Charitable vs Givelify

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.

Givelify connects people with places of worship, nonprofits, and causes so they can give through its mobile app, online, on social media, or at live events. Organizations can use Analytics Studio to track donations by day, month, or donor, review donor statistics such as giving frequency and trends, and export data for financial management systems.

Givelify lists integrations including Shelby Next, Shelby Arena, Power Church, Servant Keeper, ACS Realm, and ACS People, and says Analytics Studio integrations are free. The platform runs on Android, iOS, and the web. Its app is available in English and Spanish, with bilingual resources for organizations. Givelify says it verifies organizations and safeguards personal and payment information through secure payment processing. Its support center says the app does not store a giver's card information on their phone.