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All-in-one platform. Donation forms, campaign websites, events, text-to-give, wealth screening, reporting, and a built-in nonprofit CRM.
Built by nonprofiteers. Everything about Funraise is designed with nonprofit experience and draws on our experience working in nonprofits.
Modular features. A collection of basic, plug-and-play tools.
Self-service with AI support. Heavy reliance on help centers and a custom AI bot: Jay·AI.
Well suited for: Startups and small orgs. Best for grassroots teams needing a free entry point for simple forms.
Integration overhead. Connecting essential tools carries additional monthly costs and reconciliation complexity.
Boxy, standard small donation form that has not changed to much since it's release over a decade ago. This is the tool they are known for.
Effective fundraising websites with progress bars, donation feeds, and more built in.
Hosted, template single-page donation pages that are quick to launch but lack custom styling or content.
Funraise is the industry standard for peer-to-peer campaigns. On average, peer-to-peer fundraisers on Funraise raise double the amount of top P2P programs.
Basic tooling for P2P with template pages that limit custom styles or content. Higher platform fee on some plans.
Funraise organizations enjoy a 78% sustained retention rate — 10% better than the industry standard.
Yes
Just tickets. No real support for event management.
Send personalized text messages to segmented donor lists for modern nonprofit engagement.
Yes. Paid add-on.
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Funraise automated recurring upgrades increase recurring revenue by 124% and increase the number of recurring gifts by 69%.
Yes. Paid plans only.
Yes. Paid plans only.
Track campaign and source attribution of every donation with built-in UTM tracking, no code needed.
For entirely custom donation experiences, Funraise offers the most robust donation form developer toolkit available.
Yes
Funraise is a PCI Level 1 certified service provider, the highest standard possible.
Yes
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Built-in, on demand, donor wealth scanning features on each donor profile.
No
Track donor interactions and create automated donor tasks based on donation activity.
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No
Yes. Paid add-on.
Easily track pledged funds, apply incoming donations, and quickly collect remaining balances.
Yes. Paid add-on.
Automate tasks and notifications based on donation activity. Assign tasks to teammates based on donation types.
No
Send both automated emails and bulk emails to lists of donors, fundraisers, or registrations.
No
Text-to-give, but not general outbound messaging.
Yes
Yes, use the mobile app to see donation activity, complete tasks, run in-person payments, or check-in event guests.
Yes, but only for in-person giving.
The most sophisticated report builder available in an easy-to-use click and drag UX.
Light list filtering.
Funraise's Fundraising Intelligence feature offers the industry leading nonprofit dashboards and donation data visualizations.
No
Yes. Send scheduled reports and data visualizations.
Yes
Self-serve imports.
Available for a cost in premium plan.
Yes. Premium plans only.
Yes. Premium plans only.
Funraise's support is highly rated by customers and has won awards from review sites.
Yes
Yes. Premium plans access more tools, hands-on migration and implementation, as well as a direct contact with your Funraise Growth Partner.
0% effective platform fees with a Donors Cover Fees model.
Up to 3.95%, based on plan size.
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Yes, Donorbox is a secure, PCI-compliant platform used by 100,000+ nonprofits globally. However, Funraise offers an enterprise-grade layer designed for larger organizations that require high-volume fraud protection and centralized data governance within a unified CRM.
The primary difference is the modular vs. unified approach. Donorbox is a collection of widgets that is easy to start but creates data silos and compounding fees as you scale. Funraise is a unified growth engine with a built-in CRM and native wealth screening, designed to eliminate reconciliation risk and maximize donor lifetime value.
Reviews are generally positive regarding setup speed and the clean user interface. However, common complaints focus on the compounding fees and the design ceiling that nonprofits hit as they try to create more tailored or sophisticated donor journeys.
Pros include the $0/month Standard plan and the ultraswift checkout. Cons include the variable platform fees (up to 3.95%), the cost of required integrations (Salesforce, HubSpot), and reporting that often requires manual data manipulation in external tools.
Be aware of the cumulative cost of paid add-ons for essential CRM and marketing functions that comes with Donorbox. Additionally, Donorbox lacks native auctions and does not support the migration of PayPal recurring gifts, which can lead to significant revenue loss during a transition.
Nonprofits switch when they outgrow Donorbox's simplicity. They look for a native CRM to solve reconciliation issues, deeper data insights to power major gift programs, and a partnership with nonprofit people who understand the strategic needs of a scaling mission.
Donorbox is free to start, but its 2.95%–3.95% platform fees can cost a mid-sized nonprofit thousands more than a Funraise subscription. Funraise offers a 0% effective platform fee, providing budget predictability and a higher net ROI as your organization grows.
Yes. While Donorbox offers automated intervals, Funraise is built for retention-first strategies. Funraise organizations see a 52% year-over-year growth in recurring revenue, supported by native stewardship automation that modular tools cannot replicate.
Donorbox prioritizes speed through its UltraSwift checkout. Funraise focuses on a premium, missions-centric journey that is still fast and efficient, achieving a 50% conversion rate and building deeper long-term trust.
Donorbox provides 24/7 tech support and human coaching for its highest tier. Funraise provides a Dedicated Growth Partner to every premium plan, offering practitioners' guidance that goes beyond technical troubleshooting and into strategic fundraising growth.
Donorbox supports P2P, but it is a modular addition with higher fees. Funraise's P2P suite is the industry standard, doubling the average revenue of other programs through native participant management and superior peer-to-peer tools.
Yes, but it is easier with Funraise. Donorbox charges $195 for migration and cannot migrate PayPal donors. Funraise includes hands-on migration and specializes in protecting your active recurring revenue across all payment methods.
They choose Funraise when they are ready to upgrade from a transactional widget to a relational platform. Funraise offers a unified CRM, native wealth screening, and a team of experts dedicated to removing the friction of scaling a nonprofit.
Donorbox offers Jay·AI to summarize emails and write appeals. Funraise AI focuses on revenue-driving predictive modeling, identifying capacity in your database, and personalizing the donor experience to increase gift frequency and amount.
Both are PCI Level 1 compliant. However, Funraise's native CRM architecture reduces the security surface area by housing data in one system rather than syncing it across multiple external marketing and CRM integrations.
Funraise is the leader in churn prevention with native card updaters and automated stewardship workflows. While Donorbox CRM can notify you of cancellations, it lacks the vertically integrated automation required to proactively recover failed gifts at scale.
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