Pricing
You should know exactly what this costs
Two numbers, both printed here, neither of them a promotion. Move the slider, read your own figure, and check our claims against the competitors on the same page.
Platform fee
- When the donor tips
- 0%
- When they don’t
- 2%
Card processing of 2.9% and 30 cents applies either way, and is not ours to waive.
The model
Two numbers, and the donor decides which one applies.
Every dollar lost to fees is a dollar that doesn’t reach the people you serve. Donors are offered an optional, clearly labelled tip that funds Givelayer. When they take it, your platform fee is zero. When they don’t, it is 2%. There is no subscription either way.
0%
Platform fee, when the donor tips
The tip is optional, shown plainly, and always separate from the donation amount. Nothing about it is buried in a checkbox. Card processing still applies, at 2.9% plus 30 cents.
2%
Platform fee, when they don’t
Still below what most donation platforms charge as their floor. No monthly fee, no setup fee, no minimum commitment, and no contract to leave.
Both include everything: the giving profile, automated tax receipts, analytics, donor records, the short link and the QR code. There is no tier that withholds a feature until you pay more.
Run your own number
The whole gift. Not what’s left of it.
$100,000
- Givelayer, when donors tip
- $3,362
- Givelayer, when they don't
- $5,362
- CanadaHelps
- $7,362
- A typical platform, 4.5%
- $7,862
Estimate only. Assumes an average gift of $65 and standard card processing on every row, so the comparison is platform fee against platform fee. Your own rates may differ.
Stays with your mission
$4,500
every year, against a typical platform
Roughly 1,500 meals, or the programme hours, or the shifts, that the difference pays for.
Illustrative only, at an assumed $3 per meal. Your own programme costs are the ones that matter.
No extra cost
Everything is included, on both numbers.
There is no tier that withholds tax receipting until you upgrade. The rate a donor chooses does not change what your organisation can do.
Unlimited giving profiles
Create as many as your campaigns need. No per-page charge and no cap.
Automated IRS receipts
Issued on confirmation in the United States, branded to your organisation, archived in your dashboard. Canada (CRA) coming soon.
Analytics that answer a board
Conversion, retention, traffic source and donor segment, not a vanity total.
Donor records you own
A simple register, exportable in full at any time, with no lock-in.
Your short link and QR code
A gvy.to address and a print-resolution code, generated the moment you sign up.
Multi-currency
Currently accepting donations in the United States, in local currency. Canada coming soon.
How we compare
Honest comparison, no spin.
Where a competitor is better on a line, the line says so. Donorbox processes in more countries than we do today, and their card rate is lower than ours.
| Feature | Givelayer | CanadaHelps | Givebutter | Donorbox |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platform fee | 0% with tip, 2% without | 4% one-time, 3.5% monthly | 0% with tip, 3% without | 1.75% to 3.95% |
| Processing fee | 2.9% + $0.30 | Included in platform fee | 2.9% + $0.30 | 2.2% + $0.30 |
| Monthly fee | $0 | $0 | $0, Plus tier $25 | $0, Pro tier $150 |
| Setup fee | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Tax receipts | Automated, IRS (US) | CRA | US only | Manual |
| Donation page | Branded link-in-bio profile | Embedded form | Campaign pages | Embedded form |
| Short link and QR | ||||
| Countries served | US (Canada coming soon) | Canada only | US only | 96 |
| Mobile-first |
Competitor rates verified April 2026 from each company’s published pricing page. Fees change; check the source before making a decision on ours.
Keep the pricing question answered, permanently
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