# Donorbox vs Givebutter

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Donorbox | Givebutter |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | C$94.55 | $96.80 |
| Platform fee | 2.95% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.2% + C$0.30 | 2.9% + $0.30 |
| Trustpilot | 4 (52) | 4.1 (275) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | — | — |
| Country coverage | 23 | 1 |
| Data residency | — | — |
| Languages | 12 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 19 | 10 |

## Choose Donorbox if

> Small-to-medium nonprofits across verticals like churches, healthcare, education, and animal welfare that want recurring-donation tooling, donor fee-cover, and a managed donation-form product without a CRM-scale platform commitment.

- Donor-cover-fees option at checkout — Donorbox frames opt-in as the default, so the recipient can receive the full donation amount.
- Broad payment-rail support: iDEAL, Bancontact, SEPA, BACS, Klarna, PayPal, Venmo, Cash App, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Amazon Pay, and Link by Stripe.
- Standard plan has no monthly subscription — just per-transaction fees on the 2.95% / 3.95% tier.
- First-class recurring-donation tooling with upsell prompts and donor-management features on the Pro tier.


## Choose Givebutter if

> US nonprofits that want donation pages, events, and donor management in one free-to-start platform, especially where donors reliably cover the optional tip.

- 0% platform fee across campaign types when donor tips are enabled.
- All-in-one toolset: donation pages, events, and donor management.
- No limits or fees on payouts.
- Broad payment support: cards, PayPal, Venmo, ACH, Cash App, donor-advised funds, Apple Pay, and Google Pay.