# GiveNow vs Zeffy

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Zeffy delivers about 1.76 more of every 100 donated than GiveNow (£100.00 vs A$98.24 per 100). On the headline numbers, GiveNow and Zeffy are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | GiveNow | Zeffy |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | A$98.24 | £100.00 |
| Platform fee | 1.5% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 0.26% + A$0.00 | 0% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 4.5 (441) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 78 | 91 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 4 |
| Data residency | Australia | CA |
| 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 Zeffy if

> Nonprofits and charitable organisations in the US, Canada, the UK, and Australia that want donation forms, event ticketing, auctions, and donor management together in one tool without per-tool software costs.

- Combines donation forms, event ticketing, raffles, auctions, peer-to-peer campaigns, memberships, and donor management in one platform.
- Accepts credit cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and ACH bank transfers.
- Used by more than 100,000 nonprofit organisations across North America.
- Available in English and French, suiting both US and Canadian (including Québec) organisations.