Givebutter vs ScanRaise: Fees & Best Fit (2026)
Compare Givebutter and ScanRaise on published fees, optional tips, payment flow, school requirements, athon tools, and best fit.[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
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The short version
Givebutter documents a broad nonprofit fundraising, donor records, marketing, events, and payments suite with an optional-tip pricing model. ScanRaise documents self-serve school and community fundraising with browser-based athon tracking and school sign-in. Compare the applicable Givebutter pricing configuration and the exact school or activity workflow required.[6, 1, 5, 7]
| Area | ScanRaise | Givebutter |
|---|---|---|
| Published pricing | Standard fundraising has a 2.5% platform fee with no setup fee, monthly fee, or contract. Listed Stripe processing applies separately.[4] | Under Standard pricing, eligible tip-enabled online transactions have no organization-paid platform or processing fees. With tips disabled, a 3% platform fee plus processing applies. Legacy pricing and Guarantee exceptions can differ.[1, 2] |
| Processing with tips disabled | ScanRaise lists standard card processing separately from its platform fee.[4] | 2.9% + $0.30 for cards and digital wallets, or 1.9% + $0.30 for eligible nonprofit ACH, in addition to the 3% platform fee.[1, 2] |
| Payment and payout flow | Connected-account donations use the organization's Stripe account. Platform collection uses ScanRaise's account and its published payout policy.[8, 4] | Donations become withdrawable on a rolling 48 to 72 hour basis. Free standard withdrawals are manually initiated and generally take another 3 to 5 business days. Eligible instant payouts cost 1.75%.[9] |
| Fundraising and athon-related tools | Per-unit pledges, phone-browser GPS distance tracking, and a browser step counter. Fitbit daily-summary imports when enabled and supported by the provider.[5] | Peer-to-peer pages, teams, leaderboards, pledges, events, and scan-to-donate QR codes are documented. Confirm any required per-unit activity, GPS, step, or wearable workflow directly.[3, 10] |
| School requirements | Clever and ClassLink sign-in for enabled organizations, subject to provider and school or district approval, plus an SDPC resource listing and controls designed to support COPPA and FERPA obligations.[7] | Givebutter is a general nonprofit platform. Schools should ask Givebutter to confirm district SSO, rostering, data-agreement, retention, and language requirements for the proposed deployment.[6, 10] |
Where Givebutter fits
ScanRaise vs Givebutter: FAQ
How does Givebutter Standard pricing work?
For eligible online transactions with optional tips enabled, Givebutter Standard says the organization pays no platform or processing fees under the Givebutter Guarantee. With tips disabled, Givebutter lists a 3% platform fee plus processing. Legacy accounts and listed Guarantee exceptions can follow different rules.[1, 2]
How do Givebutter payouts work?
Donations become available for withdrawal on a rolling 48 to 72 hour basis. Free standard withdrawals are manually initiated and generally take another 3 to 5 business days. Verified nonprofits can request automated payouts, and eligible instant payouts cost 1.75%.[9]
Try ScanRaise free
Set up your first campaign online. Standard fundraising has a 2.5% ScanRaise platform fee and no contract. Donors need no app, and Fitbit imports require enabled provider access, a Fitbit account, and the Fitbit app. Connected-account donations use the organization's Stripe account. Platform collection uses ScanRaise's account and its published payout policy.[4, 5, 8]
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