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Benevity vs YourCause vs Uncommon Giving comparison chart of pricing, fees, launch time, and features

Benevity vs YourCause: and the third option for teams under 10,000

Benevity and YourCause are enterprise workplace giving platforms. Both handle employee donations, matching, volunteering, and grants for very large organizations, and both do it well at that scale. Companies with fewer than 10,000 employees often find that the pricing, the implementation timeline, and the admin model were designed for a bigger buyer. That is the gap Uncommon Giving was built for, and this page compares all three so you can decide before sitting through three demos.

How we compared them: the same seven criteria for each platform: architecture and day-to-day ease of use, core features across giving, matching, volunteering, and grants, pricing and total cost of ownership, time from contract to first donation, admin and employee experience, participation outcomes, and the size of organization each one was designed for. Review scores come from G2 and Capterra. Fee figures come from the platforms' own published documentation, including Benevity's fee schedule dated May 1, 2026. Everything on this page was checked in September 2026.

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Three platforms, three different buyers

None of these is the wrong choice. Each was designed for a specific kind of organization, and the fastest way to a decision is to find your own column.

Choose Benevity when…

The largest and most reviewed platform in the category

  • You have 10,000 or more employees across many countries
  • Multi-country compliance and payment processing in 200+ countries is a requirement
  • A dedicated CSR team administers the program as a full-time job
  • You have the budget and the calendar for an implementation measured in months

Fair to say: for a Fortune 500 program, Benevity is the platform most teams evaluate first, and its 98% client renewal figure suggests those teams stay.

Choose YourCause when…

Blackbaud's corporate giving arm

  • You already run Blackbaud's fundraising CRM or financial tools and want one vendor
  • Your workforce needs donations in 170+ currencies
  • Enterprise HR integration through Microsoft Viva or SAP SuccessFactors is required
  • You can staff an administrator across three connected products

Fair to say: if you are already in the Blackbaud ecosystem, YourCause adds workplace giving without adding a vendor. Our full YourCause comparison goes deeper.

Choose Uncommon Giving when…

Built for companies with 100 to 10,000 employees

  • You want giving, matching, volunteering, and grants live in days, not months
  • You want a published, flat price and no professional services contract
  • Nobody on the team can run a giving program as their full-time job
  • You want every employee to own a portable giving account they keep across jobs

Fair to say: if you need 170 currencies or a Workday-scale integration library, the enterprise platforms are ahead. Uncommon Giving wins on cost, speed, and the employee's own account.

Benevity vs YourCause vs Uncommon Giving: side by side

The biggest differences show up in three places: what you pay and how you find out, how long launch takes, and whether the employee ends up with a giving account they own.

