# JustGiving vs Steady

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | JustGiving | Steady |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | C$97.80 | €87.10 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 10% |
| Payment processing fee | 1.9% + C$0.30 | 2.9% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 4.1 (7663) | 2.6 (4) |
| Country coverage | 6 | 32 |
| Data residency | — | — |
| Languages | 1 | 5 |
| Payment methods supported | 7 | 4 |

## Choose JustGiving if

> UK charities and individual fundraisers who want a recognised, no-platform-fee donation platform with Gift Aid support and a fully free direct-donation option.

- No platform fee and free to set up a fundraising page.
- Low payment processing: 1.9% + GBP0.30 for charities, 2.9% + GBP0.35 for personal crowdfunding.
- Gift Aid administration for UK charities (5% applied to Gift Aid, not the donation).
- Free Giving Checkout option with no processing fees and 100% to the charity.


## 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.