# Doneerveilig vs Steady

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Doneerveilig delivers about 5.24 more of every 100 donated than Steady (€92.34 vs £87.10 per 100). Doneerveilig shows the higher Trustpilot score (2.9/5), but it rests on just 44 reviews — too few to outweigh Steady’s 2.6/5 from 4 reviews.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Doneerveilig | Steady |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €92.34 | £87.10 |
| Platform fee | 6.7% | 10% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + €0.00 | 2.9% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 2.9 (44) | 2.6 (4) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 21 | 77 |
| Country coverage | 0 | 32 |
| Data residency | — | — |
| Languages | 1 | 5 |
| Payment methods supported | 2 | 4 |

## Choose Doneerveilig if

> Dutch and Belgian individuals running personal fundraising campaigns who prioritise a security-focused, PSD2-compliant platform with escrow handling and a simple, quick setup.

- Security-focused framing: PSD2 compliance supervised by De Nederlandsche Bank, escrow handling, and SSL.
- Donations held on a third-party escrow account (derdengeldenrekening) before payout.
- Quick, simple campaign setup aimed at individual causes.
- Account verification via a one-cent micro-transfer.


## 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.