# GiveNow vs Steady

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, GiveNow delivers about 11.14 more of every 100 donated than Steady (A$98.24 vs £87.10 per 100). On the headline numbers, GiveNow and Steady are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | GiveNow | Steady |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | A$98.24 | £87.10 |
| Platform fee | 1.5% | 10% |
| Payment processing fee | 0.26% + A$0.00 | 2.9% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 2.6 (4) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 78 | 77 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 32 |
| Data residency | Australia | — |
| Languages | 1 | 5 |
| 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 Steady if

> European creators, independent journalists, podcasters, and publishers who want recurring income from paying members rather than one-off donation campaigns.

- Purpose-built recurring-membership tooling for creators, journalists, and publishers.
- Free to register and create a project; fees apply only once you earn.
- European data handling with multi-currency support (euro, pound, Swiss franc, US dollar).
- Members can pay by card, PayPal, Apple Pay, and SEPA direct debit.