# Give Lively vs Givelify

## What the data says.

On the headline numbers, Give Lively and Givelify are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Give Lively | Givelify |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | $97.50 | £96.80 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.2% + $0.30 | 2.9% + £0.30 |
| Trustpilot | 3.3 (1) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 87 | 86 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | US | — |
| Languages | 0 | 0 |
| Payment methods supported | 6 | 1 |

## Choose Give Lively if

> US 501(c)(3) nonprofits seeking a fully underwritten, no-cost fundraising toolkit - campaign pages, text-to-donate, peer-to-peer, and events - backed by philanthropist founders rather than platform charges.

- Underwritten by philanthropist founders, so member nonprofits are not charged for the software.
- Full toolkit: campaign pages, donation widgets, text-to-donate, peer-to-peer, team fundraising, and events.
- Donors can opt to cover processing, helping organizations keep the full gift.
- Rapid disbursement with no holding period.


## Choose Givelify if

> US churches, places of worship, and faith-based nonprofits that want a polished mobile giving app and simple donation pages with donor analytics, rather than complex campaign tooling.

- Highly rated, widely downloaded donor app that lowers friction for mobile and repeat giving.
- Online donation pages, text-to-give, and QR giving alongside the app.
- Donor management and analytics with a dedicated giving-success coach.
- Accepts major card brands: Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and American Express.

