Givebutter

Givebutter is a free fundraising platform for nonprofits providing donation pages, peer-to-peer campaigns, event ticketing, and basic donor management — with no monthly fee, instead charging donors an optional tip.

What Makes Givebutter Stand Out

Completely free platform with tip-to-cover model. Combines fundraising campaigns with event ticketing in one tool

Modern design for donation pages improves donor conversion

Pricing and Plans

Givebutter offers a free tier that provides meaningful value for individuals and small teams, with paid plans unlocking additional capabilities as needs grow.

Who Should Use Givebutter

Givebutter is best for teams and individuals who need fundraising resources capabilities and where completely free platform with tip-to-cover model. It may not be the right fit when tip-to-cover model may reduce donation amounts for some donors.

Verdict

Givebutter delivers on its core promise as a fundraising resources tool. Givebutter is a free fundraising platform for nonprofits providing donation pages, peer-to-peer camp... For teams evaluating fundraising resources options, Givebutter is worth considering based on its specific strengths and how they align with your requirements.

Peer-to-Peer Fundraising

Givebutter's peer-to-peer fundraising enables supporters to create individual fundraising pages on behalf of an organization — the supporter shares their personal fundraising page with their network, expanding the organization's reach beyond its existing donor base through personal advocacy.

Reporting and Donor Management

Givebutter provides donation reporting, donor history, and export capabilities for organizations that need to integrate fundraising data with external CRM or accounting systems. The reporting covers campaign performance, donor retention rates, and channel attribution.

Text-to-Give Campaigns

Givebutter's text-to-give enables setting up a short code that donors text to access a giving page — useful for event-based fundraising where prompting the audience to donate in the moment produces higher conversion than asking them to find the organization's website later.

Overall rating: 4.1 / 5

Givebutter is the free fundraising platform for nonprofits and charitable causes — providing donation forms, event ticketing, campaign pages, peer-to-peer fundraising, and text-to-give with a tip-based revenue model that keeps the platform free for organizations.

Tip-to-Cover Revenue Model

Givebutter's business model is unique among fundraising platforms: the platform charges no fees to organizations, instead displaying an optional tipping prompt to donors during checkout. Donors who choose to add a tip to cover platform costs generate Givebutter's revenue. Organizations who don't want donors to see the tip prompt can upgrade to a paid plan that removes it.

This model makes Givebutter genuinely free for budget-constrained nonprofits — distinguishing it from platforms that market as "free" while charging per-donation fees that reduce proceeds.

All-in-One Fundraising

Givebutter combines fundraising tools typically requiring multiple platforms: donation forms for general giving, event ticketing for benefit dinners and concerts, peer-to-peer fundraising for staff and community fundraisers, text-to-give campaigns, and recurring giving programs — all managed from one account.

Givebutter vs. Donorbox vs. GiveLively

Donorbox charges 1.75% platform fee with more sophisticated donor management. GiveLively is a similar free platform focused specifically on nonprofits. Givebutter wins on feature breadth and the event + fundraising integration that replaces multiple specialized tools.

Overall rating: 4.1 / 5