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GiveWP vs Virtuous

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GiveWP

Nonprofit & Fundraising

WordPress donation plugin for nonprofits

From
$199/year
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: GiveWP recurring donations and fee recovery only available in Pro and Elite tiers; Essentials tier ($199/year) limited to one-time donations; Virtuous the pricing page publishes no rate, no minimum and no cost driver for any product; every tier says Request Pricing
  • They diverge on capability: GiveWP covers Donation forms, Virtuous covers Volunteer tracking.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which GiveWP and Virtuous actually diverge.

Attributes where GiveWP and Virtuous differ
AttributeGiveWPVirtuous
Starting price$199/yearOn request
PlatformsWordPress plugin (self-hosted on WordPress sites)Web, IOS, Android
Founded20122013

Identical on both: 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 GiveWP

  • Donation forms
  • Recurring donations
  • Fundraising campaigns
  • Zapier
  • WordPress support

Only in Virtuous

  • Volunteer tracking
  • Giving analysis
  • Ministry management
  • Slack
  • IOS support
  • Android support

Both cover

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

Virtuous

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

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

GiveWP

$199/year

No published plan breakdown. See the GiveWP 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 GiveWP if

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

Choose Virtuous if

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

Questions people ask

Is GiveWP or Virtuous better?
Neither clearly leads. GiveWP starts at $199/year and Virtuous at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, GiveWP or Virtuous?
GiveWP starts at $199/year and Virtuous at On request.
Does GiveWP or Virtuous run on more platforms?
GiveWP runs on WordPress plugin (self-hosted on WordPress sites). Virtuous runs on Web, IOS, Android.
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 Virtuous is typically brought in for.
What can GiveWP do that Virtuous cannot?
GiveWP covers Donation forms, Recurring donations, Fundraising campaigns, Zapier. Virtuous covers Volunteer tracking, Giving analysis, Ministry management, Slack. Both handle Donor management, Stripe, PayPal, Mailchimp.
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