Givelify
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.
A US mobile-first giving platform for churches and nonprofits, pairing a highly rated donor app with online donation pages, text giving, and donor-management tools.
- Funding model
- Keep What You Raise
- Platform fee
- 0%
- Payment processing fee
- 2.9% + $0.30
- Recipient gets
- $96.80 / $100
- Data residency
- —
- Countries
- 1
- Languages
- 0
- Last updated
- 2026-06-03
Our overall editorial assessment. Full weights are published in the methodology.
The review
Givelify is a US-based giving platform built around a mobile-first donor experience, serving churches, places of worship, and nonprofits. Its consumer app is among the most downloaded and highly rated giving apps, with a large base of donors using it to give to causes and congregations across the country.
For organizations, Givelify combines the donor app with online donation pages, text-to-give, QR options, donor management, and analytics. It accepts major card brands - Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and American Express - and settles deposits quickly, with the platform funded through a per-donation transaction charge rather than setup or subscription costs.
Givelify's strength is the polish and reach of its donor app, which lowers friction for repeat and mobile givers - a meaningful advantage for congregations whose members give regularly. The trade-off is that it is oriented toward recurring faith-based and nonprofit giving rather than complex peer-to-peer or event campaigns, and its footprint is US-centric. For US congregations this focus is ideal; for European or campaign-heavy fundraisers it is limiting.
The platform offers a Spanish-language app version and dedicated onboarding support, including a giving-success coach for organizations. Card-only payment support and US-oriented operations mean it lacks European local payment rails such as iDEAL or Bancontact, which organizations outside the US should factor in.
What’s good, what’s not.
- ✓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.
- ✓Spanish-language app version for bilingual congregations.
- −Card-only payments; no European local rails such as iDEAL or Bancontact.
- −US-centric operations, limiting fit for organizations outside the US.
- −Oriented to faith-based and recurring giving rather than complex peer-to-peer or event campaigns.
Where each $100 actually goes.
Fees vary by payment method. We default to Credit card because that’s the dominant method in the United States.
1 countries · 0 languages · 1 payment methods.
Better-fit alternatives to Givelify.
Our curated shortlist — the platforms we’d actively recommend instead of Givelify for fundraising in the United States, with the figures behind the call. For the full, neutral index of every side-by-side, see Compare with below.
WhyDonate operates in more countries than Givelify (115 vs 1), so it reaches donors Givelify can’t.
Zeffy lets more of each donation through than Givelify — $100.00 reaches the recipient per 100, against $96.80.
JustGiving lets more of each donation through than Givelify — $97.80 reaches the recipient per 100, against $96.80.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Givelify charge?
Givelify charges a 0% platform fee and 2.9% + $0.30 in payment processing per donation.
Where is Givelify based?
Givelify was founded in — and is headquartered in —. Data residency is unspecified.
Which countries does Givelify operate in?
Givelify operates in 1 countries including major European markets and English-speaking markets.
Is Givelify suitable for nonprofits?
Givelify’s primary audience is individual fundraisers and groups; nonprofits can use the platform but may find specialized alternatives better suited.
Rankings are produced by a public editorial methodology — open to peer review. We disclose ownership, scoring weights, and every change.