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Enthuse
What Enthuse is
Enthuse provides digital donation, fundraising, and event-registration tools under a cause's brand. Fundraising pages can support appeals, in-memory giving, individual and team pages, and real-time campaign data. Donations may be one-off or regular, with marketing opt-in communications and automatic Gift Aid capture and processing. Event features include registration and ticketing, automatic fundraising-page creation, individual and team leaderboards, and customised emails. Participants can connect Strava to a fundraising page and share training updates with supporters. Listed CRM integrations include Access CRM, Beacon, ChampCloud, Donorfy, MS Dynamics 365, Raiser’s Edge, and Salesforce. Larger charities can use an API to bring donation, fundraising, and event-payment data into a CRM or another data-management system. Enthuse runs through web and API. Plans include Mass Participation at no cost, Fundraising at £24.99 a month, and options at £39.99 a month. Fees may also apply to payment processing, Gift Aid, ticketing, and cards issued outside the UK. Enthuse says it is UK hosted and GDPR compliant, and offers dedicated customer support.
Who it suits
Enthuse suits causes and charities seeking branded digital donations, fundraising pages, or event registration. Larger charities can use its API to bring payment data into other systems.
What it does well
- Supports one-off and regular donations.
- Automatic Gift Aid capture and processing.
- Event tools create fundraising pages automatically.
- Lists integrations with seven CRM systems.
What to know first
- Payment provider fees apply on some plans.
- Gift Aid fees apply on some plans.
- Cards issued outside the UK incur an additional 1% fee.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Mass Participation | £0.00/month · 0% platform fee · payment provider fee 1.9% + 30p · Gift Aid fee 5% | Free |
| Fundraising | £24.99/month · 0% platform fee · payment provider fee 1.9% + 30p · Gift Aid fee 5% · includes In-Memory | £24.99 a month |
| Fundraising & Events | £39.99/month · 0% platform fee · ticketing fee 3.5% + 75p · payment provider fee 1.9% + 30p · includes Fundraising, In-Memory, Virtual Journeys and Virtual Events | £39.99 a month |
| Donations | £39.99/month · 0% platform fee · no payment provider fee · Gift Aid fee 5% | £39.99 a month |
| Event Registration | £39.99/month · 0% platform fee · ticketing fee 3.5% + 75p · payment provider fee 1.9% + 30p | £39.99 a month |
As enthuse.com lists them, read 2 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Getting started
- Visit the Enthuse website.
- Choose a plan: Mass Participation is free, and paid options are also listed.
- Use the web platform, or explore the API option for larger charities connecting payment data to other systems.
Verdict
Enthuse combines branded giving, fundraising, and event tools with CRM integrations and an API. Compare plan charges and transaction-related fees against the features needed.
Questions
Is there a free plan?
Yes. Mass Participation costs nothing. Its listed terms include a 1.9% + 30p payment provider fee and a 5% Gift Aid fee.
How much do the paid plans cost?
Fundraising costs £24.99 a month. Fundraising & Events, Donations and Event Registration each cost £39.99 a month.
What platforms does Enthuse support?
The listed platforms are web and API.
Which CRM systems does it integrate with?
Listed integrations include Access CRM, Beacon, ChampCloud, Donorfy, MS Dynamics 365, Raiser’s Edge and Salesforce.
What extra fees may apply?
Plan terms include payment provider, Gift Aid or ticketing fees, depending on the plan. Successful transactions using cards issued outside the UK incur an additional 1% foreign card fee; prices are exclusive of VAT where applicable.
Who makes Enthuse?
Enthuse was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Loughborough, England, UK. The company says its predecessor, CharityCheckout, began in 2012 as a tool for small charities to take online donations.
Facts from Enthuse's own pages
- API
- Enthuse offers an API for larger charities to pull donation, fundraising and event payment data into a CRM or other data management system. · enthuse.com, 2 Oct 2026
- Card security
- Enthuse says it adheres to PCI Security Standards Council standards for cardholder data. · enthuse.com, 2 Oct 2026
- Company history
- The company says its predecessor, CharityCheckout, began in 2012 as a tool for small charities to take online donations. · enthuse.com, 2 Oct 2026
- Donations
- Enthuse Donations supports regular and one-off digital donations, major payment methods, marketing opt-in communications, and automatic Gift Aid capture and processing. · enthuse.com, 2 Oct 2026
- Events
- Fundraising & Events includes event registration and ticketing, automatic fundraising page creation, individual and team leaderboards, and customised email communications. · enthuse.com, 2 Oct 2026
- Fitness integration
- Participants can connect Strava to their fundraising page and share training updates with supporters. · enthuse.com, 2 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2012 · enthuse.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Fundraising pages
- Its fundraising product supports branded fundraising, appeal and in-memory pages, team and individual pages, and real-time campaign data. · enthuse.com, 2 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Loughborough, England, UK · enthuse.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- Enthuse lists CRM integrations including Access CRM, Beacon, ChampCloud, Donorfy, MS Dynamics 365, Raiser’s Edge and Salesforce. · enthuse.com, 2 Oct 2026
- Pricing terms
- Prices are exclusive of VAT where applicable, and successful transactions using cards issued outside the UK incur an additional 1% foreign card fee. · enthuse.com, 2 Oct 2026
- Privacy and compliance
- Enthuse says it is UK hosted and GDPR compliant, and provides data validation, anonymous giving, role-based access control and a secure donor account area. · enthuse.com, 2 Oct 2026
- Product
- Enthuse provides digital donation, fundraising and event registration technology under a cause’s brand. · enthuse.com, 2 Oct 2026
- Reliability
- Enthuse says its products are hosted by Microsoft Azure and AWS and have 99.9% uptime. · enthuse.com, 2 Oct 2026
- Security
- Enthuse says it uses 24x7x365 security threat monitoring, annual penetration testing, DDoS and WAF protection, and network-level and source-code vulnerability scanning. · enthuse.com, 2 Oct 2026
- Support
- The site offers dedicated customer support and identifies support specialists as fundraising experts. · enthuse.com, 2 Oct 2026