DonatoTomato vs Fundraise Up
Fundraise Up is a hosted donation platform with performance-based pricing: a platform fee set against your online donation processing volume, no setup or subscription fee, and your own Stripe account underneath.
Fundraise Up and DonatoTomato agree on two things: your own Stripe underneath, and a platform fee rather than a donor tip as the way the platform is paid. Its CEO has published a case against tipping in the donation experience, and we build the same way. Where the two part is the size of the platform fee. Fundraise Up describes its fee as performance-based, set against your organization's online donation processing volume; its pricing page prints no rate and invites you to request a demo, its CEO's June 2026 post says plainly that Fundraise Up charges 4%, and its fee-coverage article works its example at that rate (as of September 2026). DonatoTomato publishes one number on its pricing page: a flat 1%, which comes to $4.20 in total on a one-time $100 card gift at Stripe's standard rate, or $3.50 at the nonprofit rate, and the FAQ below sets the two side by side.
DonatoTomato is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Fundraise Up. 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.
Updated October 1, 2026.
| Feature | DonatoTomato | Fundraise Up |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to your nonprofit | Flat 1% platform fee per donation, on top of Stripe processing fees. No monthly fee or setup fee from DonatoTomato. A monthly gift also carries Stripe's own fee for running the repeating charge, billed to your Stripe account. | A platform fee Fundraise Up describes as based on your processing volume, with no setup or subscription fee; its CEO's post and its fee-coverage example both put it at 4% (as of September 2026) |
| Total cost of a one-time card gift | 1% plus your own Stripe processing: $4.20 on a one-time $100 card gift at 2.9% + $0.30, or $3.50 if Stripe approves your organization for its nonprofit rate (as of August 2026) | $7.20 in fees on a $100 gift at Stripe's standard rate in its own fee-coverage example, $92.80 paid out (as of September 2026) |
| How the platform is funded | A flat 1% your organization pays, shown against every donation in your dashboard | A platform fee your organization pays, separate from Stripe's processing fees and not varied by payment method |
| Who processes the money | Straight into your own Stripe account, you are the merchant of record | An active Standard Stripe account is required; Fundraise Up says it never holds your funds and sends donations to Stripe immediately, and Stripe then transfers them to your bank |
| Donor processing contribution | Included (opt-in, clearly labeled) | Built in and on by default in new campaigns; when a donor covers costs, the platform fee is calculated from the total amount charged |
| Recurring donations | Monthly recurring included, with a donor self-service portal reached from an email link | Supported |
| Setup | Minutes, connect Stripe, paste one line of code or flip on the WordPress button | Connect an existing Standard Stripe account or create one during setup |
| 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 Fundraise Up'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 dashboardA flat 1% per donation, printed on our pricing page. You can work out what a $100 gift will cost your organization from the pricing page.
Create an account, connect Stripe and build a campaign. Add the form using an embed or the WordPress plugin.
Branded receipts after gifts complete, tax acknowledgment for eligible gifts and organizations, year-end statements, and donor profiles with lifetime giving, gift history and CSV export, all at the same 1%.
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 transitionFundraise Up describes its platform fee as performance-based, set against your organization's online donation processing volume; its pricing page prints no rate, and its CEO's June 2026 post says plainly that Fundraise Up charges 4%. The worked example on its own site is its fee-coverage article, which runs at 4% of the amount charged: its table shows $4.00 of platform fee and $3.20 of processing on a $100 card gift at Stripe's standard rate, $7.20 in fees and a $92.80 payout (as of September 2026). DonatoTomato on that same gift, given once, is $4.20 all in, or $3.50 if Stripe approves your organization for its nonprofit rate (as of August 2026).
No. You create an account, connect Stripe, build a campaign and paste the embed code, and your form takes its first gift once Stripe finishes verifying your organization. There is no call to schedule.
Your organization, your suggested amounts, and one optional line offering an estimated processing contribution. It is opt-in and never pre-checked, and nothing on the page asks your donor to fund DonatoTomato.
Yes. Donations land directly in your own Stripe account; you are the merchant of record. DonatoTomato never holds your funds.
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.