Givable vs OneCause

An events, auctions, and text-to-give platform, sold through a demo.

The short answer

OneCause is built for galas and auctions, with a lightweight supporter list. Givable is built for the whole year: Stories, a full donor CRM, email journeys, AI, and every way you raise, with no annual event package to buy.

Last reviewed September 2026. Sources are listed at the end of this page.

At a glance

	Givable	OneCause
Platform pricing	3%, or 2.5% + $600/mo, plus processing	From $200 + capped 5%, or $2,995/yr
Public pricing	Yes	Partial
Long-term contract	No	Varies
Self-serve signup	Yes	Not published
Giving surfaces	Stories, forms, recurring, P2P, events	Events, auctions, P2P, text-to-give
Built-in donor CRM	Yes	Basic
Salesforce (NPSP) sync	Two-way, incl. custom objects	One-way push
Custom objects, no code	Yes	Custom fields
Multi-currency	Yes	Not published
Open API	Yes	Yes
Built-in AI	Yes	Yes

OneCause details from OneCause's own published pages. Last reviewed September 2026. "Not published" means we could not confirm it from an official page.

How pricing works

OneCause sells event packages, pay-as-you-go or annual. Givable charges 3% per online gift, with no package.

	Givable	OneCause
How it’s priced	3% per online gift, published	From $200 plus a capped 5% fee, or $2,995 a year for Professional
Larger plans	Enterprise: 2.5% plus $600/mo	Enterprise and Nationals, by quote
Card processing	Billed separately	From 2.0%
Donor CRM	Included	Supporter management, alongside your CRM

Worked example. OneCause Professional is $2,995 a year before processing. Givable has no annual package: you pay 3% on what you raise online, all year.

Side by side

What each platform offers on the things nonprofits weigh most, and which has the edge.

Storytelling

Edge: Givable

Givable: Givable Stories: a feed of updates from the field that donors follow and give to.
OneCause: Event and peer-to-peer pages.

Donor CRM

Edge: Givable

Givable: A full CRM with custom objects, lists, tasks, and leads.
OneCause: Supporter management, designed to work alongside your CRM.

Email and automation

Edge: Givable

Givable: Broadcasts and branching journeys, all year.
OneCause: Event text messaging, and Mailchimp on higher peer-to-peer plans.

Everyday giving

Edge: Givable

Givable: Forms, recurring giving, pages, embed blocks, and peer-to-peer.
OneCause: Event-centered, with online and peer-to-peer plans.

Salesforce

Edge: Givable

Givable: Two-way sync with NPSP, including custom objects.
OneCause: One-way, from OneCause to Salesforce, daily or on demand.

AI

Edge: Givable

Givable: Ask questions of your data and get drafts where you work, with donor identities kept from the model.
OneCause: Auction AI for item descriptions and recommendations.

International giving

Edge: Givable

Givable: 135+ currencies, and chapters as subaccounts in their own currency.
OneCause: International currencies on peer-to-peer. Its press cites the US and Canada.

Auctions and galas

Edge: OneCause

Givable: Events and ticketing.
OneCause: Silent and live auctions, mobile bidding, raffles, and onsite event teams.

Platform

Even

Givable: One modern platform, with giving, the donor CRM, AI, and Stories designed to work together, not bolted on.
OneCause: “14 K Organizations” and “Over $8 Billion Raised,” by its own count.

Which one fits you

Choose Givable if…

You raise all year, not mostly at one event.
You want to tell your story, with updates donors can follow and give to.
You want your CRM, email, and giving in one platform.
You run Salesforce and need changes to sync both ways.

Choose OneCause if…

A gala with live auctions and mobile bidding drives most of your revenue.
You want an onsite team to run the event night.

Before you switch

Questions worth asking, whichever way you move.

1Events: when is your next gala, and does the timing suit a move?
2History: can supporters and event gifts be imported?
3Recurring gifts: can card and bank details move processor to processor?
4Salesforce: will you keep syncing to Salesforce, or move your records into Givable?

Sources, reviewed September 2026

Competitor details come from its own published pages and can change. Spot something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it.