Category Benevity YourCause (Blackbaud) Uncommon Giving
Designed for Large enterprises, 10,000+ employees, global workforces, dedicated CSR teams Enterprises already in the Blackbaud ecosystem with multi-currency needs Companies with 100 to 10,000 employees building or replacing a giving program
Annual starting price Custom quote. Platform pricing is not published Custom quote. Platform pricing is not published $5,000 per year for employee giving and volunteering, a flat program fee. Grants sold separately from $2,400 per year
Published
Implementation fee Quoted with the platform; professional services engagement is typical Quoted with the platform; professional services engagement is typical Starts at $0. No professional services engagement required
$0 setup
Fees on donations Published fee schedule: 2.99% cause support fee on each donation (capped at $500) plus 2.95% card processing on US card gifts, deducted from the donation Not published. Quoted by proposal Flat annual program fee. No per-donation platform fee on employee giving, and 0% of grant dollars disbursed through the grants module
Time to launch Measured in months. G2 Ease of Setup score 8.8 across 33 responses Varies with configuration and IT involvement, measured in months. G2 Ease of Setup score 6.5 across 29 responses As quick as 48 hours with self-serve configuration and no IT dependency
48-hour launch
Third-party rating 4.7 out of 5 on G2 across 185 reviews, the highest review volume in the category 4.2 out of 5 on G2 across 47 reviews 4.9 out of 5 on Capterra across 18 reviews
Platform architecture One platform covering giving, volunteering, grants, and impact reporting. Reviewers describe the admin side as powerful but complex Three connected products (CSRconnect, GrantsConnect, NPOconnect) with separate logins One login and one dashboard for giving, matching, volunteering, campaigns, grants, and reporting
One login
Employee giving account The giving relationship is anchored to the employer and ends with employment The giving relationship is anchored to the employer and ends with employment Every employee gets a donor-advised fund backed giving account with no minimum balance. It is portable: the employee keeps it, along with their giving history and balance, when they change jobs
Only one of the three
Donation matching Yes. Certified match processing with configurable rules Yes. Configurable matching across programs Yes. CLMA certified matching with configurable ratios, caps, and eligibility rules, and a full audit trail
Payroll giving Yes Yes, alongside credit card, Apple Pay, and offline giving Yes. Recurring payroll deductions, one-time and recurring card gifts, automatic year-end tax receipts
Volunteering Yes. Reviewers note fewer volunteering options outside the US Yes. Group events, skills-based projects, and incentives Yes. Events with multi-shift sign-up, attendance tracking, hour approval, and a Dollars for Doers volunteer grant program
Grants management Yes, in the same platform Yes, in GrantsConnect, a separate product with its own login and implementation Yes. Applications, multi-evaluator scoring, budgets, and grantee reporting, from $2,400 per year with 0% of grant dollars disbursed taken as a fee
Nonprofit database 2.5M nonprofits continuously validated, per Benevity's published figures
Benevity strength		 Not published. Blackbaud Verified Network 1.8M+ vetted nonprofits, searchable by name, cause, or location
Global and multi-currency Payment processing in 200+ countries
Benevity strength		 Donations in 170+ currencies
YourCause strength		 International giving and grantmaking through the UK Online Giving Foundation rail; platform in English, French, and Spanish; payroll deduction US only
Mobile experience Mobile app available No dedicated employee mobile app described; mobile-responsive web Full iOS and Android app for giving, volunteering, campaigns, and impact tracking
Reporting Impact reporting and customized reports. Reviewers praise the ability to slice and dice Impact Edge AI-powered dashboards across CSRconnect and GrantsConnect Real-time CSR and ESG dashboards, one-click CSV export, no separate charge for custom reports or program reviews
Integrations Broad enterprise library including Workday and Salesforce
Benevity strength		 Microsoft Viva, SAP SuccessFactors, various HRIS
YourCause strength		 Slack, SSO (SAML 2.0), payroll (Paychex, Paylocity, Paycor, ADP, UKG), HRIS sync. Fewer enterprise HR connectors than either

Benevity and YourCause figures reflect each company's published product pages and G2 listings as of September 2026. Benevity fee percentages are quoted from the Benevity Foundations Fees Schedule dated May 1, 2026. Where a figure is not published, the table says so rather than estimating.

Each platform, on its own terms

What each one does well, where the trade-offs are, and who it was actually designed for.

Benevity: the enterprise standard

Benevity is the largest and most reviewed platform in the category. By its own published figures it has processed more than $16.6 billion in donations, continuously validates 2.5 million nonprofits, processes payments in more than 200 countries, and renews 98% of its clients. For a Fortune 500 CSR team, it is usually the first platform on the shortlist.

Best for: large enterprises with 10,000 or more employees, global workforces, a dedicated CSR team, and the budget and timeline for a multi-month implementation.

Pricing: custom quote. Donation-side fees are published in Benevity's fee schedule.

Where it is strong

  • Giving, volunteering, grants, employee resource groups, and impact reporting in one platform
  • Global nonprofit coverage and compliance depth that multinational companies need
  • 4.7 out of 5 on G2 across 185 reviews, and a G2 Ease of Setup score of 8.8
  • Enterprise integration library including Workday and Salesforce

Where the trade-offs are

  • Platform subscription pricing is not published; the fee schedule deducts a 2.99% cause support fee and 2.95% card processing on US card donations before funds reach the nonprofit
  • Implementation is measured in months and usually involves a professional services engagement
  • G2 reviewers describe administrative functions as time-consuming, with multiple steps for simple tasks, and note limited volunteering options outside the US
  • No portable giving account: the employee's giving relationship ends with employment

YourCause: the Blackbaud ecosystem play

YourCause is the corporate giving arm of Blackbaud. If your organization already runs Blackbaud's fundraising CRM or financial management tools, YourCause adds workplace giving without adding a vendor. It is delivered as three connected products: CSRconnect for employee giving and volunteering, GrantsConnect for grantmaking, and NPOconnect for the nonprofit side.

