# Steady vs Zeffy

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Zeffy delivers about £12.90 more of every £100 donated than Steady (£100.00 vs £87.10). Zeffy holds the stronger Trustpilot record: 4.5/5 across 441 reviews, against 2.6/5 across 4 for Steady.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Steady | Zeffy |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £87.10 | £100.00 |
| Platform fee | 10% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.9% + £0.00 | 0% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 2.6 (4) | 4.5 (441) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 77 | 91 |
| Country coverage | 32 | 4 |
| Data residency | — | CA |
| Languages | 5 | 2 |
| Payment methods supported | 4 | 4 |

## 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.


## Choose Zeffy if

> Nonprofits and charitable organisations in the US, Canada, the UK, and Australia that want donation forms, event ticketing, auctions, and donor management together in one tool without per-tool software costs.

- Combines donation forms, event ticketing, raffles, auctions, peer-to-peer campaigns, memberships, and donor management in one platform.
- Accepts credit cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and ACH bank transfers.
- Used by more than 100,000 nonprofit organisations across North America.
- Available in English and French, suiting both US and Canadian (including Québec) organisations.