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eBay vs GiveWP

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eBay

Software

Buy and sell on the world's online marketplace

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: eBay final value fees run up to 13.6 percent of the sale price plus $0.30 per order in most categories, on top of any optional listing upgrade fees; 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 eBay and GiveWP actually diverge.

Attributes where eBay and GiveWP differ
AttributeeBayGiveWP
Starting priceOn request$199/year
PlatformsWebWordPress plugin (self-hosted on WordPress sites)
FoundedUnknown2012

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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 eBay

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.

eBay

No use cases recorded yet. See the eBay review.

GiveWP

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

Where each one falls short

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

eBay

  • Final value fees run up to 13.6 percent of the sale price plus $0.30 per order in most categories, on top of any optional listing upgrade fees

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

eBay

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the eBay review.

GiveWP

$199/year

No published plan breakdown. See the GiveWP review.

Which should you pick?

Choose eBay if

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

eBay 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 eBay or GiveWP better?
Neither clearly leads. eBay 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, eBay or GiveWP?
eBay starts at On request and GiveWP at $199/year.
Does eBay or GiveWP run on more platforms?
eBay runs on Web. GiveWP runs on WordPress plugin (self-hosted on WordPress sites).
What can eBay do that GiveWP cannot?
GiveWP covers Donation forms, Recurring donations, Donor management, Fundraising campaigns.
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