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GiveWP vs SamCart

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GiveWP

Nonprofit & Fundraising

WordPress donation plugin for nonprofits

From
$199/year
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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SamCart

E-commerce

The number one checkout platform

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; SamCart plans start at $79 per month, and features like subscription saver and A/B testing are reserved for the higher $199 per month Scale tier

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which GiveWP and SamCart actually diverge.

Attributes where GiveWP and SamCart differ
AttributeGiveWPSamCart
Starting price$199/yearOn request
PlatformsWordPress plugin (self-hosted on WordPress sites)Web
CategoryNonprofit & FundraisingE-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 SamCart

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

SamCart

No use cases recorded yet. See the SamCart 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

SamCart

  • Plans start at $79 per month, and features like subscription saver and A/B testing are reserved for the higher $199 per month Scale tier

Pricing, plan by plan

GiveWP

$199/year

No published plan breakdown. See the GiveWP review.

SamCart

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the SamCart 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 SamCart if

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

SamCart review

Questions people ask

Is GiveWP or SamCart better?
Neither clearly leads. GiveWP starts at $199/year and SamCart at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, GiveWP or SamCart?
GiveWP starts at $199/year and SamCart at On request.
Does GiveWP or SamCart run on more platforms?
GiveWP runs on WordPress plugin (self-hosted on WordPress sites). SamCart 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 SamCart is typically brought in for.
What can GiveWP do that SamCart cannot?
GiveWP covers Donation forms, Recurring donations, Donor management, Fundraising campaigns.
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