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Givelify Fees for Churches: What You Actually Pay in 2026
Givelify is free for churches to join. There is no signup fee, no monthly fee, and no maintenance cost. The only fee is per gift: 2.9% + $0.30 on standard cards, or 3.5% + $0.30 on American Express. That makes Givelify one of the least expensive giving apps to start with. Its real cost is the one that never shows on an invoice: the gifts that never happen because someone has to stop, find the app, and log in.
Below is the plain-English breakdown of Givelify's fees, how they compare to other church giving apps, and how to add tap-to-give to your existing Givelify page for a one-time cost.
What does Givelify cost a church in 2026?
Short answer: nothing to start, and a percentage of each gift after that. Givelify does not sell tiers or charge a monthly platform fee to churches. You create a profile, connect a bank account, and the only money that changes hands is the processing fee on donations people actually make. Here is every line item.
| Line item | What Givelify charges | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Signup fee | $0 | Free to create a church profile |
| Monthly / maintenance fee | $0 | No recurring platform fee for organizations |
| Standard card gift | 2.9% + $0.30 | Debit and standard credit cards, per donation |
| American Express gift | 3.5% + $0.30 | Higher rate, per donation |
| Deposits | $0 | Next business day, no deposit fee |
| Refunds | $0 | No fee to refund a gift |
Figures are from Givelify's published pricing for organizations as of 2026. Rates can change, so confirm the current numbers on Givelify's own pricing page before you budget.
Is Givelify really free?
Free to join, yes. Free to run, not quite. There is genuinely no monthly bill from Givelify, which is more than most platforms can say. But the 2.9% + $0.30 on every gift is a real, ongoing cost, and it grows as your giving grows.
The arithmetic is easy to run for your own church. A congregation receiving $100,000 a year in card gifts through Givelify pays about $2,900 in percentage fees, plus $0.30 on each individual gift. If those gifts average $50, that is another 2,000 times $0.30, or $600, for roughly $3,500 a year in total processing. That is not unique to Givelify: every giving platform passes card-network costs through in some form. It is just worth naming, because "free app" and "free giving" are not the same sentence.
The honest read. On price alone, Givelify is a strong choice for a church that wants digital giving without a subscription. If it is working for you, there is no fee reason to switch. The question worth asking is not "what does Givelify cost," it is "how many gifts is the app step quietly costing us." That is the next section.
How Givelify fees compare to other church giving apps
On monthly cost, Givelify sits at the affordable end. Here is the landscape.
| Platform | Monthly fee | Per-gift fee | Setup / hardware |
|---|---|---|---|
| Givelify | $0 | 2.9% + $0.30 (3.5% Amex) | $0 (app based) |
| Tithely | $0-$119/mo | 2.9% + $0.30 | $0 (software only) |
| SecureGive | $149-$299/mo | ~2% + $0.30 | $1,199-$5,799 kiosks |
| Pushpay | ~$1,000-$1,500/mo | 2.9% + $0.30 | Varies (enterprise) |
| Tap.Giving (hardware add-on) | $0/mo | $0 from us | $3.50-$5.00/plate (one-time) |
Givelify figures are from its published pricing as of 2026. Tithely, SecureGive, and Pushpay figures are published or publicly reported ranges. Tap.Giving is not a giving platform: it is NFC hardware that opens whatever giving page you already use, so your gifts still process through your platform (Givelify included) at that platform's rate.
Want the full landscape? See our tap-to-give platform comparison or the deeper Givelify vs Tap.Giving breakdown.
The cost Givelify does not put on the invoice: friction
Stand near the offering on a Sunday and watch what happens. A visitor means to give. She reaches for her phone, then has to remember whether she has the Givelify app, download it if she does not, search for your church by name, and log in, all while the plate moves past. Most of the time the moment closes before the app opens.
That is the real cost of any app-first giving tool, and it is bigger than the 2.9%. The processing fee only applies to gifts that happen. The friction applies to the ones that do not, and those never appear on a report because you cannot count a gift nobody made.
Givelify knows this, which is why it added QR codes and web giving links. A QR helps: it skips the app store. But it still asks the giver to open the camera, frame the code, and tap through a browser prompt. In a pew, with a phone in one hand and a bulletin in the other, even that is enough friction to lose the gift.
The fix is not a cheaper platform. Givelify is already close to free. The fix is removing the steps between "I want to give" and the giving page.
Add tap-to-give to Givelify for a one-time cost
You do not have to leave Givelify to make giving faster in the room. Givelify gives every church a Social Giving Link, a web address that opens your giving page in any browser. Tap.Giving plates are pre-programmed to that link. A giver holds a phone near the plate, and your Givelify giving page opens instantly. No app to download, no code to scan, no name to search.
The plates sit on pew backs, chair backs, welcome desks, or beside the offering box. Every plate also carries a QR code for phones without NFC, so no one is left out. Nothing changes on the software side: your Givelify reporting, recurring gifts, and deposits keep working exactly as they do now. We sell the plates. You keep the platform you already chose.
Tap.Giving plates are $3.50 to $5.00 each, one-time, with free shipping and no monthly fees. A 100-plate order is $500, once. There is a 100-plate minimum, a 30-day money-back guarantee, and delivery usually runs 2-3 weeks from artwork approval. Start a quote to get 10% off for 7 days.
New to connecting the two? Our step-by-step Givelify tap-to-give setup guide walks through finding your Social Giving Link and putting it on a plate.
Frequently asked questions about Givelify fees
Is Givelify free for churches?
Givelify is free to join. There is no signup fee, no monthly fee, and no maintenance cost for the organization. The only cost is the per-gift processing fee of 2.9% + $0.30 on standard cards and 3.5% + $0.30 on American Express, deducted before your next-business-day deposit.
How much does Givelify charge per transaction?
Givelify charges 2.9% + $0.30 per donation on standard debit and credit cards, and 3.5% + $0.30 on American Express. A church receiving $100,000 a year in card gifts pays about $2,900 in percentage fees, plus $0.30 on every individual gift.
Does Givelify have a monthly fee?
No. Givelify does not charge a monthly platform fee or a setup fee for churches, which makes it one of the least expensive giving apps to start with. The only ongoing cost is the per-gift processing fee.
Can I use tap-to-give with Givelify?
Yes. Givelify gives every church a Social Giving Link that opens your giving page in any browser. Tap.Giving plates are pre-programmed to that link, so a giver taps the plate and lands directly on your Givelify giving page, with no app download and no QR scanning. Every plate also carries a QR backup for phones without NFC.
Is there a cheaper way to add tap-to-give than switching platforms?
Yes. You do not have to switch off Givelify. Tap.Giving plates are a one-time purchase of $3.50 to $5.00 each with free shipping and no monthly fees, and they point at the Givelify giving page you already use. You keep Givelify, its reporting, and its recurring gifts, and add a faster way to give in the room.
Keep Givelify. Add the tap that captures the gift.
If Givelify is already working for your church, you do not need to switch. Tap.Giving plates add instant tap-to-give to your existing Givelify page, for a one-time cost with no recurring fees from us.
No monthly fees • Works with Givelify, Tithely, Pushpay, and more • Start a quote to get 10% off for 7 days