Updated August 25th, 2026.Â
Innovative. Transparent. Socially responsible. Every company wants to be described that way, and the software you pick to run employee giving and volunteering decides whether the words hold up.
A workplace giving program only works if employees actually use it, and low participation is the norm. The wrong platform pushes it lower. This comparison covers a dozen CSR platforms across giving, volunteering, matching, and supplier ratings, with review scores, real pricing, and one honest trade-off each.
The short version, at a glance
If you already know what job you are hiring the software to do, start here and jump straight to that review.
- Best for dedicated and side-of-desk CSR teams: Uncommon Giving
- Best for values-led culture building: Selflessly
- Best virtual and skills-based volunteering: Chezuba
- Best low-fee corporate giving: Percent Pledge
- Best free volunteer management: POINT
- Best fast donation disbursement: Groundswell
- Best global enterprise CSR: Benevity
- Best supplier sustainability ratings: EcoVadis
What the comparison actually shows
- Full-suite giving and volunteering platforms (Selflessly, Uncommon Giving, Percent Pledge) fit HR teams that need giving, matching, and volunteering in one employee experience.
- Volunteer-first tools (Chezuba, POINT, OnHand, Goodera) handle coordination and hours tracking well, but none of them offer native donation matching or an employee giving wallet.
- If participation is your main metric, look at how each platform engages employees week to week. Campaigns, volunteer events, and an employee-owned giving vehicle drive the repeat use that lifts participation. Reporting depth is what shows you where the program stalls, so you can fix it.
- EcoVadis rates supplier sustainability rather than workplace giving. It earns a spot here only for teams evaluating supply chain ESG alongside employee programs.
- Compare prices at the same scope, not at each vendor’s cheapest tier. A headline entry price often buys giving without volunteering, and the tier that covers both can be two or three times the number on the pricing page.
- Check review depth and pricing transparency. Several strong tools have small review pools or gated pricing that requires a sales call before you can confirm fit.
Disclosure: Uncommon Giving publishes this article and is included as tool #6. All 12 tools were assessed against the same criteria, described below, and every one of them carries a watch-out, Uncommon Giving included.
On this page
- How we evaluated these tools
- Comparison table
- What is CSR software?
- What to look for
- What a CSR platform changes
- All 12 platforms, reviewed
- How to choose
- Frequently asked questions
How we evaluated these CSR software tools
We assess workplace giving and CSR platforms against the same set of fields and cross-check every score on verified G2 and Capterra profiles. Each tool was scored on:
G2 and Capterra ratings
Overall score, review volume, and verified profile links.
User reviews
Practitioner feedback from G2, Capterra, and third-party review sources.
Feature analysis
Core capabilities mapped to HR and CSR needs, including giving, matching, volunteering, and reporting.
Pricing transparency
Published tiers and entry points, or a clear “contact for pricing” where none is listed.
Two things worth knowing about this list
Every tool received the same fields, including at least one concrete strength and one honest watch-out. Uncommon Giving was held to that same standard, and its watch-out is a real one.
Ratings, review counts, and pricing were verified in July 2026 and reflect what the vendors published then. Each score sits with its full review below rather than in the comparison table, because a 4.9 from 18 reviews and a 4.9 from 185 reviews are not the same claim and a table column invites you to read them as if they were. Scores move and pricing pages change, so confirm the current numbers on each vendor’s profile before you build a shortlist around them.
CSR software comparison table
Twelve platforms with pricing normalized to the same scope, so the numbers are actually comparable. Review scores sit with each full review below.
