# CerfApp vs Steady

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, CerfApp delivers about 11.90 more of every 100 donated than Steady (€99.00 vs £87.10 per 100). On the headline numbers, CerfApp 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 | CerfApp | Steady |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €99.00 | £87.10 |
| Platform fee | 1% | 10% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + €0.00 | 2.9% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 2.6 (4) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 3.6 | 77 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 32 |
| Data residency | — | — |
| Languages | 1 | 5 |
| Payment methods supported | 1 | 4 |

## Choose CerfApp if

> French loi 1901 associations and religious communities (Jewish, Muslim, and Christian) that need donation collection with automatic CERFA tax receipts, member management, and a ready-made website in one place.

- All-in-one toolkit for French associations: donation collection, a member directory and CRM, and a built-in website.
- Automatic CERFA tax-receipt generation for French donors and associations.
- Dedicated configurations for Jewish (Tsedaka), Muslim (Sadaqa), and Christian (Denier) giving traditions.
- Online card payments processed through Stripe, certified PCI-DSS Level 1.


## 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.