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Checkout.com vs Donorbox

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Checkout.com

E-commerce

Your business deserves tailored pricing based on your needs

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: Checkout.com checkout.com/pricing publishes no per-transaction percentage or fixed fee; pricing is set per business profile and risk category through direct sales contact, per the vendor's own pricing page (Aug 2026); 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 Checkout.com and Donorbox actually diverge.

Attributes where Checkout.com and Donorbox differ
AttributeCheckout.comDonorbox
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelquotefreemium
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 Checkout.com

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.

Checkout.com

No use cases recorded yet. See the Checkout.com review.

Donorbox

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

Where each one falls short

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

Checkout.com

  • checkout.com/pricing publishes no per-transaction percentage or fixed fee; pricing is set per business profile and risk category through direct sales contact, per the vendor's own pricing page (Aug 2026)
  • Choosing between the flat-rate and Interchange++ pricing models requires contacting the sales team, since neither model's rate is quoted publicly on the page

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

Checkout.com

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Checkout.com review.

Donorbox

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Donorbox review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Checkout.com if

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

Checkout.com 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 Checkout.com or Donorbox better?
Neither clearly leads. Checkout.com 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, Checkout.com or Donorbox?
Donorbox has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Checkout.com and Free for Donorbox.
Does Checkout.com 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. Checkout.com starts at On request.
What can Checkout.com do that Donorbox cannot?
Donorbox covers Custom donation forms, Peer-to-peer fundraising, Payment processing, Donor management.
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