WordPress Donation Plugin Comparison
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SureDonation vs Donorbox. Compare fees, features, data ownership, and WordPress integration to find the right donation platform for your site.
Last Updated: July 9, 2026
Why Teams Switch
What You Get When You Switch To SureDonation
Three reasons agencies and site owners are migrating off the upgrade ladder.
100% Block Editor Editable
Build and edit donation forms directly in the block editor. No shortcodes. No separate admin screen.
Included, Not Paywalled
Fee recovery and campaign tracking are included free. No expensive upgrades required.
AI-Ready with MCP
Connect AI tools to your donor data and ask questions in plain language. No exports or manual reports.
Quick Comparison Overview
SureDonation and Donorbox at a Glance
SureDonation vs Donorbox at a glance. Compare pricing, payment fees, features, donor ownership, and lock-in.
New launch
100,000+ organizations
2026
~2014
Brainstorm Force (Astra, CartFlows, SureForms)
Rebel Idealist Inc
Self-hosted WordPress plugin
Hosted SaaS (iframe embed on WordPress)
Free (no credit card required)
Free (no monthly fee)
2.9%
2.95% to 3.95% per transaction
✓ Included free
✓ Included free
✓ Included free
✗ Not available
Your WordPress server
Donorbox servers
✗ Not yet supported
✓ All plans
✗ Not yet supported
✓ All plans
✓ $0
~$4,425+ (5 × ~$885/yr at 2.95%)
Both plugins are excellent choices, but they serve different user needs. Let’s dive deeper into each.
Give Donors a Checkout They Trust
Payments run through Stripe and PayPal, so card details never touch your site.
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
A detailed look at what each plugin offers across different categories
Forms & Campaigns
✓
✓ All plans
✓ 6 blocks included
✗ Iframe / shortcode embed
✓
✓ All plans
✓
✓ All plans
✓
✓ All plans
✓
✓ All plans
✓ Included free
✓ All plans
✓
✓ All plans
✓
✓
Recurring Donations
Pro (coming soon)
✓ Included free
Pro (coming soon)
✓ All plans
Pro (coming soon)
✓ All plans
Roadmap
Pro plan ($150/month)
Payments & Fees
✓
✓
✓
✓
✗
✓ via PayPal
✗
✓ via Stripe
✗
✓ via Stripe
✗
✓ via Stripe
✗
✓ via Stripe
✗
Pro plan ($150/month)
✓
✓
✓ Included free
✓ Included free
✓ 0% (none)
2.95% to 3.95% per transaction
✓ 39 currencies
✓ 52+ currencies
✗
✓ 15 languages
Donor Management
✓
✓
✓
✓
Pro
✓ (QuickDonate™)
✓ Optional
✓
Your WordPress server
Donorbox servers
Analytics
✓
✓
Pro
✓
✓ Included free
✗ Not available
Emails & Receipts
Pro
✓
✓
✓
✓ No branding on free plan
Pro plan ($150/month)
✓
✓
Security
✓ via Stripe / PayPal
✓ PCI SAQ A compliant
✓
✓
✓
✓ Fraud detection & monitoring
✓
✓
✓ via Stripe / PayPal
✓ via Stripe / PayPal
✓
✓
Your server
Donorbox servers
Integrations & Advanced
✓ Included free
✗ Not available
✗
Pro plan ($150/month)
✗
Premium plan (contact sales)
Now You’ve Seen the Features
SureDonation is free to install. Core features like recurring donations, fee recovery, Gutenberg blocks, and the MCP server are all available today. If it looks like a fit, the easiest way to know for sure is to try it on your own site.
How to Migrate From GiveWP to SureDonation
A simple guide to migrating your donation data from GiveWP to SureDonation.
Steps
STEP 1
Install SureDonation
Keep GiveWP active for now, we’ll need it during the migration process.
STEP 2
Connect Stripe or PayPal
Authenticate your existing payment account via OAuth in SureDonation settings. No new merchant accounts needed.
STEP 3
Run the GiveWP Import Tool
Bring over your donor records, giving history, and campaign data automatically.
STEP 4
Rebuild Your Campaign Pages
Add SureDonation’s Gutenberg blocks to each page. Most teams rebuild a campaign in minutes.
STEP 5
Test With a Real Donation
Make a small live donation to confirm payments, receipts, and recurring giving all work as expected.
STEP 6
Deactivate GiveWP
Once you’re happy with everything, switch off GiveWP. There’s no forced cutover date, so do this whenever you’re ready.
What Our Users Say
Nonprofits and agencies share what changed after switching to SureDonation.
Our church collects tithes and offerings through SureDonation. The setup was done in an afternoon and the block editor integration meant our campaign pages finally looked like the rest of the site.
Olivia Brooks
Fundraising Lead
Which Should You Use?
Find the right fit based on your budget and workflow.
Choose SureDonation if You:
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Want to keep 100% of what donors give
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Run high-volume fundraising where the fee adds up
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Want donor data on your own WordPress server
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Already use Astra, SureForms, or CartFlows
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Want AI-assisted donor data access via MCP
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Are launching a new, WordPress-native fundraising site
Choose Donorbox if You:
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Need recurring donations available today
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Need event ticketing, memberships, or crowdfunding
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Need Salesforce, Mailchimp, or Zapier integrations
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Accept 28+ currencies or need multi-language forms
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Want a hosted platform that handles all payment data
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Trusted by 100,000+ organizations.
Things you may want to know
The biggest structural difference is the platform model. Donorbox is a hosted SaaS platform, so your donation forms are embedded via iframe from Donorbox’s servers, and your donor data lives in their system. SureDonation is a native WordPress plugin where forms, donor records, and campaign data all live on your own site.
Recurring donations are part of SureDonation Pro, which is coming soon. If recurring giving is a current requirement, Donorbox includes it free on all plans, including the Standard (no monthly fee) tier.
Donorbox Standard has no monthly fee, but it charges a platform fee of 2.95% to 3.95% per transaction, on top of Stripe or PayPal processing fees. For a nonprofit raising $30,000 per year, that’s approximately $885+ per year in Donorbox platform fees alone, before counting payment processing. Donorbox Pro runs $150/month ($1,800/year) in addition to reduced platform fees of 1.75% to 2%.
Not yet. These are on the roadmap. If your organization needs event registration or membership tiers today, Donorbox includes both on all plans, including the free Standard tier.
Yes. Connect your existing Stripe or PayPal account in SureDonation Settings in a few clicks. No new merchant accounts, no changes to your payment setup.
Yes. SureDonation uses native Gutenberg blocks and works with any block-enabled theme. It fits especially well within the Brainstorm Force ecosystem if you’re already using Astra or other Brainstorm Force tools.