Funraise review

Funraise offers one of the more complete donor databases among free plans, but it charges for it through fees on each gift. Organizations raising under $1 million a year can use the free plan, which includes donation forms and pages, recurring donations, events and tickets, fundraising websites, donor fee coverage, donor management and automated tasks. The CRM side is detailed: donor profiles with giving history, notes and tags, segments by when and how people give, households, relationship tracking for family and employers, file attachments and soft credits for board members and peer fundraisers. Automated tasks can alert staff to large gifts or failed recurring donations. The cost is a 5% platform fee on the free plan plus 2.9% and 60 cents per card gift through Funraise Payments, though Funraise says about 90% of donors cover fees. Peer-to-peer, text-to-give, auctions, wealth screening and email campaigns require a Premium plan priced by quote.

Who it is for

Nonprofits raising under $1 million a year that want donor profiles, households and automated tasks for free.

Price

Free for organizations raising under $1 million a year, with a 5% platform fee plus processing; Premium plans by quote.

Free $0 /month Funraise is a free, fee-based, fundraising and donor management platform for organizations raising under $1 million annually.
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 10, 2026.

Key features

• Donor profiles with giving history, interactions, notes and tags
• Custom segments by when, how and where donors give
• Automated tasks triggered by large or failed recurring donations
• Households and relationship tracking for family and employers
• Soft credits for board members and peer fundraisers

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Free plan includes donor management and automated tasks
• Strength: Households, relationships and file attachments on donor records
• Strength: No setup fees
• Weakness: Free plan carries a 5% platform fee on gifts
• Weakness: Processing with Funraise Payments is 2.9% + 60¢, above the usual 30¢
• Weakness: Peer-to-peer, text-to-give, auctions and email campaigns are Premium features

Key facts

• Free plan eligibility: Organizations raising under $1 million a year
• Free plan platform fee: 5%
• Card processing: 2.9% + 60¢ with Funraise Payments
• Donor fee coverage: About 90% of donors cover fees (vendor figure)
• Premium: Custom quote

Where it ranks

Funraise is No. 9 in our Best Free Nonprofit CRM verdict and No. 6 in Best Fundraising Software.