GiveWP
Long-running WordPress donation plugin with campaigns, a visual form builder, donor dashboard and donor wall; paid plans add recurring, P2P and tributes.
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Donorbox
Hosted fundraising platform whose free WordPress plugin embeds Donorbox forms; no monthly fee on Standard but a 2.95% platform fee on donations.
Free installs8K+WordPress.org, active
Est. Pro installs~430Likely 220–860
Rating4.8/534 reviews
Price from$150/moFreemium
Last updated5 Oct 2026Version 7.1.12
Overview
Donorbox is a hosted (SaaS) fundraising platform. The WordPress plugin is a thin connector: you build campaigns in your Donorbox account and embed the form on your site with a shortcode or popup button. Payments, donor records, receipts and reporting all live on Donorbox’s servers rather than in WordPress.
How it works
Forms support preset and custom amounts, one-time or weekly to annual recurring gifts, tributes, custom fields and donor-covered fees, in multiple languages and 50+ currencies. Donors pay through Stripe (cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, ACH and regional debits such as SEPA and BACS) or PayPal and Venmo. Each gift triggers an automatic tax receipt, and donors get a branded portal to manage recurring gifts and download receipts. Campaign pages, goal meters, donor walls, peer-to-peer, events and memberships are all part of the platform.
Pricing model
There is no monthly charge on the Standard plan, but Donorbox keeps a 2.95% platform fee on donation forms and pages (3.95% on events, memberships and supporter P2P pages), on top of processing fees. Pro costs $150/month and cuts the fee to 1.75% while adding advanced form customisation, analytics, Zapier and API access and receipt rebranding. Premium is quoted by sales with a 1.6% fee. Some integrations are flat monthly add-ons on Standard.
Strengths and limitations
- Very fast to launch, with nothing to maintain on your server and broad payment method coverage.
- Strong built-in nonprofit features: CRM, donor portal, Gift Aid declarations, year-end receipts.
- The percentage fee scales with your income, so a busy nonprofit can pay far more than a self-hosted plugin licence.
- Your donor data sits in Donorbox, and the WordPress plugin itself adds little beyond embedding.
Donorbox suits organisations that want a managed platform with minimal WordPress setup and are comfortable trading a share of donations for convenience.
Best for: Nonprofits that want a hosted, fully managed donation platform embedded in WordPress with minimal setup.
Donorbox is the quickest way to get polished recurring donations, receipts and a donor portal on a WordPress site, with almost every feature available on the free-to-start plan. The trade-off is the percentage platform fee and off-site data, which grows expensive as donation volume rises.
Pros
- No monthly cost to start; free WordPress plugin
- Wide payment coverage: cards, wallets, ACH, SEPA, BACS, PayPal and Venmo
- Recurring giving, tributes and fee coverage on every plan
- Automatic tax receipts, year-end receipts and a donor portal
- Peer-to-peer, crowdfunding, events and memberships on the same platform
- Nothing to host or update beyond a small embed plugin
Cons
- 2.95% platform fee on Standard (3.95% on events and memberships)
- Pro costs $150/month to reduce the fee
- Donor data lives on Donorbox, not in WordPress
- Some integrations are paid monthly add-ons on Standard
Key features
What Donorbox highlights on its WordPress.org page and its own website, split by version.
Free version WordPress.org
- Embed Donorbox forms by shortcode
- Popup donate buttons for pages and emails
- Preset and donor-entered amounts
- Weekly to annual recurring gifts
- Stripe, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Venmo
- ACH and direct debit options
- Forms localised in several languages
- Automatic email receipts
- Record offline cash and cheque gifts
- CSV reports, refunds and edits
Pro / paid adds From $150/mo
- Unlimited forms, pages and crowdfunding
- Peer-to-peer and event ticketing
- Branded donor portal with QuickDonate
- Donor CRM and segmentation
- Lower 1.75% platform fee on Pro
- Advanced form customisation
- Tracking and analytics
- Receipt rebranding
- Zapier and API access
- Crypto and stock donations
- Recurring donation upsell
- Text-to-Give add-on
Feature checklist
18 of 19 features we track in Donations & Fundraising, feature score 93/100
Donation forms 5/5
Donation forms Key
Customisable donation forms you can embed anywhere.
Hosted forms embedded by shortcode or popup, with branding and custom fields.
Included
Recurring donations Key
Monthly or yearly giving.
Weekly, monthly, quarterly or annual gifts; donors get logins to manage them.
Included
Preset & custom amounts
Suggested amounts plus a custom amount field.
Preset amounts or donor-entered amounts.
Included
Fee recovery Key
Donors can cover the processing fee.
Donors can choose to cover transaction fees.
Included
Tribute & dedication gifts
Donate in honour or memory of someone.
Toggle 'Enable tribute donations' in the form editor.
Included
Payments 4/5
Stripe
Card payments through Stripe.
Cards and wallets processed through Stripe.
Included
PayPal
Donations through PayPal.
PayPal, Venmo and cards via PayPal.
Included
Apple Pay, Google Pay & bank payments
Wallets, ACH or direct debit.
Apple Pay, Google Pay, ACH, SEPA, BACS and more, depending on country.
Included
Offline donations
Record cheque, cash or bank transfer gifts.
