Rating
4.4
179 reviews
Starting price
$99
Flat Rate
Categories
3
Founded
2011
Employees
2
Funding
200K
Venture (Round not Specified)
Donately is trusted by organizations of all sizes to improve their donation experience and grow online revenue at a great value. Our top features include custom donation forms that can be embedded into your site, beautiful donation pages, text messaging, donor mgmt, recurring donations, automatic donation receipts, & robust integrations via Zapier. Give donors the option to pay via credit card, ACH/bank transfer or PayPal, and allow them to cover all donation fees. Plans start at $0/mo + 4%!
Ad spend / mo
$0
0 paid keywords
Paid visits / mo
0
Organic keywords
4,770
Organic visits / mo
2,055
SEMrush reports no paid spend for this domain, but Google confirms 2 ad creatives- a paid channel SEMrush's panel misses.
Creatives run
2
as The Concious Planet
Active now
0
last 14 days
Advertising since
Oct 2025
4 mo running
Last seen
Mar 2026
The shared messaging across Donation & Fundraising Payment Platform advertisers - the validated angles to copy. See the niche →
(179 reviews)
Overall, I'm grateful for Donately! I'm excited to learn more about the platform and leverage it in ways to better engage our donors.
Pros: I've used many donor CRM platforms, but Donately's intuitive integration with our website makes it so easy to receive payments and have them recorded in a searchable database. I recently started as the new general manager for a not-for-profit so having a donor management system that was easy to understand was so helpful during my first few months.
Cons: I'm still learning more about the platform, but I think it's a bit challenging to treat it as a full 360 donor/audience management platform. The database is built on actual transactions, but we receive donations through a few different methods. Figuring out how to record these into the platform is something I was able to learn on my own.
Sean T. · General Manager · Entertainment · February 24, 2026
Pros: Ease of use - I'm new to using donation and campaign platforms and it is intuitive and easy to navigate.
Cons: The ability, or lack thereof, to tailor thank you specific to different campaigns. Or perhaps there is a way to do this that I have missed.
Heather A. · Development Coordinator · Non-Profit Organization Management · February 11, 2026
| Category | Page | Rank | Placement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donation Management | 1 | 15 | Ad |
Domain confidence 98%
Overall, Donately has been a really positive experience for our organization. It feels designed with small nonprofits in mind and supports growth without adding unnecessary stress or cost.
Pros: What I like most about Donately is how easy it is to actually live in day to day. It’s intuitive, doesn’t take much onboarding, and works well for a small team where one person might be handling donor engagement, reporting, and follow ups all at once. We’ve been able to grow our donor base without feeling pressure to jump to a more expensive or overbuilt system. The fees are also very reasonable, which matters when you’re trying to steward gifts well and keep more money going directly to the mission.
Cons: As we’ve grown, there have been a few moments where I’ve wished certain reports or customization options were a little more robust. It hasn’t stopped us from using the platform effectively, but it’s something you notice once your operations get a bit more complex.
Claudia P. · Founder and Director · Non-Profit Organization Management · January 25, 2026
I love it so far. I have tried many other platforms and Donately was by far my favorite. The simplicity of it is so nice for a small org like ours.
Pros: It was super easy to set up. I was able to get everything set up and integrated with in an hour. The donate page was on my website and across social media way faster I dreamed of.
Cons: I would like a little more customization on the campaign pages. It is a very standard page that looks good but I had a few preferences that didn't make or break it for but would have been nice.
Andrew K. · President · Non-Profit Organization Management · January 25, 2026
Overall, our experience with Donately has been positive. The platform is reliable, easy to use, and supports our fundraising needs effectively.
Pros: Donately is easy to use, integrates smoothly with our website, and makes accepting donations simple for supporters.
Cons: Limited customization options compared to some other donation platform. Transaction and platform fees can add up for smaller nonprofits.
Roubens P. · CEO · Non-Profit Organization Management · December 23, 2025
My experience with Donately has been nothing but positive! It was exactly what I needed in starting a startup nonprofit.
Pros: As the founder of a new nonprofit with almost no past experience, Donately was a valuable discovery. It has proven to be an easy to use platform for both me and my donors. Information provided is well organized and not difficult to access.
Cons: Pulling reports was a little challenging for me at first. However, that probably had more to do with my limited technical skills rather the Donately platform.
Mark L. · Executive Director and Founder · Religious Institutions · December 14, 2025
We have used Donately for ten years now and haven't had any major issues. I appreciate being able to set up and save reports, campaign pages, and easily view recurring donation information. It is also fairly simple to help donors adjust their payment information and other details.
Pros: Donately has a lot of great features without being overwhelming and it is at a good price point for our nonprofit.
Cons: Sometimes the integration with our email system is problematic, but that isn't necessarily an issue with Donately.
Rebecca E. · Director · Non-Profit Organization Management · December 9, 2025
Donately that it’s an excellent choice if you want a donation platform that’s powerful without being overly complex. It’s designed with non-tech oriented fundraisers in mind, which means you can launch campaigns quickly, track metrics that matter, and create a donor experience that feels polished and personal.
Pros: Donately has been particularly helpful in streamlining our gift processing and improving overall data hygiene. The platform’s clean interface, customizable forms, and automated workflows have dramatically reduced manual entry and errors. Real-time reporting and easy integrations have allowed our team to spend less time wrestling with spreadsheets and more time cultivating relationships, stewarding donors, and planning campaigns strategically.
Cons: The lack of additional features like adding tags or other types of revenue transactions or interactions with donors.
Ben N. · Executive Director · Performing Arts · December 6, 2025
Pros: Our organization started using Donately a few years ago, and it has been a great experience. The main reason we switched to them is that their donation form does a great job capturing international donations, even if the donor has a complex billing address. Our old processor would sometimes decline credit card donations if the billing address wasn't perfectly formatted, whereas Donately has helped us capture those donations more reliably - resulting in a much larger donor base over time.
Cons: Their campaigns feature isn't very intuitive in my opinion, and charging an annual fee in addition to the transaction fees seems excessive.
Dakota L. · Executive Director · Religious Institutions · December 3, 2025
I think that overall, we will continue to use Donately to meet our needs. It is definitely worth it.
Pros: Their customer service is amazing. They are helpful and quick with their responses. They are also always improving.
Cons: I think the sign-in process with the captcha code can be a little finicky at times. It can take more than one attempt to get the verification right, especially when the captcha is hard to read or decipher.
Kellie R. · Marketing Director · Non-Profit Organization Management · November 7, 2025
Donately has helped us retain our current donor base and easily onboard new ones as well. We highly recommend it!
Pros: Very easy learning curve and high functionality. Fundraising campaigns work seamlessly, and it's easy to create forms and imbed them onto webpages.
Cons: There is no longer things we "like least" about Donately, as functions that we previously wish they had have been added and updated.
Brad F. · Executive Director · Non-Profit Organization Management · November 4, 2025
I have been using donately for many years now with zero issues! So great. Incredible. We love it. No need to change!
Pros: Donately is well layed out with a great interface. The processing fees can't be beat. After years of use now we have not had any real issues!
Cons: I do wish you could receive email notifications of new donations when on basic plan. Other than that no complaints!
Steve l. · Executive Director · Religious Institutions · November 1, 2025
We love Donately! It's fairly simple to set up and helps us organize and keep track of our swimmers and their teams each year.
Pros: Donately has helped us for years now to allow our donors to make teams to support and fundraise for our annual fundraiser. It is secure and is one spot we can manage our donors and donations.
Cons: I think some people are confused by the start your own fundraiser here wording thinking they are starting something outside of our campaign but we overcome that by leaving directions in the summary. I also wish there was a way to add to the database for donations received outside of donately but it's possible it is an option and I just haven't figured that one out yet and haven't put much time into looking either.
Tori B. · Executive Director · Fund-Raising · October 27, 2025
Seamless and almost invisible. That's how good of a product Donately is. Set up was a breeze and once it was up and running, it was flying.
Pros: We are really happy with their donation offerings for small nonprofits. At our small, community based non-profit we have been using Donately for the past few year to with amazing success. Setup is extremely simple and once it is up and running, account connected, the process is seamless and almost invisible to anyone involved. That's how amazing of a product it is.
