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GiveWP vs Gumroad

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GiveWP

E-commerce

WordPress donation plugin for nonprofits

From
$199/year
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Gumroad

E-commerce

Sell your stuff, see what sticks

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: GiveWP recurring donations and fee recovery only available in Pro and Elite tiers; Essentials tier ($199/year) limited to one-time donations; Gumroad charges a 10 percent plus $0.50 transaction fee on direct sales, rising to 30 percent on sales made through its Discover marketplace

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which GiveWP and Gumroad actually diverge.

Attributes where GiveWP and Gumroad differ
AttributeGiveWPGumroad
Starting price$199/yearOn request
PlatformsWordPress plugin (self-hosted on WordPress sites)Web
CategoryUnknownE-commerce
Founded2012Unknown

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), 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 GiveWP

  • Donation forms
  • Recurring donations
  • Donor management
  • Fundraising campaigns
  • Stripe
  • PayPal
  • Mailchimp
  • Zapier

Only in Gumroad

Nothing recorded that GiveWP does not also cover.

What people use each for

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

GiveWP

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

Gumroad

No use cases recorded yet. See the Gumroad review.

Where each one falls short

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

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

Gumroad

  • Charges a 10 percent plus $0.50 transaction fee on direct sales, rising to 30 percent on sales made through its Discover marketplace

Pricing, plan by plan

GiveWP

$199/year

No published plan breakdown. See the GiveWP review.

Gumroad

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Gumroad review.

Which should you pick?

Choose GiveWP if

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

Choose Gumroad if

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

Gumroad review

Questions people ask

Is GiveWP or Gumroad better?
Neither clearly leads. GiveWP starts at $199/year and Gumroad at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, GiveWP or Gumroad?
GiveWP starts at $199/year and Gumroad at On request.
Does GiveWP or Gumroad run on more platforms?
GiveWP runs on WordPress plugin (self-hosted on WordPress sites). Gumroad runs on Web.
What is GiveWP best used for?
GiveWP is most often used for wordpress-hosted nonprofits managing donors with self-hosted data (no third-party donor database), organisations needing text-to-give and multi-gateway payment processing (stripe, paypal, square, apple pay, google pay). Of those, wordpress-hosted nonprofits managing donors with self-hosted data (no third-party donor database) and organisations needing text-to-give and multi-gateway payment processing (stripe, paypal, square, apple pay, google pay) are not what Gumroad is typically brought in for.
What can GiveWP do that Gumroad cannot?
GiveWP covers Donation forms, Recurring donations, Donor management, Fundraising campaigns.
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