# BuonaCausa vs GiveNow

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, BuonaCausa delivers about 1.76 more of every 100 donated than GiveNow (€100.00 vs A$98.24 per 100). BuonaCausa stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while GiveNow does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | BuonaCausa | 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/) | 60 | 78 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | EU | Australia |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 4 | 0 |

## Choose BuonaCausa if

> Italian associations, nonprofits, and individuals who want a no-commission way to collect donations directly into their own accounts, and campaigners who pair fundraising with online petitions and activism.

- Donations are paid directly into the organiser's own bank, PayPal, or postal account without platform intermediation
- No platform commission charged on donations
- Reduced third-party processing costs for recognised nonprofit (ONLUS) organisations
- Combines donation fundraising with online petitions and activism on one platform


## 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.