Anedot vs Givebutter Comparison 2026
Anedot always charges the organisation a published rate: 3.3 percent plus 30 cents for a registered charity, 4.0 percent for anyone else, with no monthly fee either way. Givebutter can drop that to a 0 percent platform fee, but only while donor tips are switched on. Turn tips off and a platform fee applies instead. Both are free to start, so the real difference is who ends up paying the fee: the organisation, or the donor being asked for a tip.
At a glance
- Both have a genuinely free tier.
Side by side
Anedot | Givebutter | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free | From $29 |
| Pricing model (they differ) | Free | Free plan, paid tiers |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Billing (they differ) | Usage-based | Monthly or annual |
| Free trial | Not stated | 30 days |
| API | Not stated |
Anedot
Donation pages with no monthly fee at all
Anedot charges nothing to run donation pages, event pages and lead forms, and takes its cut from the processing rate instead, which makes it one of the few options where a quiet month costs nothing. Team members, pages and transactions are all uncapped. Registered charities pay a lower rate than everybody else, and both rates are published rather than quoted. Nothing here is a donor database, so an organisation wanting segmentation and reporting will end up paying for that separately.
Our note
Push donors towards ACH if your average gift is large, because 0.3 percent against 3.3 percent is the biggest saving available here and most platforms do not offer the choice. Compare the standard 4.0 percent rate carefully if you are not a registered charity, since that is above what several subscription platforms charge once their monthly fee is spread over real volume.
Givebutter
Fundraising that runs on optional tips
Givebutter charges nothing for donation pages, events and its fundraising CRM, and funds itself from a tip donors can choose to add at checkout. Turning tips off swaps them for a platform fee, which is the honest version of free. The paid tier is a marketing add-on rather than the fundraising itself, and most organisations never need it.
Why people weigh these two
- Givebutter instead of Anedot
- Givebutter runs fundraising on optional donor tips, with a free tier and paid plans from $29.
- Anedot instead of Givebutter
- Anedot charges no monthly fee at all, not even the tip-funded model Givebutter uses, just processing fees on what comes in.
Which one should you pick
Choose Anedot when a predictable, published rate matters more than the chance of paying nothing. 3.3 percent plus 30 cents for a charity is fixed regardless of whether a donor adds anything extra, and unlimited pages and users cost nothing beyond that.
Choose Givebutter when the audience is likely to tip and an events or peer-to-peer campaign is part of the plan. Text-to-give, QR codes and an unlimited free CRM come with the free tier, and the 0 percent platform fee holds as long as tips stay switched on. Turn tips off and a fee replaces them, so the saving depends on donor behaviour, not a guarantee.
Common questions
- Is Givebutter really free?
- The platform fee is 0 percent when donor tips are switched on, which is how Givebutter funds itself. Turn tips off and a platform fee applies instead, so free depends on donors choosing to tip rather than being a fixed guarantee the way Anedot's published rate is.
- Which is better for a one-off fundraiser versus an ongoing charity?
- Givebutter's free CRM, events and peer-to-peer tools suit a one-off campaign or community fundraiser. Anedot's published, uncapped rate of 3.3 percent plus 30 cents for a 501(c)(3) suits an organisation that wants the same predictable cost on every page it runs, campaign or not.
- Does Anedot have a paid tier like Givebutter Plus?
- No. Anedot has no subscription tier at all, only the transaction rate. Givebutter's Plus is $29 a month, or $348 billed annually, and adds marketing and contact-based features on top of the free CRM.
- Can I collect donations without asking for a tip?
- On Givebutter, yes, but turning tips off brings back a platform fee rather than making the transaction free. Anedot has no tip prompt to switch off in the first place: its rate is simply 3.3 to 4.0 percent depending on charity status, the same on every transaction.
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