Givecloud

Spec sheet

What it does

Givecloud is a donor-first fundraising platform for nonprofits covering donations, donor portals, memberships, sponsorships, events, peer-to-peer campaigns, stores and text-to-give.Read 21 Oct 2026 · givecloud.com

Purpose

Givecloud provides fundraising software designed for nonprofits.Read 1 Oct 2026 · givecloud.com

API

Givecloud exposes an open REST API authenticated with personal access tokens sent as Bearer authorization headers.Read 21 Oct 2026 · developers.givecloud.com

Integrations

Listed integrations include DonorPerfect, Salesforce, Authorize.net, Braintree, GoCardless, NMI, PayPal, PaySafe, SafeSave, Stripe, Vanco, Mailchimp, ActiveCampaign, Constant Contact, ShipStation, shipping carriers, TaxCloud, Zapier, Google tracking and WordPress.Read 21 Oct 2026 · givecloud.com

Security

Givecloud states SOC 2 Type II auditing, PCI DSS compliance, TLS 1.3 with 256-bit encryption, Google Cloud hosting, daily/weekly/monthly backups and that it does not store card or bank data.Read 21 Oct 2026 · givecloud.com

Support

Support resources include a help center, webinars, tutorials, AI assistance, live chat and email; the company states live-chat responses under five minutes during support hours.Read 21 Oct 2026 · givecloud.com

Headquarters

Ottawa, CanadaRead 28 Sep 2026 · givecloud.com

API and automation

Givecloud offers an open API, webhooks, and self-serve data imports.Read 1 Oct 2026 · givecloud.com

API limits

The developer documentation states a rate limit of 60 requests per user or IP per minute for unauthenticated calls and recommends handling HTTP 429 responses with exponential backoff.Read 21 Oct 2026 · developers.givecloud.com

App availability

A Givecloud Kiosk iPad app listing is archived and shows zero ratings; it required iOS 11 or later and was last seen distributed in 2025.Read 21 Oct 2026 · appshunter.io

Company customers

Givecloud says it has supported more than 2,000 nonprofits that raised over $500 million through the platform.Read 21 Oct 2026 · givecloud.com

Company ownership

Givecloud says it is now part of the DonorPerfect family; a SofterWare press release announced the acquisition and identified Josh Bloomfield as Givecloud founder and CEO.Read 21 Oct 2026 · 0e190a550a8c4c8c4b93-fcd009c875a5577fd4fe2f5b7e3bf4eb.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com

Company profile

LinkedIn lists Givecloud as privately held, founded in 2017, headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, with 11–50 employees.Read 21 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com

CRM integrations

Givecloud integrates with DonorPerfect and Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud and Nonprofit Success Pack.Read 1 Oct 2026 · givecloud.com

Documentation

Official developer documentation covers authorization, rate limits, filtering, supporters, contributions, products, inventory, posts, recurring profiles, sponsees and webhooks.Read 21 Oct 2026 · developers.givecloud.com

Donation forms

Donation forms support suggested amounts, social proof and modern payment methods intended to improve conversion and recurring giving.Read 21 Oct 2026 · givecloud.com

Donor portal

Donors can update personal details, manage gifts, change payment methods and access tax receipts themselves.Read 21 Oct 2026 · givecloud.com

Email integrations

Givecloud integrates with Mailchimp, ActiveCampaign, and Constant Contact for donor engagement workflows.Read 1 Oct 2026 · givecloud.com

Fundraising tools

The platform combines donations, memberships, peer-to-peer fundraising, event ticketing, and e-commerce.Read 1 Oct 2026 · givecloud.com

Limit: Capterra users

Capterra reviewers report clunky, time-consuming website/page design, difficult conversions, limited configurable reporting and higher-tier paywalls.Read 21 Oct 2026 · softwareadvice.com

Limit: G2 reports

Reviewers mention limited reporting, occasional CRM field or automation issues, difficulty changing funds on recurring gifts, weak event-ticket forms and a learning curve.Read 21 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Limit: Trustpilot complaint

