Givelify

Givelify is a donation platform connecting givers with places of worship, nonprofits, and causes. It suits organizations that want several ways to accept gifts and tools to follow donor activity without fixed signup or monthly costs. Its central trade-off is straightforward: no recurring platform charge, but a processing fee on each donation.

Overview

Organizations can receive donations through Givelify’s mobile app, online, on social media, and at live events. Donors can give using Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express, and recurring gifts and automated receipts are supported. That range gives organizations options for reaching supporters in different settings, while the per-donation charge means costs rise with giving volume.

Givelify says it verifies organizations and protects personal and payment information through secure processing. Its support center says the app does not store a giver’s card information on the phone. Organizations and donors can contact support by phone and email; organizations also receive a dedicated Giving Success Coach. The app is available in English and Spanish, with bilingual resources for organizations.

Key features

Donation reporting and donor insights

Analytics Studio lets organizations track donations by day, month, or donor, and review giving frequency, trends, and styles. Givelify says artificial intelligence powers these donor statistics. This gives teams a way to examine patterns as well as totals; organizations that need only to collect gifts may not need this level of reporting.

Integrations and exports

Givelify names integrations with Shelby Next, Shelby Arena, Power Church, Servant Keeper, ACS Realm, and ACS People, and says Analytics Studio integrations are free. Organizations can also generate data exports designed for uploading to financial management systems. These options are relevant for teams using those systems or moving donation data into financial software, though the integration list is specific rather than broad.

Pricing

Givelify uses a freemium model, with no free trial. The Donor app is free to download and use. Organization donations have no signup, monthly, or maintenance fees, so organizations avoid a fixed platform bill, but each gift carries a card processing charge:

• Visa, MasterCard, and Discover: free, with a 2.9% + $0.30 fee per donation and next-business-day deposits.
• American Express: free, with a 3.5% + $0.30 fee per donation.

The different rates make card mix relevant when estimating the cost of receiving gifts. Givelify accepts all four card types, but the stated next-business-day deposit term applies to Visa, MasterCard, and Discover. There is no paid plan tier described here; the practical cost distinction is the card used for each donation.

Platforms

Givelify is available on Android, iOS, and the web. The mobile app’s English and Spanish language support can help organizations serve donors in either language, with bilingual organizational resources alongside it.

Who it's for

Givelify is aimed at places of worship, nonprofits, and causes that want mobile, online, social-media, and event giving in one platform. It is a stronger fit for organizations that will use donor records, recurring gifts, and Analytics Studio than for those seeking only a bare donation form. Teams should weigh the per-gift charges against their expected donation volume and card mix.

Pros and cons

• Pros: No signup, monthly, or maintenance fees keep fixed platform costs down; multiple giving channels and recurring gifts support different donation contexts; Analytics Studio offers donor-level and time-based reporting; named integrations are free.
• Cons: Every donation carries a processing charge, including a higher stated rate for American Express; the next-business-day deposit term is stated for Visa, MasterCard, and Discover, not American Express; integrations named by Givelify cover a defined set of church and nonprofit systems.

Alternatives

For a broader comparison, see our Nonprofit Payment Processing Software and Nonprofit Online Donation Software lists.

• Givebutter is worth comparing if a free plan with donation forms, fundraising pages, events, auctions, donor management, and CRM matters; its free plan also has a free trial.
• Tithely Giving offers a free giving plan with unlimited donations and transaction fees, or a Giving + Church Management plan at $72 a month for organizations seeking a paid church-management option.
• Donorbox may suit teams that need five team members on its free Standard plan and can work with platform fees of 2.95%–3.95%, plus payment processing fees; its Pro plan is $150 a month.
• Funraise has a free plan for organizations raising under $1 million annually, while its Premium Plans have custom pricing.
• GiveCause offers a free platform with no platform, monthly, setup, or per-user fees and charges 2.9% + 29 cents per successful transaction, with bank transfer fees varying by amount.
• Zeffy is another free option, with donation forms, recurring gifts, event ticketing, fundraising, peer-to-peer campaigns, donor CRM, and email tools.
• Charitable is a self-hosted, web-based option for WordPress users; its free Lite plan includes unlimited campaigns and donations, while Basic costs $69 a year.
• Donately offers pay-as-you-go Standard fees with a 4% platform fee and no commitment, or a Lower fees plan at $99 a month with a 2% platform fee and cancellation anytime.

Verdict

Givelify is a good fit for worship communities and nonprofits that want several giving channels, donor insights, and no fixed platform fees. Its best reason to choose it is the combination of flexible gift collection and organization-focused reporting; its main reason to look elsewhere is the transaction charge on every donation, especially if those fees outweigh the value of its reporting and integrations.