# GiveNow vs Grassrootz

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Grassrootz delivers about A$1.76 more of every A$100 donated than GiveNow (A$100.00 vs A$98.24). On the headline numbers, GiveNow and Grassrootz are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | GiveNow | Grassrootz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | A$98.24 | A$100.00 |
| Platform fee | 1.5% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 0.26% + A$0.00 | 0% + A$0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 78 | 76 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | Australia | — |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 0 | 0 |

## 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 Grassrootz if

> Australian and New Zealand registered charities running peer-to-peer campaigns and endurance-event fundraising who want supporter-driven tools and in-person cashless giving rather than personal one-off fundraisers.

- Core fundraising features provided to charity members at no cost, funded by an optional donor contribution at checkout.
- Partnerships with major endurance events including City2Surf and the Sydney, Auckland, Brisbane, and Melbourne marathons.
- Strong peer-to-peer tooling built around supporters' personal networks.
- In-person cashless giving via Tap'n'Donate card readers for physical events.