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Braintree vs Donorbox

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Braintree

E-commerce

End-to-end checkout experiences for businesses, from PayPal

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Donorbox logo

Donorbox

Nonprofit & Fundraising

Online fundraising platform for nonprofits

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Donorbox has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Braintree vendor overview page names no transaction fee percentage or fixed charge, requiring a separate signup flow to see pricing; Donorbox standard plan charges 2.95-3.95% platform fee per donation on top of payment processor fees (2.2-2.49% + card processing)

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Braintree and Donorbox actually diverge.

Attributes where Braintree and Donorbox differ
AttributeBraintreeDonorbox
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modeltransactionfreemium
Free tierNoYes
CategoryE-commerceNonprofit & Fundraising
FoundedUnknown2016

Identical on both: platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Braintree

Nothing recorded that Donorbox does not also cover.

Only in Donorbox

  • Custom donation forms
  • Peer-to-peer fundraising
  • Payment processing
  • Donor management
  • Stripe
  • PayPal
  • Mailchimp
  • Zapier

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Braintree

No use cases recorded yet. See the Braintree review.

Donorbox

  • Small to mid-sized nonprofits needing affordable donation processing in 96+ countriesnot Braintree
  • Organisations seeking integrated event ticketing and peer-to-peer fundraisingnot Braintree
  • Multi-channel giving strategies including text-to-give and membership programmesnot Braintree

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Braintree

  • Vendor overview page names no transaction fee percentage or fixed charge, requiring a separate signup flow to see pricing
  • Now marketed and hosted directly under the PayPal brand at paypal.com rather than a standalone braintreepayments.com site, which now redirects

Donorbox

  • Standard plan charges 2.95-3.95% platform fee per donation on top of payment processor fees (2.2-2.49% + card processing)
  • Premium plan pricing requires contacting sales, not displayed publicly
  • Pro plan limited to growing organisations; larger nonprofits must upgrade to Premium with custom pricing

Pricing, plan by plan

Braintree

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Braintree review.

Donorbox

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Donorbox review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Braintree if

Nothing in the data separates Braintree from Donorbox on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Braintree review

Choose Donorbox if

  • You need custom donation forms.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You also want peer-to-peer fundraising.
Donorbox review

Questions people ask

Is Braintree or Donorbox better?
Neither clearly leads. Braintree starts at On request and Donorbox at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Braintree or Donorbox?
Donorbox has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Braintree and Free for Donorbox.
Does Braintree or Donorbox run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Donorbox for free?
Yes. Donorbox has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Braintree starts at On request.
What can Braintree do that Donorbox cannot?
Donorbox covers Custom donation forms, Peer-to-peer fundraising, Payment processing, Donor management.
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