RallyUp vs Donately

RallyUp8.5Visit Donately8.3Visit

Higher score RallyUp #8 in Nonprofit Fundraising Software 8.5/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit RallyUp

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Donately #10 in Nonprofit Fundraising Software 8.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Donately

• RallyUp fits best

  Organizations running varied fundraising campaigns

• Donately fits best

  Growing nonprofits wanting free-to-paid flexibility

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Side by side

Feature	RallyUp 8.5/10 Visit ↗	Donately 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.5	8.3
Ranking	#8 in Nonprofit Fundraising Software	#10 in Nonprofit Fundraising Software
Best for	Organizations running varied fundraising campaigns	Growing nonprofits wanting free-to-paid flexibility
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	—	—
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Integrations	14 integrations	16 integrations
Features RallyUp 4/4 · Donately 4/4
Donation forms	✓	✓
Recurring donations	✓	✓
Peer-to-peer fundraising	✓	✓
Event fundraising	✓	✓
Specs
Campaign reporting	Advanced	Advanced
Payment processing	Separate	Separate
Our review
Pros	Supports donations, peer-to-peer, auctions, raffles, events, and a-thons Free plan has no platform fee and optional donor tipping Connects with CRMs, email tools, analytics, Zapier, and a REST API	Custom forms, recurring gifts, peer-to-peer campaigns, and event fundraising Donor management, data export, dashboards, and advanced reporting Integrations include Salesforce, HubSpot, Mailchimp, and Zapier
Cons	Flex platform fees vary by component from 2.9% to 6.9% Payment-processing fees are separate from platform fees Enterprise pricing is custom	Free Plan charges a 4% platform fee per donation Low Fees Plan costs $99 per month and still charges a 2% platform fee Payment-processing fees apply separately to every plan
Our verdict	RallyUp is an online fundraising platform for nonprofits and other organizations running multiple kinds of campaigns. It covers one-time and recurring donation pages, crowdfunding, peer-to-peer team and participant pages, raffles,… Read the review →	Donately is an online fundraising platform for nonprofits and other mission-driven organizations, including schools, churches, teams, and agencies. It brings donation forms, campaign pages, recurring giving, peer-to-peer and team… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• RallyUp — where it wins

  • Supports donations, peer-to-peer, auctions, raffles, events, and a-thons
  • Free plan has no platform fee and optional donor tipping
  • Connects with CRMs, email tools, analytics, Zapier, and a REST API

  Where it doesn't

  • Flex platform fees vary by component from 2.9% to 6.9%
  • Payment-processing fees are separate from platform fees
  • Enterprise pricing is custom

• Donately — where it wins

  • Custom forms, recurring gifts, peer-to-peer campaigns, and event fundraising
  • Donor management, data export, dashboards, and advanced reporting
  • Integrations include Salesforce, HubSpot, Mailchimp, and Zapier

  Where it doesn't

  • Free Plan charges a 4% platform fee per donation
  • Low Fees Plan costs $99 per month and still charges a 2% platform fee
  • Payment-processing fees apply separately to every plan

• RallyUp8.5/10 · Free plan

  A broad fundraising toolkit with a free plan and percentage-based paid fees.

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• Donately8.3/10 · Free plan

  A flexible fundraising toolkit with the same core features across three fee structures.

  Visit DonatelyFull verdict →