# Donorbox — Nonprofit fundraising platform whose event ticketing sells tickets at a percentage platform fee. > Source: Box Office Fees — https://boxofficefees.com/donorbox (structured, researched, re-verified) Donorbox is nonprofit fundraising software that combines donation forms, pages, crowdfunding, memberships and a donor CRM with event ticketing for in-person, virtual and hybrid fundraisers. Organizers build ticket types, collect attendee details and check guests in by QR code. **Best for:** Nonprofits selling tickets to galas and fundraising events alongside their donations | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Website | https://donorbox.org/ | | Category | Nonprofit and fundraiser ticketing, Lowest fees on 200 tickets, Nonprofits | | API | Partly | | Open source | No | | Price | Free | | Price checked | 27 October 2026 | Screenshot of Donorbox: https://boxofficefees.com/img/1920/screenshots/donorbox.webp, captured 29 October 2026 **What we checked** - Pages last read: 27 October 2026 - Price on its site: Free plan (From its pricing page) ## Donorbox price and terms **Terms** - Free plan: Yes — Standard Plan at $0/month includes unlimited event ticketing, donation forms, pages, crowdfunding, peer-to-peer and 5 team members; the platform fee is 3.95% on event tickets and 2.95% on donations, with Zapier/API a $17/month add-on. - Sign up without sales: Yes **What needs a higher plan** - Pro: Ad tracking ## For AI agents - API: Partly Pricing page as we captured it: https://boxofficefees.com/img/1920/screenshots/donorbox/pricing.webp, captured 29 October 2026 Read on https://donorbox.org/pricing, 27 October 2026. ## What we checked on Donorbox ### What the fees come to **The fee per ticket** · Yes — Donorbox charges a percentage of each paid ticket with no fixed platform component: 3.95% on the free Standard plan, falling to 2% on Pro and Premium, with card processing charged separately on top. > 3.95% fee for Event Ticketing > — https://donorbox.org/pricing · Standard Plan "Platform and processing fees" modal, Platform fees section, checked 27 October 2026 **Who pays the fees** · Partly — By default the organization absorbs the fees out of the ticket price; Donorbox offers an opt-in checkout toggle letting the buyer cover the processing fee, and on the vendor's own live example event that toggle is switched off until the buyer turns it on. > Give your donors the option to cover processing fees at checkout. Most do, so you receive the full donation with no extra cost! > — https://donorbox.org/pricing · "Let donors cover the fees" section below the plan cards, checked 27 October 2026 **Card processing** · Yes — The organization connects its own Stripe or PayPal account and Donorbox publishes the nonprofit rates it expects: Stripe 2.2% + 30 cents for cards and digital wallets, PayPal 1.99% + 49 cents, charged on top of the platform fee. > Card payments and digital wallets ² 2.2% + 30¢ > — https://donorbox.org/pricing · Standard Plan fees modal, Payment processing fees, Stripe block, checked 27 October 2026 **All-in price at checkout** · Yes — On Donorbox's own live example event the buyer sees the ticket price and a subtotal that equals it, with no mandatory platform or processing fee added later; only a sales tax line and an optional fee-cover toggle appear at payment. > Subtotal $200 > — https://dboxm.com/events/3254/steps/payment · Payment step order summary, for 2 × $100 VIP Lounge tickets, checked 27 October 2026 **Free events** · Yes — The platform fee is a straight percentage charged only when money moves, so a zero-priced ticket carries no platform fee; the vendor's live example event does offer a $0 "Please pay what you can" ticket type. > You'll only be charged a small platform fee of 2.95% for every transaction when a donation happens > — https://donorbox.org/pricing · FAQ, "Can I fundraise using only the free Standard Plan?", checked 27 October 2026 **Nonprofit rates** · Yes — Donorbox sells only to nonprofits, and its pricing FAQ states that registered nonprofits get discounted processing rates from Stripe and PayPal, which are the rates quoted in its own fee tables. > Yes, Stripe and PayPal offer nonprofit discounts on their fees. In the US, the discounted nonprofit rate is typically 2.2% + $.30 (Stripe) or 1.99% + $.49 (PayPal) per transaction. > — https://donorbox.org/pricing · FAQ, "Can nonprofits get discounted processing fees?", checked 27 October 2026 **Plans and subscriptions** · Yes — A $150/month Pro plan cuts the event ticketing platform fee from 3.95% to 2% and adds API access and tracking; a quote-only Premium plan keeps the 2% ticketing fee while lowering donation-form fees to 1.6%. > Pro Plan $150 /month … Fees between 1.75% and 2% > — https://donorbox.org/pricing · Plan cards, Pro Plan column, checked 27 October 2026 **Donations and tips** · Yes — Event checkout includes a dedicated donation step asking buyers for a separate gift on top of the ticket, and tickets display their tax-deductible portion; the only platform-directed ask is the optional processing-fee cover, not a tip. > Would you like to make a separate donation? Donations are a great way to support the organization. > — https://dboxm.com/events/3254/steps/donation · Step 4, Donation step of the vendor's live example event checkout, checked 27 October 2026 **Sales tax on tickets** · Yes — adds a tax line: the vendor's live example event checkout prints a Sales Tax row on the order total beside the subtotal, though nothing on these pages says Donorbox files or remits that tax for the organization. > Sales Tax > — https://dboxm.com/events/3254/steps/payment · Payment step order summary, row between Subtotal and Total, checked 27 October 2026 ### Getting paid **When you get the money** · Yes — Money is not held by Donorbox: the organization connects its own Stripe or PayPal account and ticket and donation payments land there as they are made, so payout timing follows the processor rather than the event date. > Easily connect a PayPal or Stripe account to your form and accept donations directly to your bank account. > — https://donorbox.org/ · "Here's what it's like to use Donorbox", step 3 "Receive your donations", checked 27 October 2026 **Your buyers’ details** · Yes — Ticket buyers' and attendees' contact details are collected at checkout and flow into the Donorbox CRM, and the vendor presents keeping them for future outreach as the point of the feature. > Gather contact details to keep attendees informed about your future fundraising events and efforts. > — https://donorbox.org/explore/events · "Collect supporter details for future outreach" feature block, checked 27 October 2026 ### Selling the tickets **Ticket types and discounts** · Yes — Unlimited ticket types with their own names, prices and quantities, plus promo codes for discounted or free tickets and Ticket Packages that bundle group tickets and VIP tables into one purchase. > Create an unlimited number of tickets for virtual, in-person, and hybrid events. Easily customize the names, quantity, and price of each ticket. > — https://donorbox.org/explore/events · "Unlimited tickets for greater flexibility" feature block, checked 27 October 2026 **Questions at checkout** · Yes — Custom questions can be asked both per order and per ticket: the vendor's live example event asks the buyer a required diet question and each attendee a meal choice and seating preference. > You can ask event registrants for special requests, dietary preferences, or feedback with each ticket type. > — https://donorbox.org/explore/events · "Collect supporter details for future outreach" feature block, checked 27 October 2026 **Registration forms and waivers** · Yes — Registration collects your own fields per buyer and per attendee, including required custom questions and optional checkboxes, as seen on the vendor's live example event; the pages do not mention a signed waiver. > Attendee details form with name "Alex Taylor" and email field > — https://dboxm.com/events/3254/steps/attendees · Step 3, Attendee Details, required Email/First Name/Last Name plus custom fields per ticket, checked 27 October 2026 **Online events** · Yes — Virtual and hybrid events are first-class: ticket types can be created for them and tickets with receipts are emailed to buyers immediately, with the option to send each attendee their own. > Donorbox allows you to create nonprofit event ticketing forms for in-person, virtual, and hybrid fundraising events. > — https://donorbox.org/explore/events · FAQ, "What types of events can I create?", checked 27 October 2026 **Sell on your own website** · Yes — The ticketing form can be embedded in the organization's own site so buyers complete the purchase without leaving the page, or used as a standalone Donorbox-hosted event page instead. > Embedding the ticketing form on your nonprofit's website helps to streamline the ticket-purchasing experience by allowing attendees to check out without leaving your page > — https://donorbox.org/explore/events · FAQ, "Can I embed the nonprofit event ticketing form on my website?", checked 27 October 2026 **Website builders** · Yes — native plugin or app: Donorbox ships a WordPress plugin and documents Squarespace, Wix, Weebly and Shopify integrations, with embedding offered as the universal route for any other web platform. > WordPress Connect our WordPress plugin with this super-popular and easy-to-use website builder. > — https://donorbox.org/integrations · Web Platform Integrations section, checked 27 October 2026 ### At the door **Check-in app** · Yes — Check-in works by scanning the QR code on each ticket or typing its unique code, included with ticketing on every plan including the free Standard plan; the pages do not say whether scanning works offline. > Simply scan a QR code or enter the unique check-in code on your guest's ticket for a quick, efficient, secure check-in process. > — https://donorbox.org/explore/events · "Enhance your event check-in" feature block, checked 27 October 2026 **Door sales** · Partly — Offline sales taken in cash, check or card can be recorded against the event, and card payments at the door need the paid Donorbox Live Kiosk add-on at $80/month for the first device plus a 1.75% platform fee and Stripe's 2.7% + $0.05. > Platform fee: 1.75% Stripe payment processing fee: 2.7% + $0.05 > — https://donorbox.org/pricing · Donorbox Live™ Kiosk section, Standard Plan Users processing fees panel, checked 27 October 2026 ### Finding buyers **Email to buyers** · Yes — Attendee contact details feed the Donorbox CRM with integrated email management and segmentation, and the events page presents emailing past attendees about future events as the purpose of collecting them. > Maximize fundraising efficiency and boost donor engagement with integrated email management, dynamic segmentation, action tracking, and much more. > — https://donorbox.org/ · Features section, CRM block, checked 27 October 2026 **Ad tracking** · Partly — Code snippets for Google Ads, Google Analytics and the Meta Pixel can be inserted on forms and hosted pages, but the comparison table leaves the Tracking & analytics row blank for the free Standard