Cons: No real cons to be honest. Everything works seamless and when we do have minor issues, they are always responsive and helpful.
David G. · Treasurer · Non-Profit Organization Management · October 17, 2025
We had an account manager we could reach out to and felt supported. There were no surprise upcharges or multi-year contracts you may get with other vendors.
Pros: Donately has all the features you would want in a fundraising platform in a streamlined, intuitive interface. We were able to be up and running very quickly to launch an online end of year campaign. Highly recommend.
Cons: I would like to see them expand some functionality in their reporting. For example we could easily view the Average gift, but when you have one large gift that throws that off, the Median would be better to report on.
Rachel K. · VP, Marketing · Non-Profit Organization Management · August 22, 2025
My overall experience was fantastic. It was cost-effective and it was user-friendly and, most important, donor friendly.
Pros: Unbelievably, we used the free version and thought that it was fantastic. It's great for small nonprofits with small budgets but also larger groups who don't want to pay through the nose for an online fundraising portal. We thought everything about it was great and had no complaints. And even though we were using the free version, when we needed help from customer service, they were there and they were fantastic.
Cons: There is nothing that I did not like about this platform.
Teresa S. · Director of Development · Non-Profit Organization Management · April 18, 2024
Pros: It is easy for Donor's to contribute on the platform
Cons: Reporting is difficult to discern certain info, such as the fee breakdown when integrated with Stripe. We've had to rely on external reporting because Donately's is not accurate on fee allocation, specifically.
Ben C. · Accountant · Non-Profit Organization Management · August 25, 2022
It's okay but to be honest I think there are platforms with lower fees and higher customization
Pros: Collects a fair amount of donor data in case we want to try contacting individuals again at some point
Cons: Very little integration with other platforms like social media platforms
Molly H. · Communications & Development Manager · Arts and Crafts · July 28, 2022
Pros: I like how donately is easy to use and understand and keeps great record,
Cons: I would like more of an earmark feature when you are trying to download into an excel
Heidi H. · social media · Non-Profit Organization Management · July 26, 2022
Donately helped us to track donations and made it easier for people to donate to our cause
Pros: Ease of use and I was able to track daily what donations had been received
Cons: I thought the software was good, just a few minor adjustments we will add next time
Vanessa W. · Office Manager · Non-Profit Organization Management · July 26, 2022
Overall pleased, would use again
Pros: Liked that it gave a page to each individual participating in the fundraiser. Ease of keeping up to date where we stood with the fundraiser.
Cons: Was difficult to explain how to set up individual pages. I ended up having to do all of the pages for everyone.
Kathleen J. · Co-Chair · Non-Profit Organization Management · July 24, 2022
Donately allowed USARC to quickly stand up a peer to peer fundraising campaign when our old platform was retired.
Pros: ease of setting up account, campaigns and peer to peer fundraisers.
Cons: We wish there was greater ability to control features, like to turn off the Donate button on the events' landing page.
Bob L. · I.T Manager · Health, Wellness and Fitness · July 24, 2022
it give the trust to my work
Pros: all is good for both side, the charity org and the volunteer
Cons: pricing, for the youth nonprofit, as we do not having enough of budget on the technologies, to support mission
Tiep P. · Director · Farming · July 23, 2022
Pros: The ability to send the product to multiple partners and the ease for them to donate. I’m very computer illiterate and found the software easy to use.
Cons: Nothing comes to mind. I thought the software was great.
Keithon K. · Founder/CEO · Non-Profit Organization Management · July 22, 2022
Overall, I have a had a good experience working with Donately and their support staff.
Pros: I think one of the best features of Donately is the function which allows donors to create their own fundraiser for your organization. Using this feature, a donor can dedicate their birthday or a holiday to your organization. It's easy for them to fundraise for your organization and Donately tracks their progress!
Cons: Our team has experience issues with campaign links in the past, which has made tracking appeal revenue cumbersome.
Michael E. · Individual Giving Officer · Non-Profit Organization Management · July 21, 2022
| 2 |
| 2 |
Ad |
| Fundraising | 2 | 11 | - |