# GiveWheel vs Steady

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, GiveWheel delivers about £11.50 more of every £100 donated than Steady (£98.60 vs £87.10). GiveWheel holds the stronger Trustpilot record: 4.7/5 across 92 reviews, against 2.6/5 across 4 for Steady.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | GiveWheel | Steady |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £98.60 | £87.10 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 10% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.2% + £0.20 | 2.9% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 4.7 (92) | 2.6 (4) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 71 | 77 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 32 |
| Data residency | EU (Heroku) | — |
| Languages | 1 | 5 |
| Payment methods supported | 4 | 4 |

## Choose GiveWheel if

> UK fundraisers, charities, companies, and event organisers who want to raise for one or several charities at once, with custom donation splits, Gift Aid, ticketed events, and prize draws.

- Lets fundraisers support an unlimited number of charities from one page, with a custom percentage split.
- Gift Aid is handled via disbursement partner Charities Trust for eligible UK donations.
- Broad feature set: ticketed events, prize draws and raffles, DonorMap, donor messaging, and a public API.
- Accepts donations in GBP, AUD, USD, CAD, and EUR, settled in GBP.


## 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.