# OnParticipe vs Steady

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, OnParticipe delivers about 12.90 more of every 100 donated than Steady (€100.00 vs £87.10 per 100). OnParticipe shows the higher Trustpilot score (3.0/5), but it rests on just 21 reviews — too few to outweigh Steady’s 2.6/5 from 4 reviews.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | OnParticipe | Steady |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €100.00 | £87.10 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 10% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + €0.00 | 2.9% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 3 (21) | 2.6 (4) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 74 | 77 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 32 |
| Data residency | France | — |
| Languages | 1 | 5 |
| Payment methods supported | 1 | 4 |

## Choose OnParticipe if

> French and European organisers running cagnottes, ticketed events, or association fundraising who want a no-commission, French-hosted platform with identity controls, and who will read the terms for inactivity and refund charges.

- No commission on collections, so organisers keep the entire amount raised and ticket revenue.
- Designed and hosted in France, with French customer support available seven days a week.
- Funded by an optional donor tip rather than a mandatory platform charge.
- Systematic identity-document checks on organisers for fraud control.


## 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.