Givebear vs Join It

Givebear provides donation kiosks and online giving for mosques, churches, schools, nonprofits and other community organizations. Donors can give at a kiosk, through a donation page or QR code, or by paying membership dues and event tickets. Gifts are recorded against the fund selected by the donor, and gifts and recurring plans from these sources appear together in a donor history. Givebear sends email receipts and year-end statements and provides reports exportable by fund and date range. Its 21.5-inch kiosk accepts Apple Pay, Google Pay and contactless cards, with English, Arabic, Spanish and Turkish support. It can accept one-time gifts offline, but recurring gifts need a live connection. Donation forms can be embedded on named website builders, and a QuickBooks Online connection can post payout journal entries split by fund, with fees and refunds broken out. Stripe processes card payments; Givebear says its servers receive tokenized payment references, not raw card numbers. The Free plan is free and carries a 5.9% platform fee per gift; Plus is $29 a month and Growth is $39 a month, billed annually at the listed rates. Stripe processing is passed through at cost.

Join It is membership management software for organizations handling member records, payments, renewals, events, communications, and engagement. Members can manage profiles, contact details, and membership status in a self-service portal. The service supports online and offline payments, recurring billing, renewal reminders, and failed-payment notifications. Digital membership cards can be saved to Apple Wallet or Google Wallet; QR codes and manual search support event check-in. More than 25 integrations are listed, including Stripe, Mailchimp, Eventbrite, QuickBooks, Salesforce, and Zapier. Zapier, API access, webhooks, and Google Analytics require the Total plan or higher. Monthly plans include Starter at $29 a month, Total at $99 a month, and Extra at $199 a month; Enterprise has no listed price. Online transaction service fees vary by plan from 1.5%-3%, with Stripe processing fees charged separately. A 30-day trial is available without a credit card. Join It serves associations, nonprofits, clubs, chambers of commerce, alumni groups, museums, and community organizations.