A reviewer criticized the lack of customizable smart monthly-giving ask amounts, while another described Givecloud as attractive and user-friendly but requested improvements.Read 21 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com

Memberships

Membership tools provide levels, discounts, login-protected content, automated renewals and CRM or code synchronization.Read 21 Oct 2026 · givecloud.com

Online store

The store supports physical products, inventory alerts, categories, promotional codes, shipping rates, courier integrations and donation upsells.Read 21 Oct 2026 · givecloud.com

Payment data

Givecloud says sensitive credit-card and bank information is never handled by Givecloud or its servers.Read 1 Oct 2026 · givecloud.com

Payment options

Givecloud lists more than 10 payment and processing options, including Stripe, PayPal Express Checkout, Braintree, Authorize.net, and Vanco.Read 1 Oct 2026 · givecloud.com

Payment processing

Payment processing fees are separate from Givecloud platform fees and must be negotiated with a supported gateway.Read 21 Oct 2026 · givecloud.com

Performance

Givecloud reports 99.99% monthly uptime for over a year and support for up to 25 donations per second out of the box.Read 1 Oct 2026 · givecloud.com

PHP SDK

A public, third-party PHP SDK supports Givecloud REST API versions 2 and 3, PHP 8.1+, typed DTOs, query builders, retries and lazy pagination.Read 21 Oct 2026 · github.com

Praise: Capterra users

Capterra reviewers praise modern forms, DonorPerfect integration, quick payment syncing, customization and responsive support.Read 21 Oct 2026 · softwareadvice.com

Praise: G2 users

G2 reviewers repeatedly praise ease of use, fast helpful support, donor portals, modern forms and integrations.Read 21 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Pricing limits

All plans include full access to Givecloud's fundraising tools and integrations, while payment processing is charged separately by the selected gateway.Read 1 Oct 2026 · givecloud.com

Product updates

The September 2026 changelog lists Giving Tuesday templates, abandoned-donation reminders, split-fund giving, recurring-payment improvements, custom fields and bulk recurring-plan updates.Read 21 Oct 2026 · updates.givecloud.com

Rating on Capterra

4.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews.Read 21 Oct 2026 · capterra.com

Rating on G2

4.4 out of 5 from 65 reviews.Read 21 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Rating on GetApp

4.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews.Read 21 Oct 2026 · getapp.com

Rating on Trustpilot

3.6 out of 5 from 59 reviews.Read 21 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com

Recurring giving

Recurring donations support weekly, monthly, quarterly or custom frequencies, finite payment counts, self-service edits, pauses and cancellations.Read 21 Oct 2026 · givecloud.com

Scale

Givecloud says it has supported over 2,000 nonprofits in raising more than $500 million.Read 1 Oct 2026 · givecloud.com

SDK licence

The public PHP SDK repository declares the MIT licence; this does not make the Givecloud SaaS itself open source.Read 21 Oct 2026 · github.com

Self-hosting

Givecloud presents itself as a hosted service on Google Cloud and provides no official self-hosted deployment package.Read 21 Oct 2026 · givecloud.com

Sponsorships

Sponsorship management includes beneficiary profiles, custom fields, images, timelines and active, pending and expired status tracking.Read 21 Oct 2026 · givecloud.com

Text-to-give

SMS features include keyword donations, text-to-pledge and configurable automated replies.Read 21 Oct 2026 · givecloud.com

Webhooks

Webhooks can send real-time updates to external systems when supporter, contribution or recurring-profile events occur.Read 21 Oct 2026 · givecloud.com

Website builder

The website module includes a visual page editor, templates, navigation menus, blogging, redirects and custom domains without coding.Read 21 Oct 2026 · givecloud.com

Plans and prices

Every Givecloud plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

• Nonprofit Text-to-Give Software#10 of 418.4
• Nonprofit Website Builders#9 of 328.5
• Fundraising Software#8 of 258.3