Givebutter review (2026): is the free plan enough?
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Givebutter report card
Very good · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for free fundraising pages with a built-in donor CRM
Givebutter is free for unlimited users, contacts and campaigns, with donation forms, events, auctions and a donor CRM. It is paid for by optional donor tips, and turning those off adds a 3% platform fee. Automation, reporting and texting need Plus from $29 a month.
Who Givebutter is for
- Fits if you are a small nonprofit that wants fundraising pages and a CRM at no fee
- Works for event and auction fundraising with one tool
Who Givebutter is not for
- Watch out: free depends on optional donor tips; without them a 3% fee applies on top of card fees
- Tight if you want automation, reporting or texting, which need Plus
- Pricey if your list grows: Plus is $129 a month at 2,500 contacts
- Skip it if you want to avoid fee talks with donors
Why Givebutter gets a 3.0
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- AValue for moneyFree with unlimited users and contacts, against a category middle of $29. Plus starts at $29 a month for 250 contacts, so the free part is substantial for a small nonprofit.
- BFree plan and trialA free plan with the CRM, forms, events, auctions and email blasts. It is funded by tips; without them a 3% fee plus card processing applies.
- BFeaturesDonor CRM, forms and pages, events, auctions, email, text and direct mail, and Tap to Pay. Nothing in the listing is missing from the fundraising core, but automation and texting need Plus.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. A web app where you build your campaign pages and forms.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, iPhone and Android, with PayPal, Venmo, QuickBooks Online and Meta. No desktop app is listed.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Givebutter's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Givebutter's GPA of 3.0 is higher than 114 of the 116 other CRM tools we grade, and level with 1.
It stands best on value for money (A, above 114 of 116) and worst on ease of use (C, above 5).
Its paid plans start at $29 a month, against a middle price of $29 for the category: 43 of the 93 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 6 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 117 CRM tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Givebutter’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 114 of 116, level with 2
- BFree plan and trialAbove 98 of 116, level with 17
- BFeaturesAbove 70 of 116, level with 42
- CEase of useAbove 5 of 116, level with 99
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 24 of 116, level with 85
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 95 CRM tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Givebutter, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Givebutter you would be making newsletters sent to thousands of people that still reach the inbox. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.0 is higher than 114 of the 116 other CRM tools we grade. It costs $348 a year.
What you could make
- Forms and reports: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Newsletters sent to thousands of people that still reach the inbox.
- Texts to thousands of numbers, registered with the carriers.
- Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
- Selling tickets and checking them at the door.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Givebutter’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Givebutter?
Givebutter is a fundraising platform for nonprofits that bundles donation forms, fundraising pages, events, auctions, payment processing and a donor CRM. Core tools are free and funded by optional donor tips. A paid add-on called Givebutter Plus adds automation, reporting, texting and phone support, priced by contact count.
Worth knowing
- Free use depends on optional donor tips; turning tips off adds a 3% platform fee and standard processing fees.
- Automation, reporting, texting and phone support need Plus, priced by contacts from $29 a month billed annually.
- Plus tiers above 2,500 contacts are chosen on a slider and a 50,000+ tier goes through sales.
- Plus prices are higher billed monthly: $33.80, $92.90 and $150.50 at the first three tiers.
Key features
- Donor management CRM
- Tracks every transaction and donor activity, with shareable reports. Unlimited contacts in the free CRM.
- Donation forms and fundraising pages
- Forms, donate buttons, pledge donations, peer-to-peer fundraising pages and text-to-donate.
- Events and auctions
- Fundraising events with ticketing and auctions run on the same platform as donations.
- Email, text and direct mail
- Email blasts are free; texting, fundraising blocks in emails and discounted direct mail are Plus features.
- Wallet and Tap to Pay
- Givebutter Wallet holds settled funds and has spend cards, and the mobile app supports Tap to Pay.
- Givebutter Magic
- AI tools aimed at helping nonprofits draft and plan fundraising work.
Givebutter pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Givebutter has a free plan, and paid plans start at $29 per month for up to 250 contacts, billed annually ($33.80 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $29 per month for up to 250 contacts, billed annually ($33.80 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- Free: unlimited users, contacts, email blasts and campaigns, with donation forms, events, auctions and the CRM. Funded by optional donor tips.
- Free trial
- 30-day commitment-free test of Givebutter Plus
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | No platform fee with tips on; a 3% platform fee plus standard 2.9% + 30¢ processing applies if tips are off. |
| Plus, up to 250 contacts | $29per month, billed annually ($33.80 billed monthly) | Automated workflows, tasks, reporting, texting, video messages, QuickBooks Online and priority phone support. |
| Plus, up to 1,000 contacts | $79per month, billed annually ($92.90 billed monthly) | Same Plus features. Larger tiers (2,500, 5,000, 10,000, 50,000+) are on the page's slider. |
| Plus, up to 2,500 contacts | $129per month, billed annually ($150.50 billed monthly) | Same Plus features. Over the limit you pay for extra contacts in increments of 100. |
Read from givebutter.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Givebutter before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountAnnual billing on Givebutter Plus
Annual billing lowers Plus to $29, $79 and $129 a month at the first three tiers, against $33.80, $92.90 and $150.50 billed monthly.
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Common questions
Does Givebutter have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Givebutter is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Givebutter have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Givebutter is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Givebutter open source?
Givebutter is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.