BetterWorld vs Charitable
BetterWorld
betterworld.orgCharitable
wpcharitable.comSide by side
| Figure | BetterWorld | Charitable |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $129.17/mo | $5.75/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 5 |
| Spec score · Nonprofit Fundraising Software | 8.2 (#12) | 8.2 (#13) |
| Spec score · Nonprofit Online Donation Software | 8.2 (#11) | 8.2 (#12) |
| Donor management | The platform automatically tracks and organizes donations, interactions, and insights in a unified donor system. | Donor management includes profiles, giving history, notes, and adding, editing and deleting donation records. |
| Integrations | BetterWorld says it offers 5,000+ integrations and names native connections including Stripe, PayPal, Venmo, Apple Pay, Google Pay, HubSpot, Salesforce, DonorPerfect, and Blackbaud. | Charitable says it integrates with 5,000+ email marketing, CRM and payment platforms. |
| Security | The platform page states that BetterWorld is PCI-compliant, uses bank-level encryption, and does not sell donor data. | The pricing page states that Charitable does not store sensitive information and keeps data within the customer’s WordPress website. |
| Support | BetterWorld describes live chat, human support, and event-day backup; paid priority support adds expedited phone, email, and chat. | Paid plans provide ticket support, while the free version is supported through the WordPress.org forum. |
Plans
Charitable
- Charitable LiteFree
- Basic$69 a year
- Plus$99 a year
- Pro$199 a year
- Elite$299 a year
In their own words
BetterWorld
BetterWorld is web-based fundraising software for nonprofits and other community-serving organizations. Its tools include standard donations, donation forms, auctions, events and ticketing, giveaways and raffles, peer-to-peer fundraising, crowdfunding, paddle raises, impact giving, a-thons, and donor management. Plans include all fundraising tools, unlimited campaigns, and unlimited teammates. A donor system organizes donations, interactions, and insights; checkout supports cards, digital wallets, and bank transfers online or at events. BetterWorld lists more than 5,000 integrations, including native connections to Stripe, PayPal, Venmo, Apple Pay, Google Pay, HubSpot, Salesforce, DonorPerfect, and Blackbaud, plus Zapier integrations such as Mailchimp and Google Sheets. The platform states that it is PCI-compliant, uses bank-level encryption, and does not sell donor data. A free plan is available. Partner costs $1,550 a year and Keystone costs $5,950 a year, both billed annually. Standard payment processing fees of 1.5%-2.9% + $0.30 apply; donors can choose to cover them.
Charitable
Charitable is a self-hosted WordPress plugin for donation campaigns and fundraising. A visual drag-and-drop builder provides live preview for campaign creation, while campaign pages, recurring gifts, automated receipts and donor records support ongoing fundraising. The free Charitable Lite plan costs nothing and includes unlimited campaigns and donations. It accepts Stripe, Square, PayPal and offline donations; Pro adds ten more payment gateways. Recurring donations begin with Plus, and peer-to-peer fundraising begins with Pro. Donor management includes profiles, giving history, notes, and adding, editing or deleting donation records. Charitable says it integrates with 5,000+ email marketing, CRM and payment platforms and keeps data within the customer’s WordPress website rather than storing sensitive information. Paid plans start with Basic at $69 a year, billed yearly. Paid plans include ticket support; free users use the WordPress.org forum. The plugin requires WordPress 5.9 or later and PHP 7.4 or later.