# Dift vs Steady

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Dift delivers about 10.95 more of every 100 donated than Steady (€98.05 vs £87.10 per 100). Dift stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Steady does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Dift | Steady |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €98.05 | £87.10 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 10% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.7% + €0.25 | 2.9% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 2.6 (4) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 51 | 77 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 32 |
| Data residency | EU | — |
| Languages | 2 | 5 |
| Payment methods supported | 0 | 4 |

## Choose Dift if

> French associations running time-boxed fundraising challenges with volunteer collectors, companies pursuing social and environmental philanthropy, and individuals giving to vetted associations with tax receipts.

- Structured, time-boxed fundraising challenges for associations with volunteer collectors
- Supports individual solidarity pots, association challenges, and corporate giving operations
- Automatic tax-receipt handling for individual and corporate donors
- Vets the partner associations it lists, with a focus on social and ecological impact


## 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.