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Better Giving

Ch 156.6of 48 Nonprofit Fundraising Software
  1. 1Runs onAPI, self-hosted, Web
  2. 2CostsFree plan
  3. 3Donation formsYes
  4. 4Recurring donationsYes
  5. 5Peer-to-peer fundraisingYes
  6. 6Payment processingseparate
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Overview

Better Giving is ranked #15 of 48 in nonprofit fundraising software on Specifiction. It runs on API, Self-hosted, Web. There is a free plan.

Better Giving plans and pricing

All plans
Fundraising & fund management Free all features included · donor contributions optional better.giving · 5 Oct 2026
Self-hosted Free open-source software · pay only gateway processing costs better.giving · 5 Oct 2026
Fiscal sponsorship $2.90 once per sponsored gift tax-deductible U.S. giving for organizations abroad or without a 501(c)(3) better.giving · 5 Oct 2026

Compared on nonprofit fundraising software

Free plan
Yesbetter.giving
Donation forms
Yesbetter.giving
Recurring donations
Yesbetter.giving
Peer-to-peer fundraising
Yesbetter.giving
Payment processing
separatebetter.giving

Facts

Purpose
Better Giving provides nonprofits with a fundraising and financial platform centered on an embeddable donation form.better.giving · 5 Oct 2026
Donation types
The form accepts card, bank/ACH, PayPal and Venmo, Apple Pay and Google Pay, stock, donor-advised funds, IRA/QCD, and crypto gifts.better.giving · 5 Oct 2026
Fundraising features
The product includes recurring donations, peer-to-peer fundraising, dedication gifts, program-specific giving, goal-tracking progress bars, automated receipts, and reporting.better.giving · 5 Oct 2026
Integration
Better Giving describes one integration for its giving methods and says DAFpay via Chariot is built in.better.giving · 5 Oct 2026
Donor data
Members can export full donor-level data and giving history via CSV or API at no charge.better.giving · 5 Oct 2026
Portability limit
Direct transfer of stored card credentials depends on card-network rules, PCI-DSS, and the new processor; otherwise Better Giving says it can provide gift schedules and support donor reauthorization.better.giving · 5 Oct 2026
Open source
The maker says the platform and donation form are public code and can be self-hosted with the organization's own payment gateway.better.giving · 5 Oct 2026
Self-hosting responsibility
Self-hosted organizations pay their gateway's processing costs and handle receipts, compliance, and operations themselves.better.giving · 5 Oct 2026
Security
The security policy states that data is encrypted in transit with TLS 1.2+ and at rest with AES-256, and raw card data is not stored or processed by Better Giving.better.giving · 5 Oct 2026
Payment compliance
The maker says donations are handled by Stripe, a PCI DSS Level 1-certified processor, and that it maintains PCI DSS 4.0 SAQ A through the Stripe integration.better.giving · 5 Oct 2026
Support
The homepage offers live chat for additional support, and the product page lists [email protected] for portability requests.better.giving · 5 Oct 2026
Intended users
The maker describes the service as built for nonprofits, including faith organizations, schools, and universities; fiscal sponsorship is offered to organizations abroad or U.S. groups without 501(c)(3) status.better.giving · 5 Oct 2026
Organization
Better Giving says it is a U.S. 501(c)(3) public charity and has served nonprofits since 2021.better.giving · 5 Oct 2026

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