Donation Platform for WooCommerce vs WP Crowdfunding
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.
WooCommerce-based crowdfunding plugin from Themeum for Kickstarter-style sites with goals, rewards and backer dashboards; now succeeded by Growfund.
Choose Donation Platform for WooCommerce if…
- You need fee recovery and Apple pay, Google pay & bank payments
- You want the more complete feature set (70/100 vs 52/100)
- You prefer the more widely used option
- You weigh user ratings (4.9 vs 4.4 on WordPress.org)
Choose WP Crowdfunding if…
- You need peer-to-peer fundraising
Donation Platform for WooCommerce includes 2 features that WP Crowdfunding lacks, including Fee recovery and Apple Pay, Google Pay & bank payments; WP Crowdfunding has 1 that Donation Platform for WooCommerce lacks, including Peer-to-peer fundraising. Both include 11 of the 19 features we track.
At a glance
Feature comparison
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Donation Platform for WooCommerce WP CrowdfundingDonation forms3/52/5
Unlimited forms in several styles, embeddable by shortcode or block, with a popup mode.
Donate shortcode/button with min, max and preset amounts per campaign; checkout runs through WooCommerce.
Needs free Subscriptions for WooCommerce (WP Swings) or paid WooCommerce Subscriptions.
Pledges are one-off WooCommerce orders; no recurring giving option.
Suggested amounts plus an 'other' field, with min/max limits and a preselected default.
Campaigns set minimum, maximum and recommended amounts; backers can enter their own amount.
Checkbox lets donors cover a fixed plus percentage fee set per payment method.
No option for backers to cover processing fees.
No honour or memorial donation option documented.
No honour or memorial donation option.
Payments5/54/5
Via the WooCommerce Stripe gateway; any Woo gateway can be used.
Any WooCommerce Stripe gateway works; Stripe Connect split payouts are a Pro feature.
Via WooCommerce PayPal gateways, including PayPal express buttons.
Pledges can be paid with WooCommerce PayPal gateways; PayPal Standard add-on pays owners directly.
Apple Pay, Google Pay, SEPA direct debit and bank transfer through WooCommerce gateways.
Wallets or bank methods only through whichever WooCommerce gateway you install.
Record offline gifts as manual WooCommerce orders; bank transfer method also available.
WooCommerce bank transfer or cheque methods can be used; no dedicated offline-gift tool.
Free with no platform fee; only payment processor fees apply.
GPL plugin; Themeum takes no cut, only gateway fees (site owners may set their own commission).
Campaigns3/44/4
Goal and end date per project, with a progress bar shortcode.
Funding goal with a raised-amount meter and goal/date-based end methods.
Each donation project is a WooCommerce product with its own page and form.
Each campaign gets its own page with video, rewards, updates and backers.
No supporter-created fundraising pages.
Users submit their own campaigns from the front end, but not P2P pages under a parent campaign.
Leaderboard (donor wall) shortcode with anonymous donor option.
Backer list on each campaign page, with an anonymous option.
Donors & compliance2/52/5
Donations are WooCommerce orders and customers, with analytics and exports; no dedicated donor CRM.
Backer and pledge lists plus WooCommerce orders; no donor CRM.
Donors use the WooCommerce account page for donations and subscriptions.
Front-end dashboard with backed projects, pledges, bookmarks and profile.
PDF receipt template needs free WooCommerce PDF Invoices & Packing Slips; no yearly statements.
Only WooCommerce order emails (Pro adds notifications); no donation receipts or yearly statements.
Not native; docs show adding a Gift Aid checkbox with a checkout field editor plugin.
No Gift Aid declaration support.
Salesforce, HubSpot, Mailchimp etc. via WooCommerce integrations, webhooks and REST API.
No built-in email marketing, CRM or Zapier integrations listed.
Statuses: Yes Pro Add-on Partial 3rd-party No ?
Pricing compared
Donation Platform for WooCommerce Free
| Free | $0 |
|---|---|
| Free | Free per year, Unlimited |
WP Crowdfunding Freemium
| Free | $0 |
|---|---|
| Free | Free per year, Unlimited |
| Single License | $149 per year, 1 site |
| 5 License Pack | $199 per year, 5 sites |
| Unlimited Licenses | $299 per year, Unlimited |
Downloads trend
Donation Platform for WooCommerce
956 downloads last week
WP Crowdfunding
342 downloads last week
Verdict
Donation Platform for WooCommerce scores higher on our feature checklist (70/100 against 52/100) and includes fee recovery and Apple pay, Google pay & bank payments that WP Crowdfunding does not. WP Crowdfunding still has the edge on peer-to-peer fundraising. Check the features you rely on in the table below before deciding.
Biggest differences
Donation Platform for WooCommerce: included. WP Crowdfunding: not included. Checkbox lets donors cover a fixed plus percentage fee set per payment method.
Donation Platform for WooCommerce: not included. WP Crowdfunding: partial. Users submit their own campaigns from the front end, but not P2P pages under a parent campaign.
Donation Platform for WooCommerce: included. WP Crowdfunding: third-party. Apple Pay, Google Pay, SEPA direct debit and bank transfer through WooCommerce gateways.
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FAQ
Which is better, Donation Platform for WooCommerce or WP Crowdfunding?
Donation Platform for WooCommerce scores higher on our feature checklist (70/100 against 52/100) and includes fee recovery and Apple pay, Google pay & bank payments that WP Crowdfunding does not. WP Crowdfunding still has the edge on peer-to-peer fundraising. Check the features you rely on in the table below before deciding.
Which has more features?
Donation Platform for WooCommerce includes 13 of the 19 features we track, against 12 for WP Crowdfunding. 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 WP Crowdfunding free?
WP Crowdfunding has a free version on WordPress.org. Paid plans start at $149/yr.
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