# GiveNow vs StartSomeGood

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, GiveNow delivers about 6.14 more of every 100 donated than StartSomeGood (A$98.24 vs £92.10 per 100). On the headline numbers, GiveNow and StartSomeGood are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | GiveNow | StartSomeGood |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | A$98.24 | £92.10 |
| Platform fee | 1.5% | 5% |
| Payment processing fee | 0.26% + A$0.00 | 2.9% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 78 | 59 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 23 |
| Data residency | Australia | — |
| 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 StartSomeGood if

> Nonprofits, social entrepreneurs, and changemakers running social-impact crowdfunding campaigns who want a flexible 'tipping point' funding model rather than strict all-or-nothing.

- Mission-focused platform dedicated to nonprofits, social entrepreneurs, and changemakers.
- Success-based 5% platform fee charged only if a campaign reaches its goal.
- Flexible 'tipping point' model releases funds once a minimum is reached, not strict all-or-nothing.
- Option to pass platform and processing fees to donors or absorb them.