BetterWorld vs Kindest Events
BetterWorld
betterworld.org
Kindest Events
kindest.comSide by side
| Figure | BetterWorld | Kindest Events |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $129.17/mo | $150/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 2 |
| Spec score · Nonprofit Event Management Software | 8.2 (#10) | 8.8 (#4) |
| 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. | Kindest lists integrations including Salesforce, Mailchimp, Google Analytics, Chariot, Double the Donation, Google Ads, Bloomerang, and Stripe. |
| Intended users | The site identifies charities and nonprofits, schools and PTOs, sports teams and clubs, and community-serving individuals and businesses as audiences. | Kindest describes its platform as an all-in-one fundraising platform for small and growing nonprofits. |
| Other integrations | The integrations page lists Zapier integrations including Mailchimp, Google Sheets, Slack, Constant Contact, VolunteerHub, Eventbrite, and Google Drive. | The integrations page lists Donor Advised Funds, Double the Donation, Bloomerang and Stripe connections. |
| Purpose | BetterWorld describes its platform as fundraising software for nonprofits and other community-serving organizations. | Kindest Events is event ticketing software built for nonprofits, covering registration through check-in with ticketing, donations, and donor data in one place. |
| Support | BetterWorld describes live chat, human support, and event-day backup; paid priority support adds expedited phone, email, and chat. | Free plan users receive email support, while paid subscribers can receive expanded support through email, live chat, and screenshare; Growth includes private Slack support. |
Plans
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.
Kindest Events
Kindest Events is event ticketing software for nonprofits, covering registration, donations, donor data and check-in in one platform. Organizations can create branded event pages with images, schedules, details and included items. Ticket types support descriptions, prices, fair market values and capacity limits; exclusive or invite-only options can be hidden. Attendee tools include bid, table and seat assignments, information collection, and list imports and exports. At check-in, staff can search by name, email or ticket code, edit attendee details and see live counts. The Totalizer displays incoming donations and donor names live on all plans. Winning bids can be shown at live auctions, but not online auctions. Kindest lists integrations including Salesforce, Mailchimp, Google Analytics, Bloomerang and Stripe. It supports in-person events on Android, iOS and web. Kickstart is free with a 5% platform fee, waived for the first $50K of the first year; Growth costs $1,800 per year and has a 3.75% platform fee. Stripe also charges 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction.