How do they stack up?

DonorPerfect vs. CanadaHelps

DonorPerfect is a popular choice for Canadian charities as a long established, Canadian solution. However, some of their solutions have not kept up with the times and features are dated limiting their usability.

‍Learn how DonorPerfect works and how CanadaHelps stacks up in comparison with visually appealing, streamlined forms, unlimited form creation and lower cost transaction fees.

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What are the fees?

We know the bottom line is incredibly important for your charity, so we make our fees simple and easy to understand, without any additional charges for features that protect you and your charity.

DonorPerfect charges a 4% transaction fee for those processing less than $500k annually. There are additional charges for support if you run into problems.

CanadaHelps charges 3.75% for one-time donations and 3.5% for monthly donations with no additional costs. Our support is never at an additional cost.

What are the features?

DonorPerfect has a full solution including a donor management system, donation forms and events but is clunky and built on legacy technology which can be frustrating to navigate. CanadaHelps reinvests in its technology and is constantly implementing new fundraising best practices to ensure charities are able to provide the slick experiences expected by donors today.

DonorPerfect has a full fundraising solution, that includes a donor management system, donation forms and events.

CanadaHelps provides a full fundraising solution as well as a simple way to accept securities and cryptocurrency donations.

CanadaHelps has the most customizable form that allows you to take control of the donor experience from brand colours, to logo, imagery and fonts.

Best practices are incorporated into every step of the CanadaHelps donation form such as mobile optimization, fewer steps and a streamlined look.

What are other differences?

CanadaHelps offers responsive, bilingual support for you to call in or email if you ever have an issue at no additional cost.

We provide free education and resources so charities can continue learning about best practices in fundraising and expanding their digital capacity.

Create as many donation forms as you need or want with unlimited forms. Our research shows that charities with more active donation forms achieve higher revenue. For example, those that create 2-3 earn 2.5X more revenue annually.

LEARN MORE ABOUT CANADAHELPS CUSTOMIZED DONATON FORMS

Ready to Talk About Fundraising?

Our Charity Engagement team provides free consultations to explore whether CanadaHelps Customizable Donation Forms are the right solution for your charity. Learn what our solution could do for your specific charity and book your free consultation today.

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Feature Comparison

Compare the features, support and pricing of CanadaHelps and DonorPerfect at a glance in this handy table. Hover over each feature to learn more about the options and limitations.

CanadaHelps
DonorPerfect

Gift Types

One-time/ monthly, tributes

Form Types

Standalone, embedded, pop-up, full form, multi-step
Standalone, embedded, full form, multi-step

Options to customize

Branding, custom asks, impact statements, thermometer & more
Branding, custom asks, impact statements, thermometers & more

eCards

Add custom e-cards, or our automatic e-cards for tribute giving

Payment Types

Credit Card, PayPal, Google Pay & Apple Pay
Credit Card, PayPal

Full Fundraising Solutions

Donation Forms, Events, P2P, Donor Management System
Donation Forms, Events (partial), Donor Management System

Support

Chat/ Phone/ Email
Chat
Phone/ Email for a premium fee

Pricing

3.75% one-time donations,
3.5% monthly donations
4% for total donations <500k per year

Client
Testimonials

Jennifer Yetman

Kids Eat Smart Foundation

Our Foundation uses the custom online donation forms to assist us in our fundraising efforts. They are easy to set up and are user friendly for our donors. It is a wonderful tool to use.

Courtney McLaughlin

Calgary Public Library Foundation

Prior to joining CanadaHelps, our organization faced the problem many nonprofits do - how do we collect donations easily, quickly issue tax receipts and make it all look attractive, with our limited resources and small team? Canada Helps solved all these problems! CanadaHelps provides a holistic solution to donation management.

Brandon Dean

Critter Care Wildlife Society

It's easy to set up campaigns and funds. Being able to customize the forms to match our brand was a huge bonus for us.

Jeff Adams

Lifewater Canada

We wanted to offer our donors a seamless shift from the pages on our site to the donation page on the Canada Helps site, plus donation options that were appropriate for our project needs and donors' preferences. We chose Canada Helps because it offered us the opportunity to develop a donation form that would be clearly identifiable as Lifewater Canada's form.