DonatoTomato vs Anedot
Anedot is a hosted giving platform: in Anedot's recommended flow, donors give on Anedot-hosted pages, and Anedot is both the processor and the platform, with no monthly fee and an all-in per-transaction rate.
Anedot is a capable, honestly priced platform: no monthly fee and one all-in rate per donation, with processing included. On a one-time card gift, the total cost of DonatoTomato and Anedot works out comparable for many organizations, so we will not pretend price is the reason to switch. The differences are structural. With Anedot's recommended setup, donors give on an Anedot-hosted page and Anedot processes the payment. With DonatoTomato, the whole gift happens in a widget embedded on your own website, and donations land directly in your own Stripe account, you are the merchant of record, and the processing relationship is yours to keep.
DonatoTomato is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Anedot. Product names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners and are used here only for comparison and identification. Comparisons reflect publicly available information as of September 2026 and may change, please verify current pricing and details on each provider's website.
| Feature | DonatoTomato | Anedot |
|---|---|---|
| Where donors give | On your own site, embedded widget or site-wide floating button; Stripe bank verification when needed | Anedot recommends its hosted giving page (Action Pages); an iFrame embed is offered with limitations |
| Who processes the money | Straight into your own Stripe account, you are the merchant of record | Anedot is both the processor and the platform |
| Pricing model | Flat 1% platform fee per donation, on top of Stripe processing fees; no monthly fee from DonatoTomato. A monthly gift also carries Stripe's own fee for running the repeating charge, billed to your Stripe account. | No monthly fee; an all-in per-donation rate with processing included (3.3% + $0.30 on cards for 501(c)(3)s as of September 2026, lower for ACH) |
| Total cost of a one-time card gift | 1% + your own Stripe processing (2.9% + $0.30 standard; 2.2% + $0.30 if Stripe approves your organization for its nonprofit rate, as of August 2026; international cards cost more on either rate, and American Express is priced separately on the nonprofit rate), comparable in total for many orgs | The all-in rate covers processing, comparable in total for many orgs |
| Recurring donations | Included | Included |
| Donor processing contribution | Included (opt-in, clearly labeled) | Included (donor covers fees option) |
| Tax receipts | Automatic and IRS-ready once your EIN and nonprofit status are on file (your EIN + the required §170(f)(8) statement) | Automated email receipts |
| WordPress | WordPress plugin, site-wide floating button or inline form | Paste Anedot's hosted link or its iFrame embed into a page (Anedot's documented sharing methods as of September 2026) |
| Donor management | Profiles, giving history and CSV export | Not assessed here |
| Annual giving statements | Generate from donor records | Not assessed here |
| Donation accounting | Monthly and campaign reports, fee and net records, CSV export | Not assessed here |
Pricing and assessed feature details reflect each provider's published information as of September 2026 and can change, please verify current pricing on Anedot's site. “Not assessed here” means this comparison has not evaluated that capability; it does not mean the provider lacks it.
Accept one-time and monthly gifts on your website. Manage donor profiles and giving history, review donation accounting, and create annual giving statements in the same platform.
Explore sample dashboardDonors start in your branded widget on your own website. Stripe may guide bank donors through verification before their gift can complete.
Donations land directly in your own Stripe account; you are the merchant of record. Your Stripe account, payout history, and donor payment relationships are yours and stay yours, even if you one day leave us.
Our WordPress plugin adds a site-wide floating Donate button in about a minute, or use one line of embed code on any other platform. No page builder to learn.
Starting new gifts on DonatoTomato and moving an existing recurring-giving program are separate steps. Existing recurring gifts do not automatically transfer. Confirm how current gifts will continue, how donors will manage them, and what your old provider requires before retiring the old form or plugin. Email us to discuss the transition.
Plan your transitionOn a one-time card gift it is often about the same in total, and we would rather tell you that plainly. DonatoTomato charges a flat 1% platform fee plus your own Stripe processing (2.9% + $0.30 standard, or 2.2% + $0.30 if Stripe approves your organization for its nonprofit rate, as of August 2026; international cards cost more on either rate, and American Express is priced separately on the nonprofit rate); Anedot charges 501(c)(3)s an all-in 3.3% + $0.30 on cards (as of September 2026) with no monthly fee. On DonatoTomato, a monthly gift also carries Stripe's own fee for running the repeating charge, billed to your Stripe account. The real differences are where donors give (your own site versus Anedot's recommended hosted page) and where the money lands (your own Stripe account versus the platform's processing).
You are the merchant of record. Donations settle into a Stripe account that belongs to your organization, pay out to your bank on Stripe's normal schedule, and the account, its payout history, and your donors' saved payment relationships remain yours no matter what happens to DonatoTomato. We facilitate the connection and never hold your money.
The donation form is embedded on your own site as an inline widget or a floating button. Stripe handles payment fields and may guide bank donors through verification outside the form.
No. DonatoTomato is built for nonprofits and charities, and we do not offer the compliance tooling (such as FEC reporting) that political committees need. Anedot serves that use case well. If you run a 501(c)(3) or a church, DonatoTomato covers the donation side completely.
No. The only optional add-on at checkout is clearly labeled as an estimated processing contribution, and it is never framed as a tip. There is no separate ask that funds DonatoTomato.
Yes. DonatoTomato supports US bank account gifts (ACH), both one-time and new monthly gifts. Email hello@donatotomato.com to enable bank gifts for your organization. We will help you confirm the required Stripe bank-email setting before switching them on. Existing recurring gifts are not automatically moved to a bank account.