# Big Give vs GiveNow

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Big Give delivers about 1.76 more of every 100 donated than GiveNow (£100.00 vs A$98.24 per 100). On the headline numbers, Big Give 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 | Big Give | GiveNow |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £100.00 | A$98.24 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 1.5% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + £0.00 | 0.26% + A$0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 77 | 78 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | UK | Australia |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 4 | 0 |

## Choose Big Give if

> UK-registered charities running time-limited appeals that can secure pledges and Champion match funding to double public donations during a campaign window.

- Match-funding model can effectively double donations during a campaign.
- Operated by a registered UK charity, aligned with the sector it serves.
- Well-established, with the flagship Christmas Challenge running since 2008.
- Connects charities with major donors and Champion funders who provide match funding.


## 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.