Donor Merchant is the WordPress donation plugin that accepts one-time and recurring donations with Stripe and PayPal. Donor tracking, receipts, and reports built in.
Donor Merchant is a complete WordPress donation plugin - the essentials other plugins sell back to you one add-on at a time are included in the box.
Weekly, every-2-weeks, monthly, quarterly, and yearly giving on Stripe and PayPal. The single biggest revenue lever in fundraising - included, not paywalled.
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 →One checkbox lets supporters cover the exact processing fee - $3.30 on a $100 card gift - so 100% of the intended gift reaches your mission.
Learn more →Every donor and every gift tracked automatically - lifetime totals, giving history, search, filters, and one-click 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 →Donation plugins love the word "free" - until you need monthly giving or fee recovery. Here's where the line is drawn.
| Donor Merchant Free | GiveWP Free | Charitable Free | |
|---|---|---|---|
| One-time donations | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Recurring donations | ✓ Included | Pro - $399/yr | Paid plans |
| Fee recovery | ✓ Included | Pro - $399/yr | Paid plans |
| Tributes & memorials | ✓ Included | Pro - $399/yr | - |
| PDF & annual tax receipts | ✓ Included | Pro - $399/yr | ✓ |
| Campaigns & goal thermometers | ✓ Included | ✓ | ✓ |
| Donor self-service portal | ✓ Included | ✓ | ✓ |
| Offline donation entry | ✓ Included | ✓ | ✓ |
| Donor database + CSV export | ✓ Included | ✓ | ✓ |
| Stripe + PayPal | ✓ Included | ✓ | ✓ |
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
If you can paste an API key, you can take donations today. No developer required.
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 rehearse the whole flow risk-free.
Add the Donation Form block - or the [donor_merchant] shortcode - to any page. That's it. You're fundraising.
Every line of code ships with the plugin - nothing phones home, nothing is obfuscated. Audit it, extend it, own it.
We never take a percentage of donations. The only fees are Stripe's or PayPal's own - and donors can cover those for you.
Donor records live in your WordPress database - not on someone else's platform. Export everything to CSV any time.
Give them a form worth filling out. Install Donor Merchant free and take your first recurring gift today.
Download Donor Merchant free No signup. No platform fees. Or try the live demo first.