GiveGrove vs GiveSmart

GiveGrove is web-based auction and fundraising software for nonprofits and mission-driven organizations. Its tools include live and silent auctions, peer-to-peer fundraising, Fund-a-Need, donation pages, event ticketing, raffles, and donor reporting. Ticketing supports individual or group tickets, pricing tiers, custom attendee questions, and check-in. Silent auction organizers can set items, opening bids, and bid increments, then monitor bidders and progress in real time. Live auction tools include paddle assignments, paddle-raise capture, and guest check-in and check-out. Organizations can run fundraisers for individuals or teams, or voting events with a chosen vote amount and period. Donation pages accept gifts outside events and allow customized amounts and page colors. Card processing costs 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction; organizations can choose whether donors cover the fee or the organization absorbs it. The free GiveBack Guarantee plan has no platform fee. Classic costs $4, paid once, with a 4% platform fee capped at $4,000 per event. GiveGrove identifies Stripe as its sole payment processor and says it does not provide CRM or donor database functionality.

GiveSmart provides fundraising and donor management tools for nonprofits, schools and associations. Its platform covers online fundraising, recurring giving, peer-to-peer campaigns, text-to-donate, auctions and ticketing. Mobile auction bidding supports maximum bids, outbid notifications, item management and self-checkout. Event tools include seating and group management, contactless check-in, guest communication and tax receipts; virtual and hybrid events can add livestreaming, chat, donor recognition and proxy bidding. Campaign reporting includes live reports, dashboards and exports, with receipts and tax letters generated automatically. GiveSmart lists Salesforce, Google Analytics, YouTube and Vimeo among its integrations and supported services. It says its system is PCI and SOC 2 compliant, with encryption, restricted access, vulnerability testing and independent audits. Support includes 24/7 customer service, implementation help, a Help Center and an assigned Client Success Manager. The platform is available on Android, iOS and web. Both pricing models provide full access, unlimited events and campaigns, but prices are available on request; there is no free plan.