Donately vs mycause
Donately
donately.com
mycause
fundraising.mycause.com.auSide by side
| Figure | Donately | mycause |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $99/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 1 |
| Spec score · Nonprofit Fundraising Software | 8.3 (#10) | 7.0 (#41) |
| Campaigns | Campaign pages support rich media, live fundraising thermometers, peer-to-peer fundraising, team fundraising, custom branding, and social sharing. | Campaigns and appeals can be branded and customised using a setup wizard, and the page says setup takes under 10 minutes. |
| Founded | 2013 | 2009 |
| Headquarters | Encinitas, California, United States | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Integrations | Native integrations include HubSpot, Salesforce, Mailchimp, Slack, Constant Contact, and others; Zapier connects to thousands of tools. | The integrations page lists fitness, EDM, payout, database and analytics integrations; the homepage names HubSpot, Salesforce, Zapier, iMIS, Blackbaud, Zoho, REST API, Stripe, PayPal, Google Analytics and Meta. |
| Payments | Donately supports Stripe and PayPal processing, Google and Apple payment wallets, one-time and recurring giving, and multiple currencies. | Donation forms support the mycause gateway or Stripe, Apple Pay, Google Pay and PayPal. |
| Security | Donately states that it is PCI compliant, uses HTTPS encryption on forms, provides fraud-prevention tools, and supports GDPR and CCPA data privacy compliance. | The help centre says mycause is PCI compliant level 3 and uses Braintree, a PayPal company, to manage its payment gateway. |
| Support | Plans include in-house fundraising experts, email, video and live chat assistance, onboarding sessions, webinars, and personalized campaign advice. | The fundraising websites page lists 24/7 support, and the enquiry form says mycause typically responds within two business days. |
Plans
In their own words
Donately
Donately is an online fundraising platform for accepting donations and managing donor activity. It provides branded donation pages with custom messaging, branding, drag-and-drop editing, mobile optimization, and recurring giving. Campaign pages can include rich media, live fundraising thermometers, peer-to-peer and team fundraising, custom branding, and social sharing. Donation forms and widgets embed on websites, landing pages, or blogs without redirects or coding. Donor tools include profiles, donation tracking, segmentation, automated receipts, reporting, exports, and retention insights. Native integrations include HubSpot, Salesforce, Mailchimp, Slack, and Constant Contact, while Zapier connects to thousands of tools. An API supports sending or updating donation information in external systems. Payments can use Stripe or PayPal, Google and Apple wallets, multiple currencies, and one-time or recurring gifts. Donately lists PCI compliance, HTTPS on forms, fraud-prevention tools, and GDPR and CCPA support. It runs on the web and through an API. A free plan is available; paid plans start at $99/mo.
mycause
mycause has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.