Take one-time and recurring donations through Stripe and PayPal, keep a record of every donor and gift, and send receipts. Every feature is in the free plugin.
Everything below is in the free plugin. There are no paid add-ons.
Weekly, every-2-weeks, monthly, quarterly and yearly giving on Stripe and PayPal.
Learn more →Cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, US bank debit and European bank payments through Stripe, plus PayPal and Venmo. Payment details never touch your server.
Learn more →Donors can tick a box to cover the exact processing fee: $3.30 on a $100 card gift.
Learn more →Every donor and gift is recorded on your site, with lifetime totals, giving history, search, filters and CSV export.
Learn more →Receipts, renewal thank-yous and gift alerts, each with its own wording, your logo and colors. Preview them live and send a test before you save.
Learn more →Raised, average gift, new donors and fees covered, compared with the previous period. Plus top campaigns, top donors, and what needs attention.
Learn more →Donors can choose check or bank transfer and get your instructions by email. Click "Mark received" when the money arrives and the receipt goes out.
Learn more →Say "gift" and "give" instead of "donation", or use your own words. Set currency position, separators and decimals like WooCommerce.
Donors sign in with a one-time email link to see their history, print receipts and statements, and update or cancel a Stripe recurring gift.
Learn more →What each plugin includes in its free version.
| Donor Merchant Free | GiveWP Free | Charitable Free | |
|---|---|---|---|
| One-time donations | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Recurring donations | ✓ | Pro - $399/yr | Paid plans |
| Fee recovery | ✓ | Pro - $399/yr | Paid plans |
| Tributes & memorials | ✓ | Pro - $399/yr | - |
| Printable & annual tax receipts | ✓ | Pro - $399/yr | ✓ |
| Campaigns & goal thermometers | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Donor self-service portal | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Offline donation entry | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Donor database + CSV export | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Stripe + PayPal | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Competitor pricing and feature placement as published on vendors' sites, June 2026. Always verify current pricing with each vendor. Deep dives: GiveWP alternative · Charitable alternative
Install Donor Merchant from your WordPress dashboard and activate it. The donor database and dashboard are created automatically.
Paste your API keys under Settings → Payments. Start in test mode and try the whole flow first.
Add the Donation Form block - or the [donor_merchant] shortcode - to any page.
The full source ships with the plugin. It sends no telemetry and has no license checks.
We never take a percentage of donations. The only fees are Stripe's or PayPal's, and donors can choose to cover them.
Donor records are stored in your WordPress database. Export them to CSV at any time.
Settings → Forms. Donors make HMRC's declaration on the form, and Donor Merchant → Gift Aid builds a claim file in HMRC's format to paste into HMRC's spreadsheet. You still submit the claim to HMRC yourself. How Gift Aid works.Free from WordPress.org, with recurring giving included.
Download Donor Merchant free Or try the demo first.