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Givebutter vs Virtuous

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Givebutter

Nonprofit & Fundraising

Free nonprofit fundraising with donor management and campaign tools

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On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Virtuous

Nonprofit & Fundraising

CRM designed for faith-based and mission-driven organizations

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Givebutter zero platform fee only applies when the donor tip option is left enabled; disabling tips triggers a flat 3% platform fee plus card processing, as of August 2026; Virtuous the pricing page publishes no rate, no minimum and no cost driver for any product; every tier says Request Pricing

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Givebutter and Virtuous actually diverge.

Attributes where Givebutter and Virtuous differ
AttributeGivebutterVirtuous
PlatformsWebWeb, IOS, Android
FoundedUnknown2013

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Nonprofit & Fundraising).

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 Givebutter

Nothing recorded that Virtuous does not also cover.

Only in Virtuous

  • Donor management
  • Volunteer tracking
  • Giving analysis
  • Ministry management
  • Stripe
  • PayPal
  • Mailchimp
  • Slack

What people use each for

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

Givebutter

No use cases recorded yet. See the Givebutter review.

Virtuous

  • Donor management and pipeline tracking for mid-sized and large nonprofitsnot Givebutter
  • Marketing automation and supporter journeys tied to giving datanot Givebutter
  • Online donation forms and giving pages connected to the CRMnot Givebutter

Where each one falls short

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

Givebutter

  • Zero platform fee only applies when the donor tip option is left enabled; disabling tips triggers a flat 3% platform fee plus card processing, as of August 2026
  • Automated workflows, texting and custom reports require the Plus tier starting at $29 per month for 250 or fewer contacts, as of August 2026

Virtuous

  • The pricing page publishes no rate, no minimum and no cost driver for any product; every tier says Request Pricing
  • Tier eligibility is set by the nonprofit's own annual fundraising revenue, with a $5 million threshold separating Platform from Enterprise
  • CRM+, Raise, Insights, Analytics, Volunteer and Momentum are packaged as separate products, each with its own Request Pricing button
  • Momentum, the AI fundraising agent, is sold separately from the CRM rather than included

Pricing, plan by plan

Givebutter

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Givebutter review.

Virtuous

On request
  • Starter$99/month
    • Donor management
    • Volunteer tracking
  • Advanced$199/month
    • Giving analysis
    • Ministry management
    • Email campaigns

Which should you pick?

Choose Givebutter if

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

Givebutter review

Choose Virtuous if

  • You need donor management.
  • You work on Web, IOS, Android.
  • You also want volunteer tracking.
Virtuous review

Questions people ask

Is Givebutter or Virtuous better?
Neither clearly leads. Givebutter starts at On request and Virtuous at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Givebutter or Virtuous?
Givebutter starts at On request and Virtuous at On request.
Does Givebutter or Virtuous run on more platforms?
Givebutter runs on Web. Virtuous runs on Web, IOS, Android.
What can Givebutter do that Virtuous cannot?
Virtuous covers Donor management, Volunteer tracking, Giving analysis, Ministry management.
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