# CanadaHelps vs GiveNow

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, GiveNow delivers about 1.99 more of every 100 donated than CanadaHelps (A$98.24 vs C$96.25 per 100). On the headline numbers, CanadaHelps 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 | CanadaHelps | GiveNow |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | C$96.25 | A$98.24 |
| Platform fee | 3.75% | 1.5% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + C$0.00 | 0.26% + A$0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 3.2 (1) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 90 | 78 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | CA (Microsoft) | Australia |
| Languages | 2 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 5 | 0 |

## Choose CanadaHelps if

> Canadian donors who want a single secure home for their giving, and registered Canadian charities seeking online fundraising tools, automatic tax-receipting, and a profile synced from the CRA database.

- Operated by a registered Canadian charity and public foundation dedicated to online giving since 2000.
- Every CRA-registered Canadian charity has a profile, synced automatically from the CRA database.
- Automatic electronic tax receipts are issued for each donation, whether or not the donor has an account.
- Broad payment support: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, PayPal, Google Pay, Apple Pay, gift cards, securities, and cryptocurrency.


## 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.