ShoppingGives Alternatives for Shopify (2026 Guide)
ShoppingGives is an established way to add charitable giving to a Shopify store, but Starter is not a simple monthly box. Merchants looking for ShoppingGives alternatives usually want a flatter bill, no required default cause, or donations sitting next to other impact in one app. This guide compares GoodAPI, Give & Grow by Pledge, and Shop for Good by DailyKarma using prices and ratings checked in October 2026.
The Best ShoppingGives Alternatives
Use this table as a first pass. Monthly price is the subscription. Fee on donations is what comes out of order value or out of the gift itself. Ratings are from each app’s Shopify App Store listing as of October 2026.
| App | Monthly price | Fee on donations | Charity choice | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GoodAPI | $15 Give | None (no % cut) | Up to 3 from 1.3M | 5.0 (226) |
| ShoppingGives | $29 Starter ($24 annual) | 0.5% of donating-order value | Up to 6 verified, default required | 4.3 (73) |
| Give & Grow (Pledge) | Free to install | Cover fees if you'd like | Customers can pick the cause | 3.6 (32) |
| Shop for Good | Free / $299 / $700 | 10% + 3% on the free plan | Charity database | 4.6 (88) |
GoodAPI is the starting row if you want a predictable Shopify donation app bill and compliance handled. Give & Grow is free to install. Shop for Good is conversion-oriented, with the free plan taking a cut of each donation. ShoppingGives still fits a donations-only store that wants a mature platform. For a wider field, see the best Shopify donation apps.
What ShoppingGives Does Well
ShoppingGives is an established donations platform, not a side feature on a sustainability app. Brands can give a percentage or a dollar amount of sales, and the listing says it handles compliance for donating to any 501(c)(3).
The review mix is stronger than a mid-4 score sometimes sounds. As of October 2026, the Shopify App Store listing shows 4.3★ from 73 reviews, and 86% of those ratings are 5 stars. Merchants who like it tend to like the flexible giving rates and 501(c)(3) disbursement they do not have to wire up themselves. If donations are your only impact lever and you are comfortable with Starter’s extra lines, it is a fair choice.
ShoppingGives Pricing Explained
As of October 2026, ShoppingGives pricing is public. If you compared shopping gives pricing and felt the plan card was only part of the bill, that is because Starter stacks three possible charges.
Starter is $29/mo billed monthly, or $24/mo billed annually, with a 7-day free trial. The App Store listing describes that trial as including 20 Donation Credits, then 0.5% plus $29/mo thereafter. The 0.5% is 0.5% of order value on orders with a donation, not 0.5% per donation. ShoppingGives measures that on GMV (pre-tax, pre-shipping, post-discount sales total) and bills it every 30 days or when it hits $50.
Starter can feature up to 6 verified causes. A default cause is required on Starter and optional on higher tiers. Letting customers search from 450,000 nonprofits is a $49/mo add-on on Starter.
Plus is $595/mo billed monthly, or $375/mo billed annually. Partner is $1,493/mo billed monthly, or $1,045/mo billed annually. Pro is contact sales. Those tiers matter once you have outgrown Starter’s cause limits.
Why Merchants Look for a ShoppingGives Alternative
The usual reason is shopping gives pricing once every line is on the invoice: $29/mo, plus 0.5% of order value on orders with a donation, plus $49/mo if shoppers need to search 450,000 nonprofits. None of those numbers is hidden. Together they are a different product from a flat $29 widget.
The other common reason is the default cause, which Starter requires. Featuring up to 6 verified causes may be enough if you pick the list. Search is the add-on. A small, named set of partners with no extra search fee is a different app. This is not a review-score story. ShoppingGives sits at 4.3★ from 73 reviews, mostly 5-star. The switch case is the fee stack and the Starter cause rules.
GoodAPI Give: A Flat-Fee Shopify Donation App
GoodAPI is the product we build, and Give is the plan for this comparison. Give is $15/mo flat. It covers up to 3 charities, cart round-ups, and percentage or fixed donations. GoodAPI takes no percentage cut of donations. Commercial co-venture (CCV) compliance is handled in all 50 US states . Causes come from a network of 1.3 million verified 501(c)(3) nonprofits.
That is what a Shopify donation app has to get right if you already want to give and do not want a second percentage on the gift or the order. If you want a round-up donation app on Shopify, Give includes cart round-ups. Checkout round-ups, bespoke customization, priority support, and API access come with Lead at $49/mo .
The same app also plants trees and funds ocean-bound plastic recovery. Grow is free to install: the first 50 trees and 100 bottles are free, then $0.43/tree and $0.05/bottle, with no monthly fee on Grow. Plan cards also live on our pricing page. The GoodAPI listing is 5.0★ from 226 reviews. Named causes you can feature include the Breast Cancer Research Foundation and Seek Her Foundation. Percentage-of-sales promises are the campaigns that most often trigger co-venture rules. See CCV compliance for Shopify donations.
