# Coral vs Steady

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Coral delivers about 9.75 more of every 100 donated than Steady (€96.85 vs £87.10 per 100). On the headline numbers, Coral 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 | Coral | Steady |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €96.85 | £87.10 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 10% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.9% + €0.25 | 2.9% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 2.6 (4) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 40 | 77 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 32 |
| Data residency | — | — |
| Languages | 1 | 5 |
| Payment methods supported | 0 | 4 |

## Choose Coral if

> Spanish associations, foundations, and grassroots social or animal-welfare causes that want a zero-commission platform where donors can cover processing fees so the cause receives the full donation.

- 0% platform commission, sustained by voluntary donor tips (propinas)
- Stripe payment processing at 2.9% plus EUR 0.25 per donation, with donors able to cover the fee at checkout
- Automatic donation certificates for nonprofits accredited under Spain's Law 49/2002
- Specialised in solidarity causes: NGOs, foundations, animal rescue, and social projects


## 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.