# Givebutter review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Free fundraising platform with a built-in nonprofit CRM Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. 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. - **Category:** CRM Software - **Made by:** Givebutter - **Website:** https://givebutter.com - **Runs on:** Web, iOS, Android - **Who should skip it:** Watch out: free depends on optional donor tips; without them a 3% fee applies on top of card fees. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## 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). - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **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 | $29 per 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 | $79 per 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 | $129 per month, billed annually ($150.50 billed monthly) | Same Plus features. Over the limit you pay for extra contacts in increments of 100. | Read from https://givebutter.com/pricing on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Givebutter before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Annual billing on Givebutter Plus** (Annual discount): 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. Source: https://givebutter.com/pricing ## 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. ## Good for - Small nonprofits that want a free CRM and fundraising pages - Peer-to-peer and event fundraising with donor tips covering costs - Teams that later want automation and texting through Plus ## 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. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 3.0 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. 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. - **Value for money: A.** Free 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. - **Free plan and trial: B.** A 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. - **Features: B.** Donor 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. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. A web app where you build your campaign pages and forms. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web, iPhone and Android, with PayPal, Venmo, QuickBooks Online and Meta. No desktop app is listed. These are ToolGPA's own grades. 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. ## Where it stands among CRM tools - 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. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/crm ## Keep it, 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. - You could make: Forms and reports: an app builder makes these well. - You could not: Newsletters sent to thousands of people that still reach the inbox. - You could not: Texts to thousands of numbers, registered with the carriers. - You could not: Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. - You could not: Selling tickets and checking them at the door. - You could not: A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page. - You could not: The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with PayPal, Venmo, QuickBooks Online, Meta **Tags:** Forms, Email campaigns, SMS marketing, Workflow automation, Reports, Ticketing ## Alternatives - [Bloomerang](https://toolgpa.com/tools/bloomerang): Donor management and fundraising platform for nonprofits. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/bloomerang-vs-givebutter) - [Neon CRM](https://toolgpa.com/tools/neon-crm): Nonprofit CRM priced by revenue raised, with unlimited records. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/givebutter-vs-neon-crm) - [Funraise](https://toolgpa.com/tools/funraise): Online fundraising and donor management for nonprofits. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/funraise-vs-givebutter) - [Little Green Light](https://toolgpa.com/tools/little-green-light): Donor management database for small and mid-size nonprofits. 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