiveWP if you want a mature, broadly compatible donation platform with 100,000 installs, extensive add-ons, and support for multiple payment gateways including Stripe and PayPal.
Choose Charitable if you need recurring donations, peer-to-peer fundraising, and a polished admin experience backed by a 10,000-install user base.
Opt for Leyka if you are a Russian-speaking or CIS-region non-profit, since it was built specifically for that market and integrates with local payment systems.
Select FundEngine if your priority is a dedicated crowdfunding experience with campaign management features built into the plugin itself.
Consider WP Crowdfunding only if you want a marketplace-style crowdfunding model, though its lower score and outdated interface make it a weaker default choice.