# GiveNow vs Papayoux

## What the data says.

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

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | GiveNow | Papayoux |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | A$98.24 | €97.80 |
| Platform fee | 1.5% | 1.9% |
| Payment processing fee | 0.26% + A$0.00 | 0% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 4.6 (434) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 78 | 53 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | Australia | — |
| Languages | 1 | 6 |
| 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 Papayoux if

> French and EU individuals organizing group collections for gifts and events, plus associations running solidarity campaigns, who want a regulated French platform with flexible fee handling.

- Two products in one brand: group-pot collections and solidarity donations.
- Regulated French crowdfunding intermediary (ORIAS) backed by Lemonway.
- Group-pot creation and SEPA-zone withdrawals carry no transfer charge.
- Organizer can absorb or pass per-contribution costs to contributors.