# GiveNow vs GiveWheel

## What the data says.

On the headline numbers, GiveNow and GiveWheel are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | GiveNow | GiveWheel |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | A$98.24 | £98.60 |
| Platform fee | 1.5% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 0.26% + A$0.00 | 1.2% + £0.20 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 4.7 (92) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 78 | 71 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | Australia | EU (Heroku) |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| 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 GiveWheel if

> UK fundraisers, charities, companies, and event organisers who want to raise for one or several charities at once, with custom donation splits, Gift Aid, ticketed events, and prize draws.

- Lets fundraisers support an unlimited number of charities from one page, with a custom percentage split.
- Gift Aid is handled via disbursement partner Charities Trust for eligible UK donations.
- Broad feature set: ticketed events, prize draws and raffles, DonorMap, donor messaging, and a public API.
- Accepts donations in GBP, AUD, USD, CAD, and EUR, settled in GBP.