Give Lively vs Donr

Give Lively8.6Visit Donr8.2Visit

Higher score Give Lively #6 in Nonprofit Text-to-Give Software 8.6/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 6 features Visit Give Lively

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Donr #8 in Nonprofit Text-to-Give Software 8.2/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 6 features Visit Donr

• Give Lively fits best

  Free campaigns with events and peer fundraising

• Donr fits best

  UK charities needing simple text giving

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Side by side

Feature	Give Lively 8.6/10 Visit ↗	Donr 8.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.6	8.2
Ranking	#6 in Nonprofit Text-to-Give Software	#8 in Nonprofit Text-to-Give Software
Best for	Free campaigns with events and peer fundraising	UK charities needing simple text giving
Pricing model	Free	Paid
Starting price	Free	—
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Features Give Lively 1/6 · Donr 0/6
Donation keywords	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Mobile giving links	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
SMS donation campaigns	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Recurring donations	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Automated tax receipts	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
CRM integrations	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Monthly SMS limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	No platform, subscription, setup, membership, annual, or monthly fees Text-to-donate, recurring gifts, peer-to-peer, and event fundraising Salesforce, Zapier, and multiple payment method integrations	Supports one-off and monthly text donations Unlimited keywords with custom supporter messages Gift Aid collection and real-time reporting dashboard
Cons	Membership is limited to eligible U.S. 501(c)(3) organizations Platform access is web-only Independent payment processors charge transaction fees	Usage-based pricing adds 5% plus VAT per donation Payment processing is charged per monthly payment Web-only access with a narrow text-focused scope
Our verdict	Give Lively is a web-based fundraising platform for eligible U.S. 501(c)(3) organizations. Its feature set covers customizable campaign donation pages, embeddable widgets, text-to-donate campaigns, event ticketing, live donation displays,… Read the review →	Donr is web-based fundraising software for UK charities, with text donations and raffles at its core. Charities can run one-off or recurring Text Giving campaigns, assign unlimited keywords, customise supporter messages, collect Gift Aid… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Give Lively — where it wins

  • No platform, subscription, setup, membership, annual, or monthly fees
  • Text-to-donate, recurring gifts, peer-to-peer, and event fundraising
  • Salesforce, Zapier, and multiple payment method integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Membership is limited to eligible U.S. 501(c)(3) organizations
  • Platform access is web-only
  • Independent payment processors charge transaction fees

• Donr — where it wins

  • Supports one-off and monthly text donations
  • Unlimited keywords with custom supporter messages
  • Gift Aid collection and real-time reporting dashboard

  Where it doesn't

  • Usage-based pricing adds 5% plus VAT per donation
  • Payment processing is charged per monthly payment
  • Web-only access with a narrow text-focused scope

• Give Lively8.6/10 · Free plan

  A free web-based fundraising platform with text-to-give, events, and peer fundraising.

  Visit Give LivelyFull verdict →
• Donr8.2/10 · Paid

  A focused web platform for UK charities running text donations and raffles.

  Visit DonrFull verdict →