2026 nonprofit comparison
Google for Nonprofits and Canva for Nonprofits give free tools to eligible charities, and Zeffy runs donation forms with no platform fees. Heya, which we make, gives you a free 3-page nonprofit site with your mission, impact numbers, programs, donate buttons and volunteer roles, at name.heya.bio.
Heya is ours, so read its row with that in mind. Every other number comes from each company's own pages, checked on October 26, 2026.
The first 6 build your site. The last 2 take donations you can link from any site.
| Option | Price for nonprofits | Own domain | Donations | Watch out |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Sites | Free; more with Google for Nonprofits | $0, up to 5 per site | Link a donation page | Eligibility checked by Goodstack |
| Wix | Free plan with a banner ad | Light, $17/mo yearly | Donations and fundraising listed | Banner ad on free |
| WordPress.com | Free plan with ads | Personal, $4/mo yearly | Not stated | Ads on free |
| Canva | Canva Pro free for up to 50 people | Not stated | Not stated | Application and verification |
| Squarespace | No free plan, 14-day trial | Basic, $19/mo yearly | Donation block, 2% fee on Basic | No free plan |
| Heya | Free; Pro Lite $3/mo | Pro Standard, $6/mo | Donate buttons link to your form | Forms and checkout link out |
| Zeffy | Free | N/A | No platform or card fees, optional tips | Donation tool, not a site builder |
| Givebutter | Free with donor tips | N/A | $0 platform fee with tips, or 3% | Card fees of 2.9% + 30 cents |
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Prices are in US dollars. The Wix price was last confirmed on October 23, 2026.
Google Sites is free, and you can connect up to 5 domains you already own to each site at no cost. If you apply for Google for Nonprofits, they check your eligibility through Goodstack. Government bodies, hospitals, and schools aren't eligible, bit groups that qualify get Google Workspace for Nonprofits.
Wix has a free plan that comes with 500 MB of storage and a Wix banner ad on your site. They list donations and fundraising in their features. If you want to use a custom domain, you'll need the Light plan at $17 a month billed yearly.
The free plan on WordPress.com never expires. You get 1 GB of storage and unlimited pages and posts, though it shows ads on your site. Stepping up to the Personal plan costs $4 a month billed yearly, removes those ads, and gives you a free domain for the first year.
Once you apply and get verified, Canva for Nonprofits gives your team of up to 50 people Canva Pro features for free. You can also build websites with Canva, and they let you publish up to 5 free sites using a my.canva.site address.
Squarespace doesn't have a free plan. Every plan comes with a donation block, so you can take gifts right away. Watch the fees though, because the Basic plan at $19 a month billed yearly takes 2% of your donations, while Core and higher plans take 0%.
Heya is ours. You get 3 free sites at name.heya.bio with 5 pages each, a small Made with Heya badge, and no credit card needed. Build without an account, sign in with Google to publish, and pick from 68 templates on every plan. Heya's 3-page nonprofit template has your mission, impact numbers, programs, donate buttons, volunteer roles, and board, while Pro Lite is $3 a month for 20 pages and no badge.
Zeffy is 100% free for nonprofits. You won't pay any transaction fees or platform fees at all. Instead, Zeffy is paid for by optional tips that donors can leave when they give, and there is no paid tier to upgrade to.
Givebutter charges $0 in platform fees when you let donors leave a tip, or 3% if you turn tips off. You still pay processing fees of 2.9% + 30 cents for card gifts and 1.9% + 30 cents for ACH. They also have paid plans at $29, $79, and $129 a month.
You don't have to use the same product for your website and your donation tool. They can be separate. Zeffy runs donation forms with no transaction fees and no platform fees at all, since it's paid for by optional tips from your donors. Givebutter is another option with $0 platform fees when you let donors leave a tip, or a 3% fee if you turn tips off, plus you'll pay 2.9% + 30 cents for each card gift or 1.9% + 30 cents for ACH transfers.
Once you pick one of those, you just connect it to your site. You can put together a free page on Heya or Google Sites, add a Donate button, and link it straight to your Zeffy or Givebutter form. That's all it takes to have both running together.
A couple of big software companies give their tools away if you qualify. Google for Nonprofits checks your eligibility through Goodstack and gives you Google Workspace for Nonprofits once you're in, though they exclude government bodies, hospitals, and schools from the program. You can also put in an application for Canva for Nonprofits. Once they check it, a team of up to 50 people gets to use Canva Pro features for free.
If you're looking at paid website builders, check how their plans handle donations before you pick a tier. Say you decide to build your site on Squarespace. Their Basic plan takes 2% of the donations you bring in, while the Core plan and the plans above it take 0%.
We checked each builder and donation tool on October 26, 2026 from a US connection, using their pricing and nonprofit program pages. Wix shows its prices only after the page runs in a browser, so we kept the Wix price we confirmed on October 23, 2026. The facts come from Google for Nonprofits, Canva for Nonprofits, zeffy.com, givebutter.com/pricing, wix.com/plans, wordpress.com/pricing, squarespace.com/pricing.
Plans change often. If a number here is out of date, email hello@heya.page and we'll fix it.
Google Sites and Heya are both strong free choices. Google Sites is free, lets you connect your own domain at no cost, and gives eligible groups more through Google for Nonprofits. Heya's free nonprofit template puts your mission, impact numbers, programs, donate buttons, volunteer roles, and board across 3 pages. You can pair either builder with a free donation tool like Zeffy.
Use a tool like Zeffy or Givebutter and link the form from your site's Donate button. Zeffy charges no transaction or platform fees and asks donors for an optional tip instead. Givebutter has a $0 platform fee when donors can leave a tip, though card processing of 2.9% + 30 cents still applies.
Yes, if your group is eligible. Canva for Nonprofits gives Canva Pro features free to up to 50 people once you go through verification. Google for Nonprofits checks eligibility through Goodstack, and it excludes government bodies, hospitals, and schools.
You have to buy the domain itself, bit Google Sites lets you connect up to 5 domains you own per site for free. Wix, WordPress.com, and Squarespace all need a paid plan before you can use a custom domain. At Heya, a custom domain comes with Heya's Pro Standard plan at $6 a month.
Build without an account, then sign in with Google to publish on name.heya.bio. 3 sites, up to 5 pages each, no credit card.