# Mightycause vs Steady

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Mightycause delivers about 8.12 more of every 100 donated than Steady ($95.22 vs £87.10 per 100). On the headline numbers, Mightycause 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 | Mightycause | Steady |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | $95.22 | £87.10 |
| Platform fee | 1.99% | 10% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.2% + $0.29 | 2.9% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 3.2 (1) | 2.6 (4) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 78 | 77 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 32 |
| Data residency | — | — |
| Languages | 1 | 5 |
| Payment methods supported | 7 | 4 |

## Choose Mightycause if

> US nonprofits looking for a free or low-cost starting point for donation pages, peer-to-peer campaigns, and event fundraising.

- Free plan available at $0 per month.
- Nonprofit-focused toolset: donation pages, peer-to-peer, and event fundraising.
- Used by more than 76,000 nonprofit organisations.
- Supports cards, PayPal, Venmo, ACH, and digital wallets.


## 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.