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

Compare DonorPerfect with Givebear for donor records, gift entry, receipts, online giving forms, in-person donations, and reporting. See the side-by-side comparison, where DonorPerfect still fits, and how to migrate to Givebear without breaking donation links.

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Side by side.

Capability	Givebear	DonorPerfect
Custom Field / Gift Entry Depth	Standard	Yes
Hardware Donation Kiosks	Yes	No
Automatic Gift Capture from All Channels	Yes	Via integrations
Event Ticketing	Yes	Add-on

When DonorPerfect is the better fit

DonorPerfect fits established nonprofits with a dedicated database administrator who needs deep gift-entry customization, pledge tracking, and mature grant and major-gift reporting.

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.

DonorPerfect homepage with donor retention dashboards, award badges, and a donation payment mockup — DonorPerfect's public homepage, captured August 2026, positioning a full fundraising CRM. 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

DonorPerfect is a donor database for nonprofits with a database administrator: deep custom fields, detailed gift entry, pledge tracking, and grant reporting, with setup measured in weeks. Givebear fills donor records from the giving itself, so kiosk taps, online gifts, event registrations, and recurring donations arrive without manual gift entry. Pick DonorPerfect for heavy gift-entry customization; pick Givebear if most gifts come through channels you want captured automatically.

Key takeaways

Givebear sells donation kiosks; DonorPerfect does not.
DonorPerfect captures channel gifts through integrations, while Givebear records them natively.
Event ticketing is an add-on in DonorPerfect and included in Givebear.
Export pledges and coded fund designations, and map custom fields, before importing anywhere new.

Who this is for: Nonprofits comparing donor management and CRM software; Development directors and finance leads who answer to a board for every restricted gift and every receipt, weighing DonorPerfect against Givebear

DonorPerfect is donor management software. In the comparison below, DonorPerfect has the edge on custom field / gift entry depth, and the rest comes down to cost and how in-person giving is handled.

Where DonorPerfect is the better choice

DonorPerfect offers custom field / gift entry depth, and Givebear does not. If staff use that every week, leaving DonorPerfect means replacing it with another tool or going without.

Where Givebear is different

Givebear fits organizations that want donor records filled in by the giving itself: kiosk taps, online gifts, event registrations, and recurring donations reach the CRM without manual gift entry.

Compared with DonorPerfect, 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 manual gift entry vs automatic capture, donation kiosk and in-person giving, online giving form conversion, receipt automation, and admin time and learning curve. 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 DonorPerfect.

How do you switch from DonorPerfect to Givebear?

Export donor records with giving history, pledges, and coded fund designations; map custom fields before import; and decide which online form URLs and recurring gifts must be recreated and redirected.

Givebear imports contacts and past gifts from a CSV, so the DonorPerfect export is the first step. Create your funds in Givebear before importing the DonorPerfect file, since fund names in it do not create funds on their own. Saved cards move only if DonorPerfect 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 DonorPerfect: website buttons, email footers, printed QR codes, and event pages. Repoint the ones you control; a printed code that sends donors to DonorPerfect keeps working only as long as DonorPerfect keeps that page up.

Practical use cases

Choose Givebear if you need hardware donation kiosks, which DonorPerfect does not offer.
Stay with DonorPerfect if your team depends on custom field / gift entry depth.
Keep DonorPerfect for online giving and add a Givebear kiosk for walk-up gifts, then decide after a season of both.

Common questions

Does DonorPerfect support donation kiosks?

No. DonorPerfect does not sell a donation kiosk, so walk-up gifts need a separate device and usually land in a separate report. Compared with DonorPerfect, 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 DonorPerfect alternative?

It depends on what DonorPerfect is not doing for you. If you need a walk-up donation kiosk, which DonorPerfect lacks, Givebear has it in the same account as online giving. If your team relies on custom field / gift entry depth, pick an alternative that also has it, or keep DonorPerfect for that job.

Can I import my donors from DonorPerfect?

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

What does switching from DonorPerfect 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 DonorPerfect, 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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Your funds, set up the way your treasurer reports them
Where a kiosk would go, and what it costs
The reports your board will actually see

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