Enthuse vs RunSignup

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.

RunSignup provides registration and event-management tools for endurance events, covering race marketing, fundraising, and race-day work. Participants can sign up through mobile-friendly registration, while organizers manage participants through administrator and self-service options. Each race receives a customizable website and email marketing with unlimited contacts and sends at no charge. Events can collect donations during registration or checkout and create individual or team fundraiser pages. The RaceDay CheckIn App supports event check-in. An open API and Zapier integration connect with other applications, including Salesforce, DonorPerfect, and Mailchimp through Zapier. Event reports can be exported to CSV, Google Sheets, Excel, PDF, Mailchimp, Dropbox, Hy-Tek, Webscorer.com, and Build Bib Labels. RunSignup says its payment platform is PCI Level 1 compliant and that participant data is not sold or shared beyond the event owner or director. Free events have no processing fee for a $0 cart. Paid-event fees are set per cart: 6% plus $1 up to $249.99, 5% plus $1 from $250 to $999.99, and 4% plus $1 at $1,000 or more. Fees may be paid by participants, absorbed by the event, or split evenly. There are no subscriptions, monthly fees, or long-term contracts.