# GiveNow vs PPL

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, GiveNow delivers about 6.85 more of every 100 donated than PPL (A$98.24 vs €91.39 per 100). On the headline numbers, GiveNow and PPL are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | GiveNow | PPL |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | A$98.24 | €91.39 |
| Platform fee | 1.5% | 6.15% |
| Payment processing fee | 0.26% + A$0.00 | 2.46% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 78 | 57 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | Australia | — |
| Languages | 1 | 2 |
| Payment methods supported | 0 | 4 |

## 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 PPL if

> Portuguese entrepreneurs, creatives, and social or humanitarian causes that want a local, Portuguese-language crowdfunding platform offering both reward-based campaigns and a dedicated donations area.

- Long-established in Portugal, operating since 2011.
- Supports both reward-based crowdfunding and a dedicated 'PPL Causas' donations area for social causes.
- Offers all-or-nothing and flexible funding models.
- Supporters can give unconditionally to causes, transferring even if the goal is not met.