GiveSmart vs Greater Giving
GiveSmart
givesmart.comGreater Giving
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| Figure | GiveSmart | Greater Giving |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $250/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 4 | 3 |
| Spec score · Nonprofit Fundraising Software | 8.9 (#4) | 7.1 (#39) |
| Spec score · Charity Auction Software | 8.9 (#4) | 7.2 (#23) |
| Spec score · Fundraising Event Software | 8.9 (#6) | 7.1 (#27) |
| Founded | LinkedIn lists the Gesture organization, now GiveSmart, as founded in 2011. | 2002 |
| Headquarters | Momentive Software lists its headquarters at 360 Central Ave, Suite 1120, St. Petersburg, Florida 33701. | Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States |
| Integrations | Officially listed connections include Salesforce, Google Analytics, YouTube and Vimeo, plus report exporting. | Event Software exchanges donor data with products including eTapestry, Kintera, Raisers Edge, and Exceed. |
| Mobile bidding | The platform supports mobile bidding for silent and live auctions, including max bids, buy-now items and self-checkout. | Online bidding supports remote auction bidding from mobile devices, tablets, and computers. |
| Purpose | GiveSmart provides fundraising and donor management tools for nonprofits, schools, and associations. | Greater Giving provides cloud-based fundraising event software for nonprofits and schools to manage auctions, galas, and fundraisers. |
| Reporting | GiveSmart provides live dashboards, campaign reporting, goal thermometers, leaderboards, autogenerated receipts and tax letters. | The product offers instant reporting and real-time auction and appeal reporting. |
| Security | GiveSmart states that its system is PCI and SOC 2 compliant and describes controls including encryption, restricted access, vulnerability testing, and independent audits. | Greater Giving states it is a PCI DSS Level 1 compliant vendor and undergoes an annual audit by a PCI-accredited third party. |
| Support | GiveSmart advertises 24-hour, seven-day support by chat and email, with live agents reachable from the product Help button. | Client Services provides unlimited support, training classes, videos, online help, and phone, email, and live chat coverage. |
Plans
GiveSmart
- Pay-As-You-GoFree
- Pay-As-You-GoFree
- Listed starting price$3,000 a year
- Annual Fee SubscriptionPrice not published
Greater Giving
- Event PackagePriced on request
- Event Package with Online BiddingPriced on request
- Express PackagePriced on request
In their own words
GiveSmart
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.
Greater Giving
Greater Giving provides cloud-based fundraising event software for nonprofits and schools running auctions, galas, and fundraisers. Its Event Software tracks donors, bidders, sponsors, volunteers, registration, procurement, seating, and auction details. Online Payments supports event registration, credit card donations, recurring donations, and Text to Donate. Online bidding lets people bid remotely from mobile devices, tablets, and computers; reporting includes instant results and real-time auction and appeal reporting. Event Software can exchange donor data with products including eTapestry, Kintera, Raisers Edge, and Exceed. Greater Giving says card data is encrypted when read and stored, and security codes are never stored. Client Services offers unlimited support, training classes, videos, online help, and phone, email, and live chat coverage. Professional Event Support can provide onsite help and train staff and volunteers on bidding, registration, and checkout. Organizations can have up to 10 active Online Payments pages at a time. Pricing is tailored to usage and fundraising needs and is provided by custom proposal. The product is listed for Android, iOS, and the web.