# HelloAsso vs Steady

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, HelloAsso delivers about 12.90 more of every 100 donated than Steady (€100.00 vs £87.10 per 100). HelloAsso holds the stronger Trustpilot record: 4.3/5 across 620 reviews, against 2.6/5 across 4 for Steady.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | HelloAsso | Steady |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €100.00 | £87.10 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 10% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + €0.00 | 2.9% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 4.3 (620) | 2.6 (4) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 92 | 77 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 32 |
| Data residency | France (Microsoft Azure) | — |
| Languages | 1 | 5 |
| Payment methods supported | 5 | 4 |

## Choose HelloAsso if

> French associations, clubs, and nonprofits that want to collect donations, memberships, and event payments with no platform commission and full pass-through of funds.

- Entirely free for associations — zero commission and zero fees.
- Associations receive 100% of the funds they collect.
- Funded by optional voluntary donor contributions rather than mandatory fees.
- HelloAsso absorbs payment-processing costs rather than passing them on.


## 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.