Givebear vs memberplanet

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.

memberplanet brings membership administration, communications, payments, and event tools into one platform for organizations. It supports membership levels, organizational memberships, member databases, renewals, and customizable reporting. Groups can send tracked email newsletters, text members, run surveys and discussion boards, and share photo albums; group text messaging is available only in the United States. For fundraising and events, the platform handles dues and recurring donations, event sites and RSVPs, and payments through forms and the mobile app. It offers page content gating, custom domains, and subscription billing. Android and iOS apps can display membership cards, which can be viewed offline after first opening them. The association offering describes custom API integrations and data exchange with client databases and financial systems, while external accounting integrations are not included out of the box. Plans include support. Essentials is $50 a month, Pro is $100 a month, and Premium is $175 a month; a free plan is also listed.