Enthuse vs GalaBid

Enthuse provides digital donation, fundraising, and event-registration technology under a cause's brand. Its fundraising pages support appeals, in-memory giving, individual and team pages, and real-time campaign data. Donations can be regular or one-off, with marketing opt-in communications and automatic Gift Aid capture and processing. Fundraising & Events adds registration and ticketing, fundraising-page creation, leaderboards, and customised emails. Participants can connect Strava and share training updates with supporters. Listed CRM integrations include Access CRM, Beacon, ChampCloud, Donorfy, MS Dynamics 365, Raiser’s Edge, and Salesforce; an API lets larger charities bring donation, fundraising, and event-payment data into other systems. Enthuse offers web and API access. Plans include Mass Participation at free, Fundraising at £24.99 a month, and Fundraising & Events, Donations, and Event Registration at £39.99 a month each. Additional listed fees include payment provider, Gift Aid, and ticketing charges; prices are exclusive of VAT where applicable, and cards issued outside the UK incur an additional 1% foreign card fee. Enthuse says it is UK hosted and GDPR compliant and offers dedicated customer support.

GalaBid combines auctions, raffles, event ticketing and donations in a single fundraising campaign. Participants open a campaign link in a browser on any device, without downloading an app. Silent auction options include automatic closing, winner notifications, overtime bidding, sealed bids and reserve prices. Raffles support electronic tickets, automated notifications and a certified random number generator for draws. Stripe processes payments, and GalaBid says campaign funds go directly from Stripe to the fundraiser’s bank account. Apple Pay and Google Pay are listed as participant payment options. The platform is intended for charities, nonprofits, community groups and individual fundraisers, with human fundraising support available seven days a week. The free plan allows optional participant tips, with 10% of tips shared with the cause. Pro (no tips) costs $4.90, paid once; Flat Fee costs $1,250 as a one-time purchase. Both have no tip prompts or revenue share. Displayed pricing varies by region, and uploaded files can be up to 8MB.