Log offline gifts such as cash or cheques in the dashboard.
Included
No platform fee Key
No extra percentage taken by the plugin on donations.
2.95% platform fee on Standard; Pro still takes 1.75% plus $150/month.
Not included
Campaigns 4/4
Goals & progress bars Key
Campaign goals with live progress.
Goal meter on donation pages shows progress.
Included
Campaign pages
Dedicated pages for each fundraising campaign.
Crowdfunding pages with photos, video and updates.
Included
Peer-to-peer fundraising Key
Supporters create their own fundraising pages.
Supporters create their own pages; 3.95% fee on supporter campaigns.
Included
Donor wall
Public list of supporters.
Donor wall on donation pages.
Included
Donors & compliance 5/5
Donor management Key
Donor records, history and notes.
Built-in CRM with donor profiles, filters and segmentation.
Included
Donor dashboard
Donors manage their giving and receipts.
Branded donor portal for history, receipts and recurring gifts.
Included
Tax receipts & annual statements Key
Automatic receipts and yearly statements.
Automatic tax receipt per gift plus year-end receipts.
Included
UK Gift Aid
Collects Gift Aid declarations for UK charities.
Gift Aid declarations on forms; automated HMRC submission on Pro/Premium.
Included
CRM & email integrations
Mailchimp, Salesforce, Zapier and similar.
Mailchimp and Zapier/API are paid monthly add-ons on Standard; Zapier included in Pro.
Via add-on
Pricing
Free
$0On WordPress.org
Standard
Freeper monthUnlimited
No monthly fee; 2.95% platform fee on forms/pages/P2P org, 3.95% on events, memberships and supporter P2P, plus processing fees. Zapier & API add-on $17/month.
Pro
$150per monthUnlimited
Platform fee 1.75% (2% on events/memberships/supporter P2P); yearly billing discount via sales. Premium plan (1.6% fee) is quoted by sales.
Prices are list prices from the vendor's site, checked 14 Oct 2026. Many vendors discount the first year.
How many sites use Donorbox?
Free installs from WordPress.org, the vendor's own claim, and our estimate of paid installs.
Free version (WordPress.org)
8K+
Active installations reported by WordPress.org.
Vendor claim
200K+
Paying customers claimed by the vendor. source
Estimated Pro / paid installs
~430
Our estimate, see method below.
How we estimated this: About 8.5K free installs x 5% (the usual share of free sites that also run the paid version when a hosted service whose free tier is generous) gives 430. Likely range: 220 to 860. This counts sites running the paid version, including sites whose licence has lapsed. Estimates are rough and based on public figures as of 14 Oct 2026.
Stats & health
Weekly downloads
245 downloads last week, 153.6K all time
Rating breakdown
| Version | 7.1.12 |
|---|---|
| Last updated | 5 Oct 2026 (29 days ago) |
| Tested up to | WordPress 7.1.4 |
| Requires | WordPress 3.0+ |
| Support threads (2 months) | 0 of 0 resolved |
| On WordPress.org since | 10 Jan 2015 |
Company & policy
| Paying customers claimed | 200K+ (source, 14 Oct 2026) Features page cites 200,000+ organisations served, $4B+ raised; a popup says 80,000+ nonprofits use Donorbox. Platform-wide, not WordPress-only. |
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FAQ
Is Donorbox free?
Yes. Donorbox has a free version on WordPress.org. Paid plans start at $150/mo.
How many sites use Donorbox?
WordPress.org reports 8K+ active installations of the free version. We estimate around 430 sites run the paid version.
Does Donorbox have donation forms?
Yes: included. Hosted forms embedded by shortcode or popup, with branding and custom fields.
Does Donorbox have recurring donations?
Yes: included. Weekly, monthly, quarterly or annual gifts; donors get logins to manage them.
Does Donorbox have fee recovery?
Yes: included. Donors can choose to cover transaction fees.
Does Donorbox have no platform fee?
No: not included. 2.95% platform fee on Standard; Pro still takes 1.75% plus $150/month.
Does Donorbox have goals & progress bars?
Yes: included. Goal meter on donation pages shows progress.
Does Donorbox have peer-to-peer fundraising?
Yes: included. Supporters create their own pages; 3.95% fee on supporter campaigns.
Does Donorbox have donor management?
Yes: included. Built-in CRM with donor profiles, filters and segmentation.
Does Donorbox have tax receipts & annual statements?
Yes: included. Automatic tax receipt per gift plus year-end receipts.
How much does Donorbox cost?
Standard has no monthly fee but takes a 2.95% platform fee on donation forms and pages (3.95% on events, memberships and supporter P2P pages), plus payment processing. Pro is $150/month with a 1.75% fee.
Does the WordPress plugin store donations on my site?
No. The plugin embeds forms hosted by Donorbox; donor records, receipts and reports are managed in your Donorbox account.
Can UK charities use Gift Aid?
Donors can make Gift Aid declarations on the form; automated batch submission to HMRC is offered to Pro and Premium users.
Can donors cover the fees?
Yes. Forms can ask donors to cover transaction fees so the organisation receives the full gift.
Last updated 13 Oct 2026. Spotted something wrong? Suggest an edit.