specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: Donately
providerId: donately
created: '2026-07-05'
modified: '2026-07-05'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Fundraising
- Donations
- Nonprofit
- Payments
- Plans
description: >-
  Donately pricing is built around a platform fee taken on each processed
  donation, not around API access. Every plan includes the full platform (100+
  features, customizable forms, campaign and peer-to-peer pages, integrations,
  reporting) and full REST API access; the plans differ only in the platform fee
  percentage. There are three tiers - Standard (4% platform fee, pay-as-you-go,
  no monthly commitment), Growth (2% platform fee for $99/month), and Scale (0%
  platform fee for a one-time $5,000 prepayment covering up to $1,000,000 raised).
  The platform fee is separate from and stacked on top of payment processing
  fees charged by Stripe and PayPal. Donors can optionally elect to cover the
  platform fee at checkout, and offline donations (cash/check) carry no fee.
notes: >-
  Prices confirmed from donately.com/pricing on 2026-07-05: Standard 4%, Growth
  2% at $99/mo, Scale 0% for $5,000 prepaid up to $1M raised. Payment processing
  (Stripe/PayPal ~2.2-2.9% + $0.30 for cards; Stripe ACH 0.8% capped at $5) is
  billed separately by the processor, not by Donately. Verify current numbers on
  the pricing page during reconciliation. The API itself carries no separate fee.
sources:
- https://www.donately.com/pricing
- https://www.donately.com/
- https://developer.donately.com/
plans:
- id: donately-standard
  name: Standard
  type: usage
  description: >-
    Pay-as-you-go with no monthly commitment. A 4% Donately platform fee is
    applied to each processed donation. Includes the full platform and API.
  entries:
  - label: Platform Fee
    name: platform_fee
    type: usage
    metric: percent_of_donation
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: 4% of each processed donation
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: All Fundraising Features
  - name: Customizable Donation Forms
  - name: Campaign and Peer-to-Peer Pages
  - name: Integrations
  - name: REST API Access
  - name: Reporting and Dashboards
- id: donately-growth
  name: Growth
  type: subscription
  description: >-
    Lower 2% platform fee for a $99/month subscription, cancel anytime. Best for
    growing organizations wanting to keep more net revenue.
  entries:
  - label: Monthly Subscription
    name: monthly_subscription
    type: flat
    metric: subscription
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: $99 per month
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Platform Fee
    name: platform_fee
    type: usage
    metric: percent_of_donation
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: 2% of each processed donation
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: All Standard Features
  - name: Reduced Platform Fee
- id: donately-scale
  name: Scale
  type: prepaid
  description: >-
    One-time $5,000 prepayment for a 0% platform fee on up to $1,000,000 in
    processed donations. Best for high-volume organizations eliminating platform
    fees entirely.
  entries:
  - label: One-Time Prepayment
    name: prepayment
    type: flat
    metric: contract
    limit: 1
    timeFrame: lifetime
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: $5,000 one-time
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Platform Fee
    name: platform_fee
    type: usage
    metric: percent_of_donation
    limit: 100000000
    timeFrame: lifetime
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: 0% (on up to $1,000,000 raised)
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Zero Platform Fee
  - name: Up to $1M in Processed Donations
  - name: All Fundraising Features
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com