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Make an impact with store & shopper donations. Donate to charity, plant trees, offset plastic & more
| Metric | Contribe | Virtue Charity Donations |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.8 ★ | ★ 4.9 ★ |
| Total reviews | 43 | ★ 48 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free to install |
| Built for Shopify | — | — |
| Pricing tiers | ★ 4 tiers | 1 tier |
| Listed features | 4 | ★ 5 |
| Languages | 1 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Aug 2023 | Jan 2021 |
Virtue Charity Donations edges out Contribe on rating (4.9★ vs 4.8★), but the gap is small enough that pricing fit and feature differentiation should drive the decision more than the headline number.
Pricing entry tiers: Contribe at Free plan available, Virtue Charity Donations at Free to install. Check each app's tier structure for the capacity limits you actually need before deciding — the headline number is the same shape, but the gating shape per tier (seats, usage volume, integrations) varies.
Recommended by size: small/early-stage merchants who need fast install and low risk should default to Virtue Charity Donations; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Contribe's 43-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than Virtue Charity Donations's broader-but-shallower coverage.
This verdict is generated from the live marketplace data on this page — rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position all refresh from the canonical Shopify App Store listing every 24 hours. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparison outcomes; the methodology is documented on the About page and applies identically to every pair on the site.
Read each app's audit: Contribe audit • Virtue Charity Donations audit
| Keyword | Contribe | Virtue Charity Donations |
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| donate | #111 | #8 |
| donation | #101 | #9 |
| donations | #14 | #93 |
| social impact | #11 | #12 |
| charity | #24 | #3 |
Both Contribe and Virtue Charity Donations offer paid plans only. Contribe starts at Free plan available; Virtue Charity Donations starts at Free to install. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
Virtue Charity Donations has the higher average rating (4.9★ from 48 reviews) compared to Contribe (4.8★ from 43 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Virtue Charity Donations holds the higher average rating (4.9★ vs 4.8★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. Virtue Charity Donations has the deeper published review base (48 vs 43), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.
Contribe typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (43 reviews). Virtue Charity Donations typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (48 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.
Migration support varies by app and category. Contribe and Virtue Charity Donations both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Contribe" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.