Better Giving vs Double the Donation Matching

Better Giving is a fundraising and financial platform for nonprofits built around an embeddable donation form. The form accepts card and bank or ACH gifts, PayPal and Venmo, Apple Pay and Google Pay, stock, donor-advised funds, IRA or QCD gifts, and cryptocurrency. Fundraising tools include recurring donations, peer-to-peer campaigns, dedication gifts, program-specific giving, goal progress bars, automated receipts, and reporting. Organizations can export donor-level records and giving history through CSV or API at no charge. The platform and donation form are public code and can be self-hosted with an organization’s own payment gateway. The free Fundraising & fund management plan is free, with all features included and donor contributions optional. Self-hosted software is free, but organizations pay gateway processing costs and manage receipts, compliance, and operations. Fiscal sponsorship costs $2.90 gift. Better Giving says donations are handled by Stripe; its security policy describes TLS 1.2+ in transit and AES-256 at rest, and says raw card data is not stored or processed by Better Giving.

Double the Donation Matching helps nonprofits, schools, and educational institutions identify donors eligible for employer matching and guide request submission. An employer lookup in the donation flow captures employment details and checks a company-program database. The service can send customizable reminder emails from an organization’s domain, and donors at participating companies can submit requests during online donations with one click. Its database covers more than 24,000 company programs with current forms and guidelines. Integration categories include donation tools, CRMs, peer-to-peer fundraising, and data enhancement platforms; the vendor describes more than 100 integrations and its partner directory lists 177 results. Essentials is usage-based: $300 for up to $2,000 in identified match-eligible dollars, with higher listed tiers of $500 and $1,200; the first year is free. Standard starts at $999/year, while Enterprise starts at $30,000/year. Pricing is paid and has no free plan.