# GiveNow vs I believe in you

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, GiveNow delivers about 10.24 more of every 100 donated than I believe in you (A$98.24 vs €88.00 per 100). On the headline numbers, GiveNow and I believe in you are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | GiveNow | I believe in you |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | A$98.24 | €88.00 |
| Platform fee | 1.5% | 8% |
| Payment processing fee | 0.26% + A$0.00 | 4% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 78 | 40 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | Australia | DE (AWS Frankfurt) |
| Languages | 1 | 2 |
| Payment methods supported | 0 | 2 |

## 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 I believe in you if

> Austrian athletes, sports clubs, and event organisers raising money for a sporting goal, who are comfortable with an all-or-nothing campaign where funds are released only if the target is met.

- Focuses exclusively on sport - athletes, clubs, and sports event organisers - rather than general crowdfunding.
- All-or-nothing model means backers are only charged for campaigns that reach their goal.
- Operated locally by a Vienna-based entity (I Believe In You Osterreich GmbH) under an established Swiss brand.
- Austrian site is hosted on Amazon Web Services in Frankfurt, Germany - EU data residency.