# BetterWorld vs Steady

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, BetterWorld delivers about £9.70 more of every £100 donated than Steady (£96.80 vs £87.10). On the headline numbers, BetterWorld and Steady are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | BetterWorld | Steady |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £96.80 | £87.10 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 10% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.9% + £0.30 | 2.9% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 2.9 (2) | 2.6 (4) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 81 | 77 |
| Country coverage | 0 | 32 |
| Data residency | — | — |
| Languages | 1 | 5 |
| Payment methods supported | 5 | 4 |

## 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 Steady if

> European creators, independent journalists, podcasters, and publishers who want recurring income from paying members rather than one-off donation campaigns.

- Purpose-built recurring-membership tooling for creators, journalists, and publishers.
- Free to register and create a project; fees apply only once you earn.
- European data handling with multi-currency support (euro, pound, Swiss franc, US dollar).
- Members can pay by card, PayPal, Apple Pay, and SEPA direct debit.