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Donorbox vs Little Green Light

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Donorbox

Software

Online fundraising platform for nonprofits

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Little Green Light

Software

Affordable donor management for small nonprofits

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Donorbox has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Donorbox standard plan charges 2.95-3.95% platform fee per donation on top of payment processor fees (2.2-2.49% + card processing); Little Green Light pricing is driven purely by constituent record count, so inactive and lapsed records still raise the bill
  • They diverge on capability: Donorbox covers Custom donation forms, Little Green Light covers Donor database.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Donorbox and Little Green Light actually diverge.

Attributes where Donorbox and Little Green Light differ
AttributeDonorboxLittle Green Light
Starting priceFreeOn request
Pricing modelfreemiumsubscription
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWebWeb, Mobile-responsive
Founded20162008

Identical on both: 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 Donorbox

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

Only in Little Green Light

  • Donor database
  • Prospect tracking
  • Relationship management
  • Task management
  • Google Drive

Both cover

  • Stripe
  • PayPal
  • Web support
  • Mobile-responsive support

What people use each for

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

Donorbox

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

Little Green Light

  • Donor management and gift tracking for small nonprofitsnot Donorbox
  • Segmenting constituents for appeals and mailingsnot Donorbox
  • Online donation forms with pay-as-you-go processingnot Donorbox

Where each one falls short

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

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

Little Green Light

  • Pricing is driven purely by constituent record count, so inactive and lapsed records still raise the bill
  • The base plan is $45 per month for up to 2,500 constituents, rising to $135 per month at 50,000
  • Above 50,000 records each additional 10,000 tier adds $15 per month
  • An account is hard-capped at 200,000 constituent records
  • Online donation processing costs from 2.2% plus $0.30 per transaction to the payment processor
  • The 10% saving requires annual rather than monthly billing

Pricing, plan by plan

Donorbox

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Donorbox review.

Little Green Light

On request
  • Basic$50/month
    • Donor database
    • Prospect tracking
  • Plus$80/month
    • Relationship management
    • Task management
    • Reporting

Which should you pick?

Choose Donorbox if

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

Choose Little Green Light if

  • You need donor database.
  • You work on Web, Mobile-responsive.
  • You also want prospect tracking.
Little Green Light review

Questions people ask

Is Donorbox or Little Green Light better?
Neither clearly leads. Donorbox starts at Free and Little Green Light at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Donorbox or Little Green Light?
Donorbox has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Donorbox and On request for Little Green Light.
Does Donorbox or Little Green Light run on more platforms?
Donorbox runs on Web. Little Green Light runs on Web, Mobile-responsive.
Can I use Donorbox for free?
Yes. Donorbox has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Little Green Light starts at On request.
What is Donorbox best used for?
Donorbox is most often used for small to mid-sized nonprofits needing affordable donation processing in 96+ countries, organisations seeking integrated event ticketing and peer-to-peer fundraising, multi-channel giving strategies including text-to-give and membership programmes. Of those, small to mid-sized nonprofits needing affordable donation processing in 96+ countries and organisations seeking integrated event ticketing and peer-to-peer fundraising are not what Little Green Light is typically brought in for.
What can Donorbox do that Little Green Light cannot?
Donorbox covers Custom donation forms, Peer-to-peer fundraising, Payment processing, Donor management. Little Green Light covers Donor database, Prospect tracking, Relationship management, Task management. Both handle Stripe, PayPal, Web support, Mobile-responsive support.
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