# Papayoux vs Steady

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Papayoux delivers about 10.70 more of every 100 donated than Steady (€97.80 vs £87.10 per 100). Papayoux holds the stronger Trustpilot record: 4.6/5 across 434 reviews, against 2.6/5 across 4 for Steady.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Papayoux | Steady |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €97.80 | £87.10 |
| Platform fee | 1.9% | 10% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + €0.00 | 2.9% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 4.6 (434) | 2.6 (4) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 53 | 77 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 32 |
| Data residency | — | — |
| Languages | 6 | 5 |
| Payment methods supported | 2 | 4 |

## Choose Papayoux if

> French and EU individuals organizing group collections for gifts and events, plus associations running solidarity campaigns, who want a regulated French platform with flexible fee handling.

- Two products in one brand: group-pot collections and solidarity donations.
- Regulated French crowdfunding intermediary (ORIAS) backed by Lemonway.
- Group-pot creation and SEPA-zone withdrawals carry no transfer charge.
- Organizer can absorb or pass per-contribution costs to contributors.


## 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.