Givebutter vs. Greater Giving

Greater Giving

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Givebutter	Score 10.0 out of 10	Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)	Nonprofits use Givebutter to replace multiple tools so they can launch fundraisers and events, use donation forms and donor management (CRM), send emails and text blasts. Instead of charging a traditional SaaS subscription fee, Givebutter is free to use with a transparent tip-or-fee model. Givebutter has been certified as a Great Place to Work® in 2021 and 2022, and its founders Max Friedman, Liran Cohen, and Ari Krasner were recently featured on Forbes’ 30U30 list for Social Impact.	$0 1 - 3% platform fee
Greater Giving	Score 8.4 out of 10	N/A	Greater Giving, a Global Payments company, works exclusively with schools and nonprofits across the United States and Canada—offering integrated technologies to help simplify event management; quickly train volunteers; streamline check-in and check-out; and raise more funds. Greater Giving solutions are based on a single cloud-based platform.	N/A

Pricing

Givebutter

Greater Giving

Editions & Modules

Free fundraising, forever ✨: $0.00
1 - 3% platform fee

Event Package: Contact Sales
per year Unlimited Users and Events
Express Package: Contact Sales
per year Unlimited Users and Events
Virtual and In-Person Events Package: Contact Sales
per year Unlimited Users and Events

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Givebutter	Greater Giving
Free Trial
Yes	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

Givebutter is completely free thanks to 100% optional tips received from donors. If you'd prefer to hide tips, an industry-low Platform Fee applies instead based on the campaign type you’re using (1% for donation form, 3% for fundraising pages, and 5% for events). No matter which option you choose, all transactions include standard Processing Fees of 2.9% + 30¢ for all payment methods except ACH, which offers a reduced rate of 1.9% + 30¢ per transaction. These fees are charged by payment processors and allow funds to be deposited into your account regardless of what payment method your donors choose. More than 95% of donors on Givebutter cover fees when asked, resulting in an average campaign fee of less than 1%.

The comparison chart helps to understand which package is best for any organization based on the features included.

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Community Pulse
	Givebutter	Greater Giving

Best Alternatives
	Givebutter	Greater Giving
Small Businesses	Bonterra Network for Good Score 5.6 out of 10	Bonterra Network for Good Score 5.6 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies	OneCause Score 8.8 out of 10	OneCause Score 8.8 out of 10
Enterprises	Blackbaud Enterprise Fundraising CRM Score 7.6 out of 10	Blackbaud Enterprise Fundraising CRM Score 7.6 out of 10
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User Ratings
	Givebutter	Greater Giving
Likelihood to Recommend	9.0 (0 ratings)	9.1 (0 ratings)
Usability	- (0 ratings)	9.5 (0 ratings)
Support Rating	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Givebutter	Greater Giving
Likelihood to Recommend	The site has built-in flexibility for fundraising shops of all sizes to use it for various needs - we used it for a special event but it could also be used to handle a Day of Giving campaign. We liked that donors could use the built-in social/email features to advertise their support to gain additional donations Incentivized Joel Cencius, CFRE CDO (Chief Development Officer) Read full review	Greater Giving is well suited for an organization that is looking to save money on their event software and need a full service solution. It is not as sophisticated as others on the market, but it will allow you to get everything you need done for a reasonable price. This is meant to be used by nonprofit event professionals. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	Flexibility in using the platform for multiple fundraising sources (events, direction donations, etc.) Ease of Use Ability to customize your site Incentivized Joel Cencius, CFRE CDO (Chief Development Officer) Read full review	Greater Giving is very user-friendly for both staff and volunteers Greater Giving sales and receipt generating features are well received by the guest at our event Greater Giving provides excellent customer support - in particular, their "night of" event support Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Cons	Link to payment sources/systems (we had to do this multiple times before it worked) Integration with larger donor management software systems (i.e. Blackbaud) Incentivized Joel Cencius, CFRE CDO (Chief Development Officer) Read full review	Love to see more places to log expenses, so you can run a total report of net income. It's often a bit wide for my screen, which I can work around. Incentivized SB Sharon Burk Business Manager Read full review
Usability	No answers on this topic	Greater Giving is very intuitive. It’s easy to set up in the backend and change as needed. Anytime we couldn’t figure something out on our own, our customer service representative was always available and super helpful! Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Support Rating	No answers on this topic	Online support was one of the worst customer service experiences I've ever had (I would give them a 1). Phone support and implementation support were very nice and knowledgeable. Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Givebutter provides more flexibility in designing your campaign or event on the site ...others are more suited for only a Gala or auction and Race Roster was more than we needed and was confusing to our guests Incentivized Joel Cencius, CFRE CDO (Chief Development Officer) Read full review	We currently use Eventbrite for our pre-event ticket and sponsorship sales as they have a much more streamlined webpage that is customizable, they allow us to pass on the fees to our purchasers, AND they do not charge an annual fee on top of the processing fees. However, they do not have the ability to let you swipe a credit card in advance - you need a membership to Bidding for Good to do so. We tried using Eventbrite and Bidding for Good for only 1 event before we switched back to Greater Giving. Neither platform allowed you to send out tax receipts and the on-site event management was subpar compared to the ease of Greater Giving. Incentivized Lindsay Cleland Event Director Read full review
Return on Investment	Best registration tool we have used for the NUN Run event Allowed registrants to cover the fees reducing our overall event expenses Incentivized Joel Cencius, CFRE CDO (Chief Development Officer) Read full review	Having one system that can manage online donations, ticket purchases, online auction, donor tax letters, etc. has created efficiency for my org. Reports are flawed and lack of data integration with other systems causes me to do a lot of unnecessary manual work. Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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