GiveSmart vs OneCause

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.

OneCause is paid web software for event and online fundraising by cause-driven organizations. It supports in-person, virtual and hybrid events, online campaigns, auctions, donations and peer-to-peer fundraising. Event tools include ticketing, table management, sponsorship sales, check-in, auctions, raffles and donation scoreboards. Online Fundraising provides donation forms, recurring giving, giving sites, personal fundraising pages, SMS messaging and reporting. Listed payment options include Apple Pay, Google Pay, Venmo, PayPal, ACH and donor-advised funds. Peer-to-peer plans list Mailchimp, Salesforce and Luminate integrations in Professional and Enterprise, but not Essentials. API support is included in the Nationals event package and excluded from Professional and Enterprise. OneCause says it follows PCI data-security standards, uses AES-256 encryption for stored sensitive personal information and TLS 1.2 or above for pages capturing sensitive card data. Support includes weekday phone, chat and email assistance, a knowledge base, tutorials and FAQs, plus customer success managers and event services. There is no free plan. Pay-As-You-Go starts at $200, paid once with a capped 5% pay-later fee on funds raised. Professional Auction & Event costs $2,995 a year.