# GiveNow vs Leetchi

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, GiveNow delivers about 1.39 more of every 100 donated than Leetchi (A$98.24 vs £96.85 per 100). Leetchi stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while GiveNow does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | GiveNow | Leetchi |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | A$98.24 | £90.85 |
| Platform fee | 1.5% | 6% |
| Payment processing fee | 0.26% + A$0.00 | 2.9% + £0.25 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 4.2 (50786) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 78 | 82 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 36 |
| Data residency | Australia | EEA |
| Languages | 1 | 4 |
| Payment methods supported | 0 | 3 |

## 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 Leetchi if

> French-speaking fundraisers, group collections among friends, and EU nonprofits comfortable with a longer-established platform.

- Established European brand with strong recognition in France and Belgium
- Free group-pot product for personal collections (gifts, group events, shared expenses)
- EEA data residency
- High Trustpilot rating across 50,000+ reviews