# GiveNow vs GiveSendGo

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, GiveNow delivers about 1.24 more of every 100 donated than GiveSendGo (A$98.24 vs £97.00 per 100). On the headline numbers, GiveNow and GiveSendGo are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | GiveNow | GiveSendGo |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | A$98.24 | £97.00 |
| Platform fee | 1.5% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 0.26% + A$0.00 | 2.7% + £0.30 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 2.4 (633) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 78 | 80 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 0 |
| Data residency | Australia | — |
| Languages | 1 | 0 |
| Payment methods supported | 0 | 4 |

## 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.


## Choose GiveSendGo if

> US-based faith communities, churches, and individual fundraisers — including those running legal-defense or politically sensitive campaigns that mainstream platforms may decline to host.

- Funded by optional donor tips and give-back rather than a mandatory platform fee.
- Distinctive faith-based positioning with a unique 'Pray' button for supporters.
- Permissive content policy hosts causes some mainstream platforms decline.
- Supports cards, bank transfers, Google Pay, and Link one-click checkout.