Steady vs Tribee
European creators, independent journalists, podcasters, and publishers who want recurring income from paying members rather than one-off donation campaigns.
Friends, families, and colleagues in France organising group gifts or money-pots for occasions such as birthdays, weddings, and farewells who want part of every collection to support an environmental, educational, or health cause.
Of every 100 donated, Tribee delivers 12.90 more per 100 to the recipient than Steady.
Each platform is priced in its own currency: Steady in EUR, Tribee in CAD.
What the data says.
Paying by Credit card, Tribee delivers about 12.90 more of every 100 donated than Steady (C$100.00 vs €87.10 per 100).
Tribee holds the stronger Trustpilot record: 4.7/5 across 2,134 reviews, against 2.6/5 across 4 for Steady.
Tribee stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while Steady does not.
Per-method pricing.
| Payment method | Per transaction | Of €100, recipient gets | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEPA Direct Debit | 11% + €0.00 | €89.00 | 10% platform fee |
| Credit card | 12.9% + €0.00 | €87.10 | 10% platform fee |
Side-by-side.
| Metric | Steady | Tribee |
|---|---|---|
| Recipient gets (per 100) | €87.10 | C$100.00★ winner |
| Platform fee | 10% | 0%★ winner |
| Payment processing fee | 2.9% + €0.00 | 0% + C$0.00★ winner |
| Trustpilot | 2.6 (4) | 4.7 (2,134)★ winner |
| Country coverage | 32 countries★ winner | 1 countries |
| Data residency | — | EU★ winner |
| Languages | 5★ winner | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 4★ winner | 1 |
Winner by category.
C$100.00 vs €87.10 reaches the recipient.
2.6 vs 4.7 on Trustpilot.
32 vs 1 countries.
EEA data residency for GDPR-sensitive donor data.
Choose based on who you are.
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.
Friends, families, and colleagues in France organising group gifts or money-pots for occasions such as birthdays, weddings, and farewells who want part of every collection to support an environmental, educational, or health cause.
- ✓Combines a familiar online money-pot (cagnotte) with an automatic charitable donation on every collection.
- ✓Card payments handled by Stripe, including Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Apple Pay, and Google Pay.
- ✓Registered as an Intermédiaire en Financement Participatif (IFP) with ORIAS, number 23000388.
- ✓Personal data hosted exclusively on servers within the European Union.
A third option.
Dutch and other social-impact initiators running Global-Goals-aligned campaigns who value personal coaching and community-building over a high-volume, self-serve crowdfunding marketplace.
Other comparisons.
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Steady or Tribee?
Of every 100 donated, Steady delivers approximately €87.10 to the recipient and Tribee delivers approximately C$100.00. Real costs depend on the payment method donors choose.
Which is better for European nonprofits?
Tribee is generally better suited to European nonprofits handling GDPR-sensitive donor data because of its EEA data residency.
Which platform has more country coverage?
Steady operates in 32 countries; Tribee operates in 1.
Rankings are produced by a public editorial methodology — open to peer review. We disclose ownership, scoring weights, and every change.