Enthuse vs iConnectX

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.

iConnectX provides fundraising tools for online auctions, event ticketing, Text-To-Give, and donations. Hosted events can combine a custom private webpage, ticket sales, an online auction, and a virtual platform for up to 1,000 participants. Ticketing supports multiple levels, early-bird pricing, emailed tickets with codes, and purchase reports. Auction features include item watch, auto-bid, and text and email notifications. Donation tools support custom amounts, receipts, reports, and social sharing; Text-To-Give provides a private mobile number for each event. The platform can generate or download files for entering event and donation data into a CRM. Its virtual ticketing option lists Zoom. iConnectX runs on Android, iOS, and the web and is described as fundraising technology for nonprofits and businesses. Hosted Events is listed at free; only transaction fees apply, with credit card fees of 2.29% + $0.15/transaction. Self-serve use excludes support, and support packages cost extra. BYO package listings specify up to 80 auction items per auction or up to 150 tickets per ticketed event.