# BetterWorld vs GiveNow

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, GiveNow delivers about 1.44 more of every 100 donated than BetterWorld (A$98.24 vs £96.80 per 100). On the headline numbers, BetterWorld and GiveNow are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | BetterWorld | GiveNow |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £96.80 | A$98.24 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 1.5% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.9% + £0.30 | 0.26% + A$0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 2.9 (2) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 81 | 78 |
| Country coverage | 0 | 1 |
| Data residency | — | Australia |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 5 | 0 |

## Choose BetterWorld if

> Nonprofits, schools, PTOs, and community groups in the US running auctions, raffles, events, and peer-to-peer campaigns that want every fundraising tool available on every plan.

- Exceptionally broad format support: silent and live auctions, raffles, events, donation forms, peer-to-peer, crowdfunding, paddle raise, and a-thons.
- No feature gating - every fundraising tool is available even on the free entry plan.
- Paid Partner ($1,550/year) and Keystone ($5,950/year) tiers lower the platform's percentage cut for higher-volume organizations.
- Most donors (over 95%) opt to cover payment processing, so organizations retain more of each gift.


## Choose GiveNow if

> Small to medium-sized Australian charities, not-for-profits, and community groups that want a low-overhead, no-lock-in donation platform with local Australian data storage and an optional donor-covers-cost model.

- Purpose-built for small to medium-sized Australian charities and not-for-profits.
- Operated by Our Community, a long-running Australian social enterprise (since 2001).
- Percentage-based pricing with no subscription, lock-in, or upfront cost.
- Optional donor-covers-cost model, which the platform reports most donors choose.