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| Metric | Donation | Waitlist |
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| Rating | 4.1 ★ | ★ 4.8 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 70 | 17 |
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| Pricing | $99/year | ★ $49/year |
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| Featured placements | — | 1 |
Based on the data on this page, Waitlist is the stronger choice for most WooCommerce Marketplace merchants — 4.8★ vs Donation's 4.1★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base. Pricing differs significantly: Waitlist at $49/year vs Donation at $99/year (Donation is roughly 2.0x the entry-tier cost of Waitlist). The pricier tier typically signals deeper feature coverage or higher capacity ceilings; confirm the gap matches your actual feature requirements before treating cost as the deciding factor. Recommended by store size: small/early-stage merchants who need fast install and low risk should default to Waitlist; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Donation's 70-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than Waitlist'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 WooCommerce Marketplace 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: Donation audit • Waitlist audit
| Keyword | Donation | Waitlist |
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| form | #156 | #112 |
| payment | #156 | #112 |
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Both Donation and Waitlist offer paid plans only. Donation starts at $99/year; Waitlist starts at $49/year. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
Waitlist has the higher average rating (4.8★ from 17 reviews) compared to Donation (4.1★ from 70 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
It depends on what you're optimizing for. Donation fits better if you prioritize broader integrations; Waitlist is the call if you need the higher-rated option. Read both apps' detail pages on AppRanks for the full feature breakdown, install counts, and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the WooCommerce Marketplace marketplace. Donation has more onboarding documentation maturity (70 reviews vs 17), which usually translates to better-tested setup wizards and quicker time-to-value. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly — read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for merchant-reported install experience.
Donation typically suits early-stage and growth-mode stores based on its review-base composition (70 reviews). Waitlist aligns more with early-stage and growth-mode stores (17 reviews). Larger review bases generally mean the app has been load-tested at scale — relevant if you're processing high order volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.
Migration support varies by app and category. Donation and Waitlist 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 Waitlist" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