plan. > Track campaign and ad performance by inserting any code snippet on donation forms and hosted pages to send donation metadata to Google Ads, Google Analytics, and Meta Pixel > — https://donorbox.org/pricing · Compare plans table, "Tracking & analytics" row, checked 27 October 2026 ### What it connects to and where it is sold **Works with** · Partly — Mailchimp, Salesforce, HubSpot, QuickBooks, Xero and Zapier are all documented, but the comparison table prices Zapier and API access as a $17/month add-on on the free Standard plan. > Zapier & API access … $17/month > — https://donorbox.org/pricing · Compare plans table, "Zapier & API access" row, Standard Plan column, checked 27 October 2026 **API** · Partly — An API exists and is advertised for custom workflows, but it is bundled with Zapier as a $17/month add-on on the free Standard plan and only included outright from the $150/month Pro plan up. > Easily connect Donorbox to your existing CMS, CRM, or fundraising tools, or use our API for custom workflows. > — https://donorbox.org/explore/events · "No detail left behind", API connectivity & integrations tile, checked 27 October 2026 ### Starting and getting help **Free to start** · Partly — No subscription is needed to sell tickets on the Standard plan, but the organization still gives up 3.95% plus card processing on every ticket unless buyers opt in to cover the processing fee at checkout. > Signing up to use Donorbox's event ticketing for nonprofits involves no contracts or monthly fees. All you'll need to pay is the 3.95% platform fee on all donations, as well as Stripe's credit card fee > — https://donorbox.org/explore/events · FAQ, "Is Donorbox Event Ticketing free for nonprofits to use?", checked 27 October 2026 **Sign up without a sales call** · Yes — An organization can sign up and launch an event the same day without talking to sales; only the quote-only Premium plan requires a demo booking, and the free Standard plan sells tickets immediately. > Launch an event online in under a minute with software that lightens your workload. > — https://donorbox.org/ · Features section, Events block, checked 27 October 2026 **Contract** · No — There is no contract, exclusivity or lock-in: the vendor states ticketing involves no contracts or monthly fees, and plans can be upgraded or canceled at any time with no setup or cancellation charge. > There are no setup or cancellation fees for you to use Donorbox's affordable fundraising solution – it's free for you to create an account and start fundraising right away, and you can upgrade or cancel your plan anytime! > — https://donorbox.org/pricing · FAQ, "Are there setup or cancellation fees?", checked 27 October 2026 **Support on event day** · Partly — Donorbox advertises 24/7 support and routes requests through a help center contact form, with priority support reserved for the quote-only Premium plan; the pages read do not name a phone line or live chat or state business hours. > Our support team is always ready to help, especially as you get ready for your big day. > — https://donorbox.org/explore/events · "No detail left behind", 24/7 customer support tile, checked 27 October 2026 ## Donorbox alternatives - [Race Entry](https://boxofficefees.com/raceentry) · Free plan: Free race management software paid for by one per-registration fee that already covers card processing. - [GoFundMe Pro](https://boxofficefees.com/gofundme-pro) · Price on request: Nonprofit fundraising platform with event ticketing, registration and Live Events, sold by quote. - [RSVPify](https://boxofficefees.com/rsvpify) · Free plan, then $0.90 per ticket: Registration, ticketing, guest management, seating, and QR-code check-in in one platform. - [Ticket Tailor](https://boxofficefees.com/ticket-tailor) · Free plan, then £0.60 (about $0.80) per ticket: Flat per-ticket fee ticketing paid into your own Stripe, PayPal or Square account. - [Eventbrite](https://boxofficefees.com/eventbrite) · Free plan, then $69 a month: Ticketing platform with a buyer-discovery marketplace and optional fee transfer. - [Humanitix](https://boxofficefees.com/humanitix) · Free plan, then $1.29 per paid ticket: Nonprofit ticketing: 5% + $1.29 a paid ticket, card processing included, profits to charity. - [RunSignup](https://boxofficefees.com/runsignup) · Free plan: Free endurance-event registration platform billed only through per-transaction processing fees. - [Zeffy](https://boxofficefees.com/zeffy) · Free plan: Free fundraising platform for nonprofits with event ticketing, auctions and a built-in donor CRM. - [Auctria](https://boxofficefees.com/auctria) · Free plan, then $375 a year: Fundraising event and auction platform with admission tickets, bidding and an event website, sold as an annual license. 8 of the 9 publish a price. [All 9 alternatives](https://boxofficefees.com/donorbox/alternatives/) ## Sources and changes Last changed 29 October 2026 **Sources** (7) - https://donorbox.org/pricing, read 27 October 2026 - https://donorbox.org/explore/events, read 27 October 2026 - https://donorbox.org/, read 27 October 2026 - https://dboxm.com/events/3254/steps/payment (Independent source), read 27 October 2026 - https://dboxm.com/events/3254/steps/attendees (Independent source), read 27 October 2026 - https://dboxm.com/events/3254/steps/donation (Independent source), read 27 October 2026 - https://donorbox.org/integrations, read 27 October 2026 ## Is this yours? Claim Donorbox: https://boxofficefees.com/claim/donorbox Report an error if a fact is wrong: hello@boxofficefees.com, subject "Report an error: Donorbox (donorbox)".