Software · head to head
Virtuous vs GiveWP
Virtuous
Software
CRM designed for faith-based and mission-driven organizations
- From
- On request
- Rated
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The short version
- Each has a real cost: Virtuous the pricing page publishes no rate, no minimum and no cost driver for any product; every tier says Request Pricing; GiveWP recurring donations and fee recovery only available in Pro and Elite tiers; Essentials tier ($199/year) limited to one-time donations
- They diverge on capability: Virtuous covers Volunteer tracking, GiveWP covers Donation forms.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Virtuous and GiveWP actually diverge.
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 Virtuous
- Volunteer tracking
- Giving analysis
- Ministry management
- Slack
- IOS support
- Android support
Only in GiveWP
- Donation forms
- Recurring donations
- Fundraising campaigns
- Zapier
- WordPress 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.
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
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
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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
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
Pricing, plan by plan
Virtuous
On request- Starter$99/month
- Donor management
- Volunteer tracking
- Advanced$199/month
- Giving analysis
- Ministry management
- Email campaigns
GiveWP
$199/yearNo published plan breakdown. See the GiveWP review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Virtuous if
- You need volunteer tracking.
- You work on Web, IOS, Android.
- You also want giving analysis.
Choose GiveWP if
- You need donation forms.
- You work on WordPress plugin (self-hosted on WordPress sites).
- You also want recurring donations.
Questions people ask
- Is Virtuous or GiveWP better?
- Neither clearly leads. Virtuous starts at On request and GiveWP at $199/year, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Virtuous or GiveWP?
- Virtuous starts at On request and GiveWP at $199/year.
- Does Virtuous or GiveWP run on more platforms?
- Virtuous runs on Web, IOS, Android. GiveWP runs on WordPress plugin (self-hosted on WordPress sites).
- What is Virtuous best used for?
- Virtuous is most often used for donor management and pipeline tracking for mid-sized and large nonprofits, marketing automation and supporter journeys tied to giving data, online donation forms and giving pages connected to the crm. Of those, donor management and pipeline tracking for mid-sized and large nonprofits and marketing automation and supporter journeys tied to giving data are not what GiveWP is typically brought in for.
- What can Virtuous do that GiveWP cannot?
- Virtuous covers Volunteer tracking, Giving analysis, Ministry management, Slack. GiveWP covers Donation forms, Recurring donations, Fundraising campaigns, Zapier. Both handle Donor management, Stripe, PayPal, Mailchimp.