Best for: organizations already in the Blackbaud ecosystem that need donations in 170+ currencies and enterprise HR integration.

Pricing: enterprise pricing, custom quotes only.

Where it is strong

  • Blackbaud ecosystem integration reduces vendor sprawl if you already use their tools
  • Deep global reach: donations in 170+ currencies with extensive multi-language support
  • Impact Edge AI-powered dashboards across the product set
  • Microsoft Viva and SAP SuccessFactors integrations; 4.2 out of 5 on G2 across 47 reviews

Where the trade-offs are

  • Three separate products with separate logins, which G2 reviewers describe as complex to administer
  • Enterprise pricing with no published rates, and a G2 Ease of Setup score of 6.5, the lowest of the three
  • Launch timelines vary with configuration and IT involvement and are measured in months
  • Employees do not hold a personal giving account they own or take with them when they leave

Uncommon Giving: built for the companies the other two were not

We built Uncommon Giving for teams between 100 and 10,000 employees that want giving, matching, volunteering, and grants running without a professional services engagement or a six-figure budget. One login, one dashboard, a published price, and a giving account every employee owns.

Best for: companies building their first structured giving program, or replacing an enterprise platform that is oversized for their needs.

Pricing: $5,000 per year for employee giving and volunteering. Grants management sold separately from $2,400 per year. Implementation starts at $0.

Where it is strong

  • The portable donor-advised fund giving account is the biggest structural difference on this page. Employees own it, fund it through payroll or one-time gifts, and keep it across jobs
  • Live in as quick as 48 hours with no setup fees and no professional services engagement
  • Published pricing well below either enterprise option, with no separate charges for custom reports or program reviews
  • CLMA certified matching with a full audit trail, 1.8M+ vetted nonprofits, Slack campaigns, Dollars for Doers, and a full mobile app

Where the trade-offs are

  • Fewer enterprise HR integrations than Benevity or YourCause
  • Smaller review volume: 4.9 out of 5 on Capterra, but across 18 reviews
  • Multi-currency breadth is narrower than YourCause's 170+ currencies, and payroll deduction is US only
  • Not designed for a 50,000-employee multinational program, and does not claim to be

Four differences that change the decision

Feature lists converge. These four are structural, and they are where the three platforms actually part ways.

Total cost of ownership, not the sticker price

Neither Benevity nor YourCause publishes platform pricing, so the first number you see is the one in the proposal. The costs that matter sit around it: implementation fees, professional services hours, per-request charges for reports and reviews, and fees deducted from the donations themselves.

Benevity is the only one of the two that publishes its donation-side fees, which is to its credit. The figures below are from its fee schedule dated May 1, 2026. Uncommon Giving is a flat annual program fee with no implementation fee and no separate charge for reporting, and the grants module takes 0% of grant dollars disbursed.

  • $5,000 per year for employee giving and volunteering, published
  • Grants sold separately from $2,400 per year, 0% of grant dollars disbursed
  • Implementation starts at $0, no professional services engagement
  • Benevity pricing explained in detail

Benevity's published donation fees

Cause support fee, each donation2.99%, capped at $500
Card processing, US card donations2.95%
Foreign exchange markup1.50%
Manual check to a nonprofit without electronic paymentHigher of $35 or 8%, max $125
Source: Benevity Foundations Fees Schedule, last updated May 1, 2026. Fees are deducted from the donation before it reaches the nonprofit. YourCause does not publish an equivalent schedule.

Who owns the giving account when the employee leaves

On Benevity and YourCause, the giving relationship belongs to the employer. The employee selects a nonprofit, the donation routes through the company's program, and when employment ends, so does the relationship. There is no account to take along.

Uncommon Giving gives every employee a personal donor-advised fund (DAF) backed giving account. They fund it through payroll or one-time gifts, the company match lands in it, and they decide which nonprofits receive grants and when. Contributions are irrevocable and committed to charity. The account is portable: when the employee changes jobs, the account, the balance, and the giving history go with them. It is the only platform in this comparison that offers one.

