Donately
Fundraising software
Nonprofit software
- Features
- Ease of use
- Ease of management
- Quality of support
- Affordability
- Market presence
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$15.00 per month
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What is Donately
Donately is a cloud-based fundraising and donation management platform for nonprofits. It supports online donation forms, recurring giving, donor records, and basic fundraising reporting for organizations that need a lightweight system to accept and track contributions. The product is typically used by small to mid-sized nonprofits that want to embed donation experiences on their websites and connect giving activity to donor profiles. It differentiates through a focus on donation processing workflows and integrations rather than broader association management features.
Online giving and recurring donations
Donately provides configurable donation forms that support one-time and recurring gifts. It includes common fundraising features such as suggested giving amounts, tribute giving, and donor-covered fees (where supported by the payment setup). These capabilities align with core needs for organizations prioritizing online fundraising over complex membership operations.
Donor CRM basics included
The platform maintains donor profiles and tracks donation history in a centralized database. It supports segmentation and basic reporting to help nonprofits understand giving patterns and run targeted outreach. For teams that do not need a full nonprofit suite, this can reduce reliance on spreadsheets or separate donor lists.
Integrations and embeddable workflows
Donately is designed to connect with common nonprofit tools (for example, email marketing and website platforms) and to embed donation experiences into existing sites. This approach helps organizations keep their public web presence while adding fundraising functionality. It can be a practical fit when a nonprofit wants fundraising capabilities without migrating to an all-in-one community platform.
Limited all-in-one nonprofit breadth
Donately focuses primarily on fundraising and donor management rather than comprehensive nonprofit operations. Organizations needing advanced membership management, event registration, complex program management, or association-style features may require additional systems. This can increase the number of tools to administer compared with broader nonprofit platforms.
Reporting and analytics depth varies
While Donately offers standard fundraising reports, it may not meet requirements for highly customized analytics, multi-entity rollups, or complex attribution models. Teams with sophisticated development operations may need exports or external BI tools for deeper analysis. This can add manual work for advanced reporting needs.
Customization and extensibility constraints
Donation form and workflow customization is oriented toward common nonprofit scenarios, which may limit highly bespoke experiences. Organizations with unique data models, complex integrations, or extensive automation requirements may find constraints compared with more configurable CRM-centric systems. In those cases, implementation may require workarounds or third-party tooling.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0.00 per month | 4% platform fee; customizable donation forms, donation pages, recurring donations, peer-to-peer, email support; launch a live donation form. |
| Starter | $179 per year ($15.00 per month if billed annually) OR $19 per month | 3.5% platform fee; advanced customization, embed forms, integrations (Zapier), recurring donations, donor reporting. |
| Team | $588 per year ($49.00 per month if billed annually) OR $69 per month | 2.0% platform fee; unlimited admins, advanced customizations, live chat support, API/webhooks, team/peer-to-peer features. |
| Enterprise / Custom | Custom pricing (contact sales) | Custom/onboarding support, priority support, rates as low as 0.5% platform fee for high-volume organizations; dedicated account rep and tailored terms. |
Notes: Donately also advertises a licensing option (one-time licensing/ownership) and special license pricing and maintenance (support) starting amounts on their site. Platform fees above are Donately's platform fees and are separate from payment processing fees charged by Stripe and PayPal (see notes).
