# GiveSendGo vs Steady

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, GiveSendGo delivers about £9.90 more of every £100 donated than Steady (£97.00 vs £87.10). Steady holds the stronger Trustpilot record: 2.6/5 across 4 reviews, against 2.4/5 across 633 for GiveSendGo.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | GiveSendGo | Steady |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £97.00 | £87.10 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 10% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.7% + £0.30 | 2.9% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 2.4 (633) | 2.6 (4) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 80 | 77 |
| Country coverage | 0 | 32 |
| Data residency | — | — |
| Languages | 0 | 5 |
| Payment methods supported | 4 | 4 |

## Choose GiveSendGo if

> US-based faith communities, churches, and individual fundraisers — including those running legal-defense or politically sensitive campaigns that mainstream platforms may decline to host.

- Funded by optional donor tips and give-back rather than a mandatory platform fee.
- Distinctive faith-based positioning with a unique 'Pray' button for supporters.
- Permissive content policy hosts causes some mainstream platforms decline.
- Supports cards, bank transfers, Google Pay, and Link one-click checkout.


## 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.