Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Integrate a seamless donation source right in your store without any third-party intervention.
| Donate Source ‑ Charity Widget | Virtue Charity Donations | |
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Make an impact with store & shopper donations. Donate to charity, plant trees, offset plastic & more
| Metric | Donate Source ‑ Charity Widget | Virtue Charity Donations |
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| Rating | 4.2 ★ | ★ 4.9 ★ |
| Total reviews | 39 | ★ 48 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free to install |
| Built for Shopify | — | — |
| Pricing tiers | ★ 4 tiers | 1 tier |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Languages | 1 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Apr 2021 | Jan 2021 |
Based on the data on this page, Virtue Charity Donations is the stronger choice for most Shopify App Store merchants — 4.9★ vs Donate Source ‑ Charity Widget's 4.2★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base.
Pricing entry tiers: Donate Source ‑ Charity Widget 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 — Donate Source ‑ Charity Widget's 39-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: Donate Source ‑ Charity Widget audit • Virtue Charity Donations audit
| Keyword | Donate Source ‑ Charity Widget | Virtue Charity Donations |
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| charity | #9 | #1 |
| charity donations | #12 | #1 |
| charity donation management | #12 | #1 |
| donations | #21 | #6 |
| donation | #22 | #6 |
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Both Donate Source ‑ Charity Widget and Virtue Charity Donations offer paid plans only. Donate Source ‑ Charity Widget 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 Donate Source ‑ Charity Widget (4.2★ from 39 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 4.2★). 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 39), 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.
Donate Source ‑ Charity Widget typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (39 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. Donate Source ‑ Charity Widget 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 Donate Source ‑ Charity Widget" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
