# GiveNow vs Petje Af

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, GiveNow delivers about 4.24 more of every 100 donated than Petje Af (A$98.24 vs £94.00 per 100). On the headline numbers, GiveNow and Petje Af are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | GiveNow | Petje Af |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | A$98.24 | £94.00 |
| Platform fee | 1.5% | 6% |
| Payment processing fee | 0.26% + A$0.00 | 0% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 78 | 63 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 0 |
| Data residency | Australia | — |
| Languages | 1 | 0 |
| 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 Petje Af if

> Dutch-speaking content creators — podcasters, educators, journalists, and niche communities — who want recurring membership and donation income while keeping ownership of their audience and payment data.

- Supports both recurring memberships and one-off donations in one platform.
- Creators retain ownership of payments, content, and customer data.
- No lock-in contract; creators pay only when they earn.
- Each creator connects their own Mollie or Stripe payment account.