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GiveWP vs Little Green Light

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GiveWP

Software

WordPress donation plugin for nonprofits

From
$199/year
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

  • 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; Little Green Light pricing is driven purely by constituent record count, so inactive and lapsed records still raise the bill
  • They diverge on capability: GiveWP covers Donation forms, Little Green Light covers Donor database.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where GiveWP and Little Green Light differ
AttributeGiveWPLittle Green Light
Starting price$199/yearOn request
PlatformsWordPress plugin (self-hosted on WordPress sites)Web, Mobile-responsive
Founded20122008

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 GiveWP

  • Donation forms
  • Recurring donations
  • Donor management
  • Fundraising campaigns
  • Mailchimp
  • Zapier
  • WordPress support

Only in Little Green Light

  • Donor database
  • Prospect tracking
  • Relationship management
  • Task management
  • Google Drive
  • Mobile-responsive support

Both cover

  • Stripe
  • PayPal
  • Web support

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 Little Green Light
  • Organisations needing text-to-give and multi-gateway payment processing (Stripe, PayPal, Square, Apple Pay, Google Pay)not Little Green Light

Little Green Light

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

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

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

GiveWP

$199/year

No published plan breakdown. See the GiveWP 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 GiveWP if

  • You need donation forms.
  • You work on WordPress plugin (self-hosted on WordPress sites).
  • You also want recurring donations.
GiveWP 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 GiveWP or Little Green Light better?
Neither clearly leads. GiveWP starts at $199/year 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, GiveWP or Little Green Light?
GiveWP starts at $199/year and Little Green Light at On request.
Does GiveWP or Little Green Light run on more platforms?
GiveWP runs on WordPress plugin (self-hosted on WordPress sites). Little Green Light runs on Web, Mobile-responsive.
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 Little Green Light is typically brought in for.
What can GiveWP do that Little Green Light cannot?
GiveWP covers Donation forms, Recurring donations, Donor management, Fundraising campaigns. Little Green Light covers Donor database, Prospect tracking, Relationship management, Task management. Both handle Stripe, PayPal, Web support.
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