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Braintree vs GiveWP

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Braintree

Software

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

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
GiveWP logo

GiveWP

Software

WordPress donation plugin for nonprofits

From
$199/year
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • 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; GiveWP recurring donations and fee recovery only available in Pro and Elite tiers; Essentials tier ($199/year) limited to one-time donations

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Braintree and GiveWP actually diverge.

Attributes where Braintree and GiveWP differ
AttributeBraintreeGiveWP
Starting priceOn request$199/year
Pricing modeltransactionsubscription
PlatformsWebWordPress plugin (self-hosted on WordPress sites)
FoundedUnknown2012

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

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 GiveWP does not also cover.

Only in GiveWP

  • Donation forms
  • Recurring donations
  • Donor management
  • Fundraising campaigns
  • 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.

GiveWP

  • WordPress-hosted nonprofits managing donors with self-hosted data (no third-party donor database)not Braintree
  • Organisations needing text-to-give and multi-gateway payment processing (Stripe, PayPal, Square, Apple Pay, Google Pay)not 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

GiveWP

  • Recurring donations and fee recovery only available in Pro and Elite tiers; Essentials tier ($199/year) limited to one-time donations
  • Email marketing integrations (Mailchimp, Constant Contact, Salesforce) require Pro tier or higher
  • Peer-to-peer fundraising only available in Elite tier ($599/year); not in lower tiers

Pricing, plan by plan

Braintree

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Braintree review.

GiveWP

$199/year

No published plan breakdown. See the GiveWP review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Braintree if

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

Braintree review

Choose GiveWP if

  • You need donation forms.
  • You work on WordPress plugin (self-hosted on WordPress sites).
  • You also want recurring donations.
GiveWP review

Questions people ask

Is Braintree or GiveWP better?
Neither clearly leads. Braintree starts at On request and GiveWP at $199/year, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Braintree or GiveWP?
Braintree starts at On request and GiveWP at $199/year.
Does Braintree or GiveWP run on more platforms?
Braintree runs on Web. GiveWP runs on WordPress plugin (self-hosted on WordPress sites).
What can Braintree do that GiveWP cannot?
GiveWP covers Donation forms, Recurring donations, Donor management, Fundraising campaigns.
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