Charitable vs GiveForms
Charitable
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| Figure | Charitable | GiveForms |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $5.75/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 5 | 2 |
| Spec score · Nonprofit Payment Processing Software | 8.3 (#10) | 7.3 (#23) |
| Spec score · Nonprofit Online Donation Software | 8.2 (#12) | 7.3 (#28) |
| Audience | The product is intended for nonprofits, charities, churches, schools, community groups, political campaigns, creators and open-source maintainers. | The platform is presented for nonprofits, schools, faith-based organizations, foundations, sports teams and political organizations. |
| Integrations | Charitable says it integrates with 5,000+ email marketing, CRM and payment platforms. | The service lists Stripe, PayPal, Plaid, Salesforce, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, 360MatchPro and Facebook Pixel integrations. |
| Recurring donations | Recurring donations are available from the Plus plan upward. | Forms support one-time and recurring donations, and donors can manage or cancel recurring donations themselves. |
| Security | The pricing page states that Charitable does not store sensitive information and keeps data within the customer’s WordPress website. | Transactions use 256-bit SSL encryption and PCI DSS A-EP compliance; payment information is tokenized and never stored on GiveForms servers. |
Plans
Charitable
- Charitable LiteFree
- Basic$69 a year
- Plus$99 a year
- Pro$199 a year
- Elite$299 a year
In their own words
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.