Overview

GivingFuel brings online giving together with donor CRM, marketing, and event tools. That breadth can simplify connected fundraising work, from collecting a gift to tracking donor interactions and communicating afterward. Its fees scale with plan tier, so organizations should compare the monthly charge and platform percentage against their giving volume.

Key features

Giving and donor management

Branded donation pages support conditional logic, recurring donations, fund allocation, and peer-to-peer fundraising. Organizations can use hosted pages or embed forms, making the platform suitable for campaigns with distinct giving paths. The CRM includes donor profiles, giving history, interaction tracking, tasks, reporting, and self-service accounts; this is useful for teams that want donor context alongside campaign activity.

Communications and events

Text messaging, email campaigns, automated drip emails, and donor receipts support routine outreach. Event tools cover online ticketing, table seating, team registration, volunteer applications, and mobile attendee check-in. These functions make GivingFuel a stronger fit for nonprofits that run events as part of fundraising, rather than those seeking only a donation form.

Payments, integrations, and security

GivingFuel accepts credit cards and ACH, as well as Apple Pay, Google Pay, and text-to-give; it supports donations in 15 currencies. Named integrations include Salesforce, HubSpot, Keep, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Mailchimp, Constant Contact, QuickBooks, FreshBooks, Xero, Google Sheets, Excel, and Airtable, with connections through Zapier. A private REST-style API is available for custom integrations and applications, with access documentation by request.

GivingFuel says donation pages use 128-bit encryption on a PCI-compliant network and that data is encrypted and backed up in real time. It also says it complies with GDPR and CCPA and does not sell or share customer data with other companies. Support is available through account messaging Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Pacific, with limited weekend support; email is team@givingfuel.com.

Pricing

GivingFuel has a free plan, and its paid plans start at $9 per month. There are no contracts, no payment until the first donation page is published, and no plan charges based on contact or donor counts. The plan fees still matter: as giving volume grows, the lower platform percentage on higher tiers may offset some of their higher monthly costs.

Starter: 9.00 USD per month, for annual online giving under $100,000. It includes one admin account and a 2% platform fee. This is the lowest-cost paid option for small organizations with one administrator; the single seat and higher fee make it less suitable as staff access or giving volume grows.
All-In: 59.00 USD per month, for annual online giving under $1M. It includes 10 admin accounts and a 1% platform fee. This tier suits larger teams that need shared access, while the monthly price is a substantial step up from Starter.
Enterprise: 299.00 USD per month, billed annually, for annual online giving over $1M. It includes unlimited admin accounts and a .25% platform fee; payment processing requires contacting Sales. It is aimed at high-volume organizations needing broad staff access, but its annual billing commitment and processing terms warrant a direct cost review.

The tiers make the trade-offs clear: Starter limits access to one admin and carries the highest platform fee, while All-In raises the seat allowance to 10 and halves that fee. Enterprise lowers the fee further and removes the admin cap, but requires annual billing. The stated giving thresholds should guide plan selection.

Platforms

GivingFuel supports Android, iOS, web, and API access. The combination covers mobile and browser use, with an API option for custom connections.

Who it's for

GivingFuel is best suited to nonprofits that want donation collection, donor management, communications, and event workflows connected, especially those with giving volume and administrator needs that align with a plan tier. The integrations and API also suit organizations that need to connect fundraising work with other systems. A smaller organization needing only basic giving, or one unwilling to weigh recurring fees against a platform percentage, may prefer a narrower or differently priced option.

Pros and cons

Pro: Donation pages, CRM, outreach, and event operations share one platform, which suits nonprofits coordinating several fundraising workflows.
Pro: Payment options include cards, ACH, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and text-to-give, with support for 15 currencies.
Pro: The platform fee declines from 2% on Starter to .25% on Enterprise, and plan charges do not rise with contact or donor counts.
Con: Starter allows only one admin account, limiting access for teams that need multiple staff members.
Con: Higher tiers require materially higher monthly payments, and Enterprise is billed annually.
Con: Enterprise payment processing requires contacting Sales, so its full cost needs clarification before choosing the tier.

Alternatives

Givebutter is worth considering for organizations seeking a free-forever plan with donation forms, fundraising pages, events, auctions, donor management, and CRM. Anthology Encompass is another paid alternative for teams comparing nonprofit platforms.

Greater Giving may suit organizations prioritizing event fundraising: its Event Package offers unlimited users, events, and support, with a custom proposal based on usage and fundraising needs. Soapbox Engage is an option for organizations that want to choose individual apps; its Non-Profit Per App plan has a $500 platform activation fee and transaction fees that vary by app category.

Amply is relevant to teams focused on nonprofit matching-gift software, with a free feature-limited tier, a $5.00 USD per contact Standard plan, and custom packages. Better Giving may fit organizations that want a free, self-hosted option using their own payment gateway. BetterWorld offers a free plan with a 0% platform fee, while standard payment processing fees apply.

GoFundMe Pro may suit nonprofits with annual revenue under $1 million seeking zero subscription fees and no setup costs. For more specialized comparisons, see Nonprofit Matching Gift Software and Nonprofit Email Marketing Software.

Verdict

Choose GivingFuel if your nonprofit wants fundraising, donor management, communications, and event tools in one system and can match a plan to its giving volume and staff needs. Its broad toolkit and lower fees at higher tiers are the main draws; the platform percentage, one-admin Starter limit, and Enterprise annual billing are reasons to compare costs and alternatives before committing.

	GivingFuel	Sender
Free plan	No	Yes
Free trial	No	No
Paid from	$9/mo	$6.30/mo
Open source	No	No
Platforms	Android, api, iOS, Web	api, Web
Free plan	No	Yes
Paid from	9 /mo	—
Audience segmentation	Yes	Yes
Automated messages	Yes	—
Constituent sync	Yes	—
Donation tools	Yes	—

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