| Tool | Type | Best for | Cost for giving + volunteering | Key differentiator |
| Selflessly | Full suite | Values-led mid-market HR teams | About $2 per employee per month, full suite | Dual-certified B Corp, all-in-one giving and volunteering |
| Chezuba | Volunteer-first | Virtual and skills-based volunteering | Volunteering only. No tier adds giving | Global virtual volunteering focus |
| Millie | Full suite | Gamified giving for teams of all sizes | Contact for pricing | Giving Madness gamified campaigns |
| POINT | Volunteer-first | Volunteer coordination on a budget | Volunteering only. No tier adds giving | Genuine free volunteer management tier |
| Groundswell | Full suite | Fast, low-fee donation disbursement | $12,500 per year (Philanthropist) | 24-hour electronic disbursement |
| Uncommon Giving | Full suite | Dedicated and side-of-desk CSR teams | $5,000 per year | Portable employee giving wallet (DAF) |
| OnHand | Volunteer-first | Volunteering plus sustainability tracking | Volunteering only. No tier adds giving | CO2e, plastic, and water impact tracking |
| Goodera | Volunteer-first | Enterprise managed volunteering | Volunteering only. No tier adds giving | Curated global volunteering inventory |
| Percent Pledge | Full suite | Low-fee corporate giving | Contact for pricing | Markets the lowest donation fees in the industry |
| EcoVadis | Supplier ratings | Supplier sustainability ratings | Supplier ratings only. Not applicable | Global supply chain ESG scorecards |
| Benevity | Enterprise suite | Global enterprise CSR | Contact for pricing | Enterprise-scale integrations |
| YourCause | Enterprise suite | Nonprofit-ecosystem enterprises | Contact for pricing | Deep nonprofit CRM integration |
Prices are for the tier that includes giving, matching, and volunteering together, not each vendor’s cheapest tier. Groundswell’s entry tier is $4,500 for giving without volunteering, and $12,500 is what the same scope costs there. The three volunteer-first tools publish no tier that adds giving or matching at any price. The other seven platforms publish no pricing at all.
What is CSR software?
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) software is the system a company uses to run employee giving, donation matching, volunteering, grantmaking, and impact reporting from one place. It removes the manual work of tracking donations, verifying volunteer hours, processing matches, and producing the data leadership needs for ESG and board reporting.
The category splits into a few tool types. Working out which type you need is the first filter, and it saves you from paying enterprise prices for a job a coordination tool could do.
Full-suite platforms
Giving and volunteering in a single employee experience, with matching and reporting attached. One login, one participation number.
Volunteer-management tools
Focused on coordinating events, recruiting participants, and logging hours. Strong at the operational job, quiet on donations.
Grantmaking platforms
Application intake, review and scoring, budgets, and payouts for community grant programs. Read our grants management overview for how that workflow runs.
Supplier-rating platforms
Sustainability scorecards for your supply chain rather than your workforce. A procurement tool that gets grouped into CSR searches.
What to look for in CSR software
Most buyers compare feature lists and miss the two or three things that actually decide whether a program works. Before you sit through a demo, get clear on these eight.
1. Donation and processing fees
Fees come straight out of the gift, so a point or two of difference compounds across a full program year.
2. Nonprofit database size and vetting
Employees participate more when the causes they already care about are searchable and verified.
3. HRIS, payroll, and SSO integrations
Payroll giving and single sign-on remove the friction that kills first-time participation.
4. The matching engine
Ask how matches are calculated and who verifies the math. When no one checks it independently, small errors pile up quietly, then surface as matches paid beyond policy limits or approved funds that never reached the nonprofit.
5. Disbursement speed and method
Ask how long donations take to reach the nonprofit and how they get there. Electronic disbursement moves funds out in days with a clean audit trail. Platforms still cutting paper checks can leave charities waiting weeks or months.
6. The employee giving vehicle
A one-off donation form and a portable giving wallet behave very differently over time. A vehicle employees own tends to build repeat giving habits.
7. Reporting depth
Confirm the platform produces auditable, framework-aligned data your finance and ESG teams can file and defend.
8. Time to launch
A 48-hour self-serve setup and a three-month enterprise rollout are different commitments, especially for a lean HR team.
What a CSR platform changes
A structured platform closes the participation gap that manual programs leave open. When employees can find vetted nonprofits, set up recurring giving, and trigger a match without paperwork, participation climbs. Companies that regularly engage employees in CSR see an average of 57 percent lower turnover, per 360MatchPro and Double the Donation data.
Reporting is the other half of the value. Real-time dashboards replace spreadsheet reconciliation and give CSR and finance teams auditable data for ESG disclosures. Program design matters too. Dual giving-and-volunteering programs average 11.7 percent employee engagement against 4.5 percent for giving alone, per Blackbaud industry data, so the platform you choose shapes how far participation can go.
All 12 CSR software platforms, reviewed
1. Selflessly: best for values-led mid-market HR teams
Rating: 4.8 on G2 from 47 reviews, verified July 2026.
Selflessly combines corporate giving, volunteering, donation matching, grant management, and group events in one platform. As a dual-certified B Corp and Domestic Benefit Corporