Donation Forms WP by Givecloud vs Easy Stripe Payments & Donations

Bring Givecloud’s donor-first fundraising tools directly to your WordPress site with this lightweight plugin. While the plugin is free to install, it requires a Givecloud subscription to activate donation features. Designed for Devoted Donors Givecloud’s patented donation form technology combines smart automation, social proof, and impact-centered design—driving up to 45% conversion rates and outperforming traditional plugins by as much as 8x. Two Easy Ways to Add Forms 1. Buttons & Links (Best Performance) Use your Givecloud experience URLs to display pop-up forms on any donate button or link. These distraction-free, mobile-friendly experiences convert at rates up to 3x higher than static forms. 2. Embedded Forms Use the [givecloud] shortcode to embed full donation forms inline with your WordPress content. Compatible with Gutenberg and Elementor blocks for maximum flexibility. 💳 Modern Payment Methods Accept Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, ACH, and credit/debit cards. Optimized for speed and simplicity—just three clicks to complete a donation. 🌍 Multilingual & Multicurrency Support Forms are served in English, French, or Spanish based on donor location, and support over 100+ currencies with your preferred payment gateway. 🔐 Secure, Branded Giving Givecloud forms are PCI and SOC2 compliant, and are hosted in a way that protects your donors while reflecting your brand. 📚 Help Docs & Live Chat Get help at every step with live chat and helpful setup resources: help.givecloud.com 🎯 Want to get started with Givecloud? Book a personalized demo to see how we can help your fundraising thrive.

Easy Stripe Payments & Donations lets you integrate Stripe Checkout into your WordPress site with minimal setup. Perfect for payments, donations, simple eCommerce needs, services, or subscriptions. Live Demos Flexible Stripe Payment & Checkout Options Choose the payment experience that fits your needs — from simple payment forms and subscriptions to fundraising campaigns and fully customizable multi-step checkouts. Multi-Step Checkout Builder Create flexible multi-step checkout experiences with products, custom fields, content, images, discounts, fees, taxes, and Stripe payments. Standard Checkout Accept one-time payments with a customizable product name, amount, and currency. Subscription Checkout Accept recurring subscription payments with a simple and modern checkout experience. Advanced Checkout Combine one-time & subscription payments in a single flexible checkout with support for different pricing options. Campaign Checkout Create fundraising campaigns with a frontend progress display showing how much has already been collected. Subscription Button Add a simple button for recurring monthly or yearly payments via a Stripe-hosted checkout page. Sell Products & Accept Donations in One Checkout The Checkout Builder combines eCommerce and fundraising in one flexible Stripe checkout experience. Sell products and give customers the option to add a donation — all within the same multi-step checkout. Create your checkout with an intuitive drag-and-drop interface and combine products, donation amounts, custom fields, images, text, discounts, fees, taxes, and Stripe payments exactly the way you need. Whether you’re a nonprofit selling merchandise, a charity offering supporter products, a creator selling digital products, a coach offering programs or services, or a business that wants to collect optional contributions alongside purchases, the Checkout Builder gives you the flexibility to handle both product sales and donations in a single checkout flow. Think of it as a lightweight mini shop that lets you start selling quickly without setting up or maintaining a complete eCommerce system. Create your checkout, add your products or services, and start accepting payments with Stripe. No WooCommerce required. Supported Payment Methods & Currencies Easy Stripe Payments & Donations supports all payment methods offered by Stripe, as well as all currencies available through Stripe. You can easily enable or disable payment methods directly from your Stripe Dashboard, and they will automatically appear in the checkout on your website — no additional configuration required. Popular Stripe Payment Methods Supported Credit & debit cards (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, etc.), Apple Pay, Google Pay, Klarna, PayPal via Stripe (if enabled in your Stripe account), SEPA Direct Debit, Bancontact, iDEAL, Sofort, EPS, Giropay, Przelewy24 (P24), BLIK, Afterpay / Clearpay, Alipay, WeChat Pay, Revolut Pay, OXXO, Pix, Amazon Pay, Affirm, Zip, Link by Stripe, MobilePay, Vipps Payments, Satispay, Bizum Crypto (Web3 & Stablecoin support) – Includes USDC payouts and Stripe-powered crypto onramp integrations for supported platforms and regions. Common Currencies Supported Easy Stripe Payments & Donations accepts all currencies supported by Stripe, including major global currencies such as: USD – United States Dollar EUR – Euro GBP – British Pound AUD – Australian Dollar CAD – Canadian Dollar CHF – Swiss Franc JPY – Japanese Yen SEK – Swedish Krona NOK – Norwegian Krone DKK – Danish Krone NZD – New Zealand Dollar SGD – Singapore Dollar AED – United Arab Emirates Dirham BRL – Brazilian Real MXN – Mexican Peso RON – Romanian Leu RUB – Russian Ruble TRY – Turkish Lira Stripe automatically handles currency conversion and processing according to your account settings. Other features include: Shortcode-based checkout button embedding Compatible with most themes and page builders Lightweight and privacy-conscious (no tracking or bloat) Premium features (available via a separate service): Domain-based license activation Priority support Stripe metadata (e.g. campaign name, custom user data) Multiple Stripe checkouts and multiple Stripe subscription payments Note: This plugin requires a free Stripe account. No additional fees are charged by the plugin author. Standalone Stripe Payment Solution — No WooCommerce Required Easy Stripe Payments & Donations works completely standalone and does not require WooCommerce or any other eCommerce framework. The plugin is designed for simple, fast, and reliable Stripe payments in WordPress without the overhead of a full shop system. Benefits of a standalone payment plugin include: Lightweight and fast performance without unnecessary dependencies Simple setup with no products, carts, or checkout pages required Lower maintenance and fewer compatibility issues Better performance for landing pages, donations, and service payments Full focus on Stripe payments without eCommerce complexity This makes Easy Stripe Payments & Donations ideal for websites that need Stripe payments without running a full online store. External services This plugin relies on external services to check premium membership status and to securely process payments via Stripe. All external connections are necessary for the plugin to provide its full functionality, and users sensitive data is handled securely according to the respective service’s privacy policies. EcoSys365 API This plugin connects to the external EcoSys365 API service (https://api.ecosys365.com). The connection is required in order to check whether the current domain has a valid premium membership status. Data sent: the domain name of the WordPress installation (no user or visitor personal data). Purpose: to confirm whether the domain is marked as “premium”, so premium features can be enabled or disabled. Service provider: EcoSys 365 Solutions LLC Terms of Service: https://ecosys365.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://ecosys365.com/privacy Domain Registration Service This plugin also connects to the external domain registration service www.payments-and-donations.com. The connection is used when a site administrator registers their domain for premium membership activation. Data sent: the domain name of the WordPress installation (no personal data from users or visitors). Purpose: to register the current domain for premium membership. Service provider: Payments and Donations (https://www.payments-and-donations.com) Terms of Service: https://www.payments-and-donations.com/terms-conditions Privacy Policy: https://www.payments-and-donations.com/privacy-policy Stripe JS Library The plugin loads the official Stripe JavaScript library from https://js.stripe.com/v3. This is required to securely handle payment forms and communication with Stripe’s payment gateway. Data sent: the library may collect payment-related information entered by users during checkout (e.g., card details), which is sent directly to Stripe’s servers and not processed or stored by this plugin. Purpose: to enable secure payment processing via Stripe. Service provider: Stripe Terms of Service: https://stripe.com/legal Privacy Policy: https://stripe.com/privacy Stripe API (via PHP SDK) This plugin uses the official Stripe PHP SDK to communicate with the Stripe API (https://api.stripe.com). These requests are required to manage payments, subscriptions, and products in the WordPress Dashboard, as well as to enable Stripe Checkout for end users on the frontend. Data sent: payment-related details such as product information, subscription data, and customer details that are required for processing payments. Sensitive payment information (e.g., credit card numbers) is sent directly to Stripe and never stored by this plugin or on the WordPress site. Purpose: to process payments, create subscriptions, and manage related resources in Stripe. Service provider: Stripe Terms of Service: https://stripe.com/legal Privacy Policy: https://stripe.com/privacy Open Source & Development The development of this plugin takes place on GitHub. You can find the full source code here: https://github.com/EcoSys-365/easy-stripe-payments