Givebear vs Classy. Kiosks, fees and funds, side by side.

Compare Classy with Givebear for donation pages, campaigns, events, donor records, receipts, and community fundraising workflows. See the side-by-side comparison, where Classy still fits, and how to migrate to Givebear without breaking donation links.

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Side by side.

Capability	Givebear	Classy
Enterprise Peer-to-Peer	No	Yes
Hardware Donation Kiosks	Yes	No
Native Zakat/Sadaqah Segregation	Yes	No
Event Registration	Yes	Yes

When Classy is the better fit

Classy, now GoFundMe Pro, fits larger nonprofits that run large peer-to-peer and multi-channel campaigns and have staff for a rollout measured in weeks.

Run your own numbers

The kiosk cost calculator and the platform fee calculator work from your device count and giving volume.

After the gift. Where each one lands.

GoFundMe Pro homepage calling itself the number one fundraising platform for nonprofits — Classy's public site now resolves to GoFundMe Pro, captured August 2026, with demo-first enterprise positioning. View the public source

Givebear transactions: each gift with its donor, fund, amount and source, kiosk or web — The Givebear ledger: kiosk and online gifts in one list, each with its donor and fund.

The full comparison.

Last updated June 2026

Classy, now sold as GoFundMe Pro, is an enterprise fundraising platform whose strength is large peer-to-peer programs, with a rollout measured in weeks. Givebear suits community nonprofits, mosques, and churches that want donation pages, event registration, a lobby kiosk, and separate Zakat and Sadaqah funds without an implementation project. If peer-to-peer fundraising drives your revenue, stay with Classy: Givebear does not offer it.

Key takeaways

Classy's public site now resolves to GoFundMe Pro (captured August 2026).
Givebear has no peer-to-peer fundraising pages.
Givebear sells donation kiosks and separates Zakat and Sadaqah natively; Classy does neither.
Before moving, list the CRM dependencies and public campaign URLs that will need redirects.

Who this is for: Nonprofits comparing fundraising platforms; Development directors and finance leads who answer to a board for every restricted gift and every receipt, weighing Classy against Givebear

Classy is an enterprise nonprofit fundraising platform. In the comparison below, Classy has the edge on enterprise peer-to-peer, and Givebear includes native Zakat/Sadaqah segregation, which Classy does not.

Where Classy is the better choice

Classy offers enterprise peer-to-peer, and Givebear does not. If staff use that every week, leaving Classy means replacing it with another tool or going without.

Where Givebear is different

Givebear fits community organizations, mosques, churches, and local nonprofits that need donation pages, event registration, and a lobby kiosk running without an implementation project.

Compared with Classy, Givebear's kiosk for a lobby or event entrance is a 21.5-inch touchscreen with a built-in Stripe card reader, sold once at $999 to $1,099 (wall mount or battery floor stand) with no per-kiosk software subscription.

What to test before you decide

Score both platforms on enterprise campaign requirements, donation kiosk and in-person giving, event registration workflows, admin complexity, and fit for faith and local community fundraising. Use your last year-end appeal as the test case: set up the same funds and receipt wording in a free Givebear account and check whether it produces the report your board asked for from Classy.

How do you switch from Classy to Givebear?

Review campaign complexity, peer-to-peer requirements, CRM dependencies, public URL redirects, and staff capacity before moving platforms.

Givebear imports contacts and past gifts from a CSV, so the Classy export is the first step. Create your funds in Givebear before importing the Classy file, since fund names in it do not create funds on their own. Saved cards move only if Classy and Stripe support a transfer; otherwise recurring donors restart their gift on your new page, so announce the change a few weeks ahead.

Before cutover, list every place a donor can reach Classy: website buttons, email footers, printed QR codes, and event pages. Repoint the ones you control; a printed code that sends donors to Classy keeps working only as long as Classy keeps that page up.

Practical use cases

Choose Givebear if you need hardware donation kiosks, which Classy does not offer.
Choose Givebear if you need native Zakat/Sadaqah segregation, which Classy does not offer.
Stay with Classy if your team depends on enterprise peer-to-peer.
Keep Classy for online giving and add a Givebear kiosk for walk-up gifts, then decide after a season of both.

Common questions

Does Classy support donation kiosks?

No. Classy does not sell a donation kiosk, so walk-up gifts need a separate device and usually land in a separate report. Compared with Classy, Givebear's kiosk for a lobby or event entrance is a 21.5-inch touchscreen with a built-in Stripe card reader, sold once at $999 to $1,099 (wall mount or battery floor stand) with no per-kiosk software subscription.

What is the best Classy alternative?

It depends on what Classy is not doing for you. If you need a walk-up donation kiosk or native Zakat/Sadaqah segregation, which Classy lacks, Givebear has those in the same account as online giving. If your team relies on enterprise peer-to-peer, pick an alternative that also has it, or keep Classy for that job.

Can I import my donors from Classy?

Yes. Export contacts and gift history from Classy as a CSV and import both into Givebear. Recurring gifts are separate: saved payment methods transfer only when Classy and Stripe support it, so check that before you set a cutover date.

What does switching from Classy to Givebear cost?

Givebear charges a flat platform fee from 1.9% to 5.9% depending on plan (one rate online, at kiosks, and on memberships), plus Stripe card processing at cost, with no setup fee and no monthly minimum. To compare with Classy, run last year's gifts through both fee schedules and add any per-device or add-on fees each side charges; a Givebear kiosk is optional and only needed for walk-up giving.

Givebear covers donation portal, donation kiosks, campaign pages, event registration, automated receipts, donor records.

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Where a kiosk would go, and what it costs
The reports your board will actually see

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