Donation Platform for WooCommerce vs Donorbox
Updated 13 Oct 2026. 19 features compared side by side.
Free, open-source plugin that turns WooCommerce into a donation platform with goals, donor wall, fee recovery and 100+ gateways, with no platform fee.
Hosted fundraising platform whose free WordPress plugin embeds Donorbox forms; no monthly fee on Standard but a 2.95% platform fee on donations.
Choose Donation Platform for WooCommerce if…
- You need no platform fee
Choose Donorbox if…
- You need recurring donations and peer-to-peer fundraising
- You also want tax receipts & annual statements and tribute & dedication gifts
- You want the more complete feature set (93/100 vs 70/100)
Donation Platform for WooCommerce includes 1 feature that Donorbox lacks, including No platform fee; Donorbox has 6 that Donation Platform for WooCommerce lacks, including Recurring donations, Tribute & dedication gifts and Peer-to-peer fundraising. Both include 12 of the 19 features we track.
At a glance
Feature comparison
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Donation Platform for WooCommerce DonorboxDonation forms3/55/5
Unlimited forms in several styles, embeddable by shortcode or block, with a popup mode.
Hosted forms embedded by shortcode or popup, with branding and custom fields.
Needs free Subscriptions for WooCommerce (WP Swings) or paid WooCommerce Subscriptions.
Weekly, monthly, quarterly or annual gifts; donors get logins to manage them.
Suggested amounts plus an 'other' field, with min/max limits and a preselected default.
Preset amounts or donor-entered amounts.
Checkbox lets donors cover a fixed plus percentage fee set per payment method.
Donors can choose to cover transaction fees.
No honour or memorial donation option documented.
Toggle 'Enable tribute donations' in the form editor.
Payments5/54/5
Via the WooCommerce Stripe gateway; any Woo gateway can be used.
Cards and wallets processed through Stripe.
Via WooCommerce PayPal gateways, including PayPal express buttons.
PayPal, Venmo and cards via PayPal.
Apple Pay, Google Pay, SEPA direct debit and bank transfer through WooCommerce gateways.
Apple Pay, Google Pay, ACH, SEPA, BACS and more, depending on country.
Record offline gifts as manual WooCommerce orders; bank transfer method also available.
Log offline gifts such as cash or cheques in the dashboard.
Free with no platform fee; only payment processor fees apply.
2.95% platform fee on Standard; Pro still takes 1.75% plus $150/month.
Campaigns3/44/4
Goal and end date per project, with a progress bar shortcode.
Goal meter on donation pages shows progress.
Each donation project is a WooCommerce product with its own page and form.
Crowdfunding pages with photos, video and updates.
No supporter-created fundraising pages.
Supporters create their own pages; 3.95% fee on supporter campaigns.
Leaderboard (donor wall) shortcode with anonymous donor option.
Donor wall on donation pages.
Donors & compliance2/55/5
Donations are WooCommerce orders and customers, with analytics and exports; no dedicated donor CRM.
Built-in CRM with donor profiles, filters and segmentation.
Donors use the WooCommerce account page for donations and subscriptions.
Branded donor portal for history, receipts and recurring gifts.
PDF receipt template needs free WooCommerce PDF Invoices & Packing Slips; no yearly statements.
Automatic tax receipt per gift plus year-end receipts.
Not native; docs show adding a Gift Aid checkbox with a checkout field editor plugin.
Gift Aid declarations on forms; automated HMRC submission on Pro/Premium.
Salesforce, HubSpot, Mailchimp etc. via WooCommerce integrations, webhooks and REST API.
Mailchimp and Zapier/API are paid monthly add-ons on Standard; Zapier included in Pro.
Statuses: Yes Pro Add-on Partial 3rd-party No ?
Pricing compared
Donation Platform for WooCommerce Free
| Free | $0 |
|---|---|
| Free | Free per year, Unlimited |
Donorbox Freemium
| Free | $0 |
|---|---|
| Standard | Free per month, Unlimited |
| Pro | $150 per month, Unlimited |
Downloads trend
Donation Platform for WooCommerce
956 downloads last week
Donorbox
266 downloads last week
Verdict
Donorbox scores higher on our feature checklist (93/100 against 70/100) and includes recurring donations, peer-to-peer fundraising and tax receipts & annual statements that Donation Platform for WooCommerce does not. Donation Platform for WooCommerce still has the edge on no platform fee. Check the features you rely on in the table below before deciding.
Biggest differences
Donation Platform for WooCommerce: third-party. Donorbox: included. Weekly, monthly, quarterly or annual gifts; donors get logins to manage them.
Donation Platform for WooCommerce: included. Donorbox: not included. Free with no platform fee; only payment processor fees apply.
Donation Platform for WooCommerce: not included. Donorbox: included. Supporters create their own pages; 3.95% fee on supporter campaigns.
Donation Platform for WooCommerce: third-party. Donorbox: included. Automatic tax receipt per gift plus year-end receipts.
Donation Platform for WooCommerce: not included. Donorbox: included. Toggle 'Enable tribute donations' in the form editor.
Donation Platform for WooCommerce: third-party. Donorbox: included. Gift Aid declarations on forms; automated HMRC submission on Pro/Premium.
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FAQ
Which is better, Donation Platform for WooCommerce or Donorbox?
Donorbox scores higher on our feature checklist (93/100 against 70/100) and includes recurring donations, peer-to-peer fundraising and tax receipts & annual statements that Donation Platform for WooCommerce does not. Donation Platform for WooCommerce still has the edge on no platform fee. Check the features you rely on in the table below before deciding.
Which has more features?
Donorbox includes 18 of the 19 features we track, against 13 for Donation Platform for WooCommerce. Feature count is only part of the picture; check which of the differences matter to you.
Is Donation Platform for WooCommerce free?
Donation Platform for WooCommerce has a free version on WordPress.org.
Is Donorbox free?
Donorbox has a free version on WordPress.org. Paid plans start at $150/mo.
Feature data last changed 13 Oct 2026. Spotted something wrong? Suggest an edit to Donation Platform for WooCommerce or Donorbox. Some links are affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no cost to you; it never affects our data or rankings.