GiveSmart vs DonorPerfect

GiveSmart7.5Visit DonorPerfect6.9Visit

Higher score GiveSmart #4 in Donor Management Software 7.5/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit GiveSmart

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DonorPerfect #10 in Donor Management Software 6.9/10 From $99/mo ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit DonorPerfect

• GiveSmart fits best

  Event-driven fundraising organizations

• DonorPerfect fits best

  Teams wanting mobile donor management

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Side by side

Feature	GiveSmart 7.5/10 Visit ↗	DonorPerfect 6.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.5	6.9
Ranking	#4 in Donor Management Software	#10 in Donor Management Software
Best for	Event-driven fundraising organizations	Teams wanting mobile donor management
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	$99/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web	Web, iOS, Android
Support	Phone, Live chat, Email, Docs · 24/7	Email, Live chat, Phone, Community, Docs · 24/7
Compliance	SOC 2, PCI DSS	PCI DSS
Integrations	20 integrations	12 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features GiveSmart 5/5 · DonorPerfect 5/5
Campaign management	✓	✓
Online donation forms	✓	✓
Recurring donations	✓	✓
Automated receipts	✓	✓
Donor segmentation	✓	✓
Specs
Reporting level	Advanced	Advanced
Our review
Pros	Combines donations, peer-to-peer fundraising, auctions, ticketing, and bidding Supports recurring giving, segmentation, automated receipts, and tax letters Offers unlimited events and campaigns with real-time reporting dashboards	Custom donor records, fields, screens, and workflows Recurring gifts, forms, receipts, campaigns, and segmentation Web, iOS, Android, API, and mobile payment processing
Cons	Pricing requires contact with sales for the annual subscription Pay-as-you-go plans apply a transaction rate when payments are processed Web-only access and a focused set of listed integrations limit platform fit	No free plan is available Plans start at $99 per month Plan-specific pricing requires a custom pricing request
Our verdict	GiveSmart is cloud-based fundraising and donor management software for nonprofits, schools, charities, and foundations. Its coverage spans online donation campaigns, annual appeals, recurring giving, peer-to-peer fundraising,… Read the review →	DonorPerfect is a cloud-based fundraising and donor management platform for nonprofit organizations. It centralizes constituent records, gifts, pledges, communications, campaigns, events, online donations, recurring giving, and reporting… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• GiveSmart — where it wins

  • Combines donations, peer-to-peer fundraising, auctions, ticketing, and bidding
  • Supports recurring giving, segmentation, automated receipts, and tax letters
  • Offers unlimited events and campaigns with real-time reporting dashboards

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contact with sales for the annual subscription
  • Pay-as-you-go plans apply a transaction rate when payments are processed
  • Web-only access and a focused set of listed integrations limit platform fit

• DonorPerfect — where it wins

  • Custom donor records, fields, screens, and workflows
  • Recurring gifts, forms, receipts, campaigns, and segmentation
  • Web, iOS, Android, API, and mobile payment processing

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available
  • Plans start at $99 per month
  • Plan-specific pricing requires a custom pricing request

• GiveSmart7.5/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad donor platform for organizations that run frequent fundraising events.

  Visit GiveSmartFull verdict →
• DonorPerfect6.9/10 · From $99/mo

  A broad donor CRM with mobile access, fundraising automation, and advanced reporting.

  Visit DonorPerfectFull verdict →