  • No minimum balance, automatic year-end tax receipts
  • Payroll, one-time, and recurring funding, plus the employer match
  • Employee chooses the nonprofit and the timing of every grant
  • Portable across jobs, with history and balance intact

Launch in days, or in a fiscal quarter

Both enterprise platforms assume a professional services engagement, IT involvement, and a timeline measured in months. On G2, Benevity's Ease of Setup score is 8.8 and YourCause's is 6.5. That is fine for a 40,000-person multinational where the launch is itself a project with a project manager.

For a 600-person company, the calendar is the cost. Uncommon Giving configures in a self-serve admin dashboard: matching rules, volunteer settings, campaigns, SSO, and payroll connection. Most programs are live in as quick as 48 hours, and there is no IT dependency and no setup fee.

  • Self-serve configuration, no professional services contract
  • Nonprofit list and giving history imported so you are not starting empty
  • SSO and payroll connection included in launch
  • Twice-monthly disbursement to nonprofits from day one

One login, or a platform someone has to own

YourCause is three connected products with separate logins. Benevity is one platform, but G2 reviewers describe administrative functions that take multiple steps to complete simple tasks. Both assume an administrator who owns the program as a meaningful part of their role. Without that person, configuration and reporting fall behind, and participation follows.

Uncommon Giving puts giving, matching, volunteering, campaigns, grants, and reporting behind one login and one dashboard. An HR generalist can run it alongside everything else on their plate, and employees participate from a phone.

  • One dashboard for the admin, one app for the employee
  • Self-serve campaign builder with Slack notifications and live leaderboards
  • Matching with a full audit trail, no separate approval product
  • Grants management in the same platform

What the enterprise platforms still do better

This page would not be credible without this block. If your program spans dozens of countries, Benevity's payment processing in 200+ countries and YourCause's 170+ currencies are real advantages that Uncommon Giving does not match today. Uncommon Giving handles international giving and grantmaking through the UK Online Giving Foundation rail, with the platform in English, French, and Spanish, and payroll deduction is US only.

The same is true of integration libraries. Workday, Salesforce, Microsoft Viva, and SAP SuccessFactors connectors exist on the enterprise side because enterprise buyers demanded them. Uncommon Giving covers Slack, SSO, the major US payroll providers, and HRIS sync, which is what a company under 10,000 employees usually runs.

  • If you need 170 currencies, shortlist YourCause
  • If you need 200 countries and Workday, shortlist Benevity
  • If you need giving live this month at a published price, talk to us
  • More Benevity alternatives compared

How a program goes live on Uncommon Giving

Whether you are launching your first structured program or moving off an enterprise platform, the path is the same and it is short.

Discovery call

Bring your employee count, your matching policy, and your giving budget. We map what you run today, including anything on an existing platform, to how it works on Uncommon Giving. About thirty minutes.

Configure and import

Matching ratios, caps, and eligibility, volunteer settings, SSO, and payroll connection are set from the admin dashboard. We import your nonprofit list and giving history. No IT project, no setup fee.

Launch and engage

Employees get their own giving account, the mobile app, and your first campaign. Most programs are live in as quick as 48 hours, and grants can be added in the same platform whenever you are ready.

Why companies choose Uncommon Giving

★★★★★
"Uncommon Giving makes corporate giving a breeze. The platform is very straightforward and user-friendly. Our org donates a LOT more now that we have Uncommon Giving to help us out."
Emily B. Employee Engagement Manager, Capterra review
★★★★★
"With Uncommon Giving, we completely transformed our previously labor-intensive volunteering program. Employees now have complete visibility into their impact."
CSR Leader Vibe Credit Union
★★★★★
"We rolled out Uncommon Giving to our entire company, and I love how easy it is to empower generosity. In just a couple of clicks, you are off and giving!"
Sean G. VP of Sales

Frequently asked questions: Benevity vs YourCause

What is the difference between Benevity and YourCause?
Both are enterprise workplace giving platforms covering employee donations, matching, volunteering, and grants. Benevity is the larger and more reviewed of the two (4.7 out of 5 on G2 across 185 reviews), delivers everything in one platform, and publishes its donation-side fee schedule. YourCause is Blackbaud's corporate giving arm (4.2 out of 5 on G2 across 47 reviews), delivered as three connected products, and is the natural choice for organizations already running Blackbaud's fundraising or financial tools. Neither publishes platform pricing, and both assume a dedicated administrator and an implementation measured in months. Companies under 10,000 employees often find both oversized, which is where Uncommon Giving fits.
Can a company without a dedicated CSR team realistically run Benevity or YourCause?
Both platforms assume an administrator who owns the program as a meaningful part of their role. G2 reviewers on the Benevity side describe administrative functions that take multiple steps for simple tasks, and YourCause reviewers describe the backend as technical enough to need a Blackbaud success manager. Without that owner, configuration and reporting tend to fall behind. Uncommon Giving was designed so an HR generalist can run the program alongside everything else, from one dashboard, with employees participating from a phone.
How do I compare total cost of ownership beyond the listed price?
Start with the fact that neither Benevity nor YourCause publishes platform pricing, so the proposal is your first number. Then add implementation fees, professional services hours, and any per-request charges for reports or reviews. On the donation side, Benevity's fee schedule dated May 1, 2026 deducts a 2.99% cause support fee (capped at $500 per donation) plus 2.95% card processing on US card gifts before funds reach the nonprofit. YourCause does not publish an equivalent schedule. Uncommon Giving is a flat $5,000 per year for employee giving and volunteering, grants from $2,400 per year with 0% of grant dollars disbursed taken as a fee, implementation from $0, and no separate charge for reports or program reviews.
Do employees keep their giving account when they change jobs?
On Benevity and YourCause, the giving relationship is anchored to the employer and ends with employment. On Uncommon Giving, every employee has a personal donor-advised fund backed giving account that is portable: when they leave, the account stays with them, along with their giving history and any remaining balance. It is the only platform in this comparison that offers one.
Which is easier to set up, Benevity or YourCause?
Neither is quick. On G2, Benevity's Ease of Setup score is 8.8 across 33 responses and YourCause's is 6.5 across 29, so Benevity rates as the smoother of the two, but both are enterprise implementations measured in months and both typically involve a professional services engagement and IT involvement. Uncommon Giving launches in as quick as 48 hours with self-serve configuration and no IT dependency.
What is a donor-advised fund, and why does it matter when choosing workplace giving software?
A donor-advised fund (DAF) is a personal charitable account the employee owns, funds through payroll or one-time gifts, and directs to qualifying nonprofits. Contributions are irrevocable and committed to charity, but the employee chooses which nonprofits receive grants and when. The reason it matters in a platform decision is portability. With a standard corporate giving account, the donation routes through the employer and the relationship ends when the employee leaves. With Uncommon Giving's DAF giving account, the account travels with the employee across jobs, which is what turns a one-time November ask into a habit.
Does Uncommon Giving handle grants management like Benevity and YourCause?
Yes, and in the same platform rather than a separate product. Uncommon Giving Grants covers online applications, eligibility rules, multi-evaluator scoring on the same application, budget tracking across cycles, and grantee reporting. It is sold separately from employee giving and volunteering, starting at $2,400 per year, and Uncommon Giving takes 0% of the grant dollars disbursed. YourCause delivers grants through GrantsConnect, a separate product with its own login and implementation. Benevity includes grants in its platform at custom pricing. See how grants management works on Uncommon Giving.
Is Uncommon Giving a good Benevity alternative for a global company?
It depends on how global. Uncommon Giving supports international giving and grantmaking through the UK Online Giving Foundation rail, and the platform runs in English, French, and Spanish, but payroll deduction is US only and multi-currency breadth is narrower than YourCause's 170+ currencies or Benevity's 200+ countries. If your program is primarily US-based with some international giving, Uncommon Giving fits. If your program spans dozens of countries with local payroll giving in each, the enterprise platforms are still ahead, and this page says so.

If the enterprise platforms feel oversized, we built this for you

Bring your employee count, your matching policy, and your giving budget. We will show you giving, matching, volunteering, and grants running on one platform, what it costs, and how fast it can be live. About thirty minutes.

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