# GiveNow vs OnParticipe

## What the data says.

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

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | GiveNow | OnParticipe |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | A$98.24 | €100.00 |
| Platform fee | 1.5% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 0.26% + A$0.00 | 0% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 3 (21) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 78 | 74 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | Australia | France |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 0 | 1 |

## 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 OnParticipe if

> French and European organisers running cagnottes, ticketed events, or association fundraising who want a no-commission, French-hosted platform with identity controls, and who will read the terms for inactivity and refund charges.

- No commission on collections, so organisers keep the entire amount raised and ticket revenue.
- Designed and hosted in France, with French customer support available seven days a week.
- Funded by an optional donor tip rather than a mandatory platform charge.
- Systematic identity-document checks on organisers for fraud control.