Shopify stores that want a $15/mo donation plan with up to 3 charities, compliance handled, no percentage cut, and trees plus plastic in the same app
Other ShoppingGives Alternatives
Two other apps are worth a short look if GoodAPI is not the shape you need. Details below are from each listing as of October 2026.
Give & Grow by Pledge
Give & Grow is free to install. The listing describes it as “Free, flexible, and brand-friendly. Customize your donations, and cover fees if you’d like.” It supports add-a-donation, round-up, donate from specific products, and a share of every sale, and customers can pick the cause. The listing shows 3.6★ from 32 reviews. Read how fees are covered before you assume the charity receives the full amount.
Stores that want a free-to-install donation widget where customers can pick the cause
Shop for Good by DailyKarma
Shop for Good (DailyKarma) shows 4.6★ from 88 reviews. Startup Brands is free to install, but a 10% donation processing fee plus a 3% standard card transaction fee is deducted from each donation. Emerging Brands is $299/mo and includes round up on checkout. Scaling Brands is $700/mo . The free plan is only free on the subscription line. The cut comes out of the donation.
Stores that want donation mechanics tied to conversion, and can accept a per-donation cut on the free plan
Cost Example: $20,000 in Monthly Donating-Order Sales
This is an illustrative example, not a quote. Assume a store does $20,000 a month in sales on orders that include a donation, measured the way ShoppingGives measures GMV (pre-tax, pre-shipping, post-discount).
On ShoppingGives Starter, the subscription is $29. The 0.5% fee on $20,000 of donating-order value is $100. That is $129/mo. Add $49 if you need customer nonprofit search: $178/mo.
On GoodAPI Give, the bill is $15/mo flat. There is no 0.5% of order value and no percentage cut of the donations. Three charities is the Give cap. Lead is $49/mo if you need checkout round-ups.
On Shop for Good’s free plan, the subscription is $0 and the cut sits on the gifts. If customers donate $1,000 in a month, 10% processing ($100) plus 3% card fee ($30) is $130 withheld. $870 would remain for the cause in that example.
Swap in your own donating-order GMV. A quieter month shrinks ShoppingGives’ 0.5% line. A busier month grows it. Give stays $15.
How to Switch from ShoppingGives to GoodAPI
This is a new install plus a clean uninstall, not a migration of historical donations.
Install GoodAPI from the Shopify App Store
Add GoodAPI from the Shopify App Store. Donations, tree planting, and plastic recovery live in the same app.
Pick the Give plan
Choose Give at $15/mo. That is the flat-fee match for Starter: up to 3 charities, cart round-ups, percentage or fixed gifts, compliance handled, no percentage cut. Move to Lead later for checkout round-ups or API access.
Choose up to 3 nonprofits
Give’s cap is 3, drawn from the 1.3 million verified 501(c)(3) network. Naming a real recipient, for example the Breast Cancer Research Foundation or Seek Her Foundation, makes the ask clearer than a generic pool.
Set round-up or percentage donations
Turn on cart round-ups, a percentage of sales, a fixed amount, or a mix. Keep the prompt optional and specific. If you advertise that a purchase benefits a charity, read the CCV compliance guide before you write the storefront line.
Remove the old widget and tell customers
Uninstall ShoppingGives and cancel any add-on billing that sits outside Shopify. Take down the old donation block so two asks do not fire on the same cart. Then tell customers which causes you now support.
FAQ
Is ShoppingGives free?
No. Starter is $29/mo ($24/mo billed annually) after a 7-day trial with 20 Donation Credits, plus 0.5% of order value on orders with a donation. Nonprofit search is a $49/mo add-on on Starter.
How much does ShoppingGives charge per order?
On Starter, 0.5% of order value on orders with a donation, plus the monthly subscription. That 0.5% is GMV, billed every 30 days or when it hits $50, not a fee per donation. See the pricing page.
Can I choose my own charities with ShoppingGives?
Yes, within Starter limits: up to 6 verified causes and a required default cause. Shopper search of 450,000 nonprofits is $49/mo extra on Starter.
What is the cheapest Shopify donation app?
Give & Grow is free to install. GoodAPI Give is $15/mo flat with no percentage cut. ShoppingGives Starter adds 0.5% of donating-order value. Shop for Good’s free plan deducts 10% plus 3% from each donation.
Does GoodAPI handle donation compliance?
Yes. GoodAPI handles commercial co-venture compliance in all 50 US states on Give. ShoppingGives states that it handles compliance for 501(c)(3) donations.
Can donations appear in Shopify checkout?
Yes, with the right plan. GoodAPI Give runs cart round-ups. Lead ($49/mo) adds checkout round-ups. Shop for Good lists round up on checkout on Emerging Brands. The round-up donations guide covers placement.
If Starter’s stacked fees are why you opened this page, start with GoodAPI on the Shopify App Store or read how giving works on the donations page. ShoppingGives is still a reasonable donations-only platform. It is not the flattest bill.