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Compare Donately and iWave 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (75.6% of reviews)
Mid-Market (44.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Starting at $4,150.00 1 User Per Year
Donately
Star Rating
(41)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (75.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 3 pricing plansiWave
Star Rating
(443)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (44.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $4,150.00 1 User Per Year
Browse all 3 pricing plansDonately vs iWave
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found iWave easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with iWave overall.
- Reviewers felt that iWave meets the needs of their business better than Donately.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that iWave is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of iWave over Donately.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Donately
Free Plan (4% Platform Fee)
Free
The Free Plan gives you full access to Donately’s entire fundraising platform with no subscription cost. The only difference between plans is the platform fee per donation — all features and functionality remain the same across every tier. With the Free Plan, a 4% platform fee is applied to each processed donation, with the option to pass fees to donors if desired.
- Unlimited fully customizable donation forms (embedded or hosted)
- Recurring giving & subscription-style donations
- Peer-to-peer & team fundraising
iWave
Starter - $
Starting at $4,150.00
1 User Per Year
Perfect for nonprofit startups or small organizations beginning their journey into real-time data insights.
- Up to 1,500 subscription screens
- 1 User
- Up to 750 live profiles
Free Trial
Donately
Free Trial is available
iWave
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.6
39
8.8
382
Ease of Use
8.5
40
9.0
385
Ease of Setup
8.6
35
9.3
117
Ease of Admin
8.2
31
9.3
110
Quality of Support
8.8
34
9.1
341
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
29
9.5
107
Product Direction (% positive)
8.5
39
9.1
369
Features by Category
Administration
9.0
8
9.0
5
9.1
9
Not enough data
8.3
8
Feature Not Available
8.6
7
8.7
10
Fundraising
9.4
11
Feature Not Available
9.0
10
Feature Not Available
4.2
6
Feature Not Available
9.8
10
Feature Not Available
8.9
6
Feature Not Available
7.7
5
Feature Not Available
Marketing
6.0
5
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Donor Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Interoperability
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Donately and iWave are categorized as Fundraising
Unique Categories
Donately has no unique categories
iWave is categorized as Donor Prospect Research and Donor Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Donately
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
iWave
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Non-Profit Organization Management
56.1%
Religious Institutions
9.8%
Education Management
4.9%
Research
2.4%
Philanthropy
2.4%
Other
24.4%
Non-Profit Organization Management
28.3%
Higher Education
27.4%
Fund-Raising
12.5%
Hospital & Health Care
5.4%
Education Management
3.9%
Other
22.4%
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Discussions
Who is Donately for?
1 Comment
Official Response from Donately
Donately is for anyone who wants to raise more money online for a cause. Whether you’re one person writing a blog about humanitarian and justice issues, or...Read more
What are the top features of Donately?
1 Comment
Official Response from Donately
A few of Donately's top features are:
- Custom Campaign Pages: Your campaign page is easily customized and designed to motivate your donors to give,...Read more
What are the top features of Donately?
1 Comment
Official Response from Donately
A few of Donately's top features are:
- Custom Campaign Pages: Your campaign page is easily customized and designed to motivate your donors to give,...Read more
Is there any work being done on the "RelSci" portion in regard to being able to upload a list of our trustees, etc to find relationships? Also, does iWave integrate with Raiser's Edge NXT?
2 Comments
AB
It has been nearly a year since I've used IWave but I think the short answer to your question is no -- you can't upload a list to RelSci - but I would check...Read more
I’ve never heard of iWave before. Who are you guys anyway?
1 Comment
CS
IWAVE is a resource for development researchers who identify and track potential philanthropic donors. I have used IWAVE on and off for 23 years. They are a...Read more
We don’t have the resources (small team, budget restrictions, not enough time, etc.) for a tool like this, so why bother?
1 Comment
BA
iWave works with nonprofits and nonprofit consultants exclusively, this is common feedback for us to hear and we take this into account in pricing and...Read more
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