# Chuffed vs Steady

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Chuffed | Steady |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | €92.20 | €87.10 |
| Platform fee | 4.9% | 10% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.9% + €0.00 | 2.9% + €0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 4.8 (668) | 2.6 (4) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 79 | 77 |
| Country coverage | 29 | 32 |
| Data residency | — | — |
| Languages | 4 | 5 |
| Payment methods supported | 5 | 4 |

## Choose Chuffed if

> Nonprofits, social enterprises, and community-cause organisers in 29 supported countries who want a 100%-free, tip-funded platform and are willing to complete identity verification before launching.

- Free to launch — no signup or monthly fees.
- Optional donor-tip model can make campaigns effectively free to run.
- Three flexible fee structures (keep-100%, shared, and flat-fee) to suit different campaigns.
- Mission-aligned: operates as a Social Benefit Company weighing social and community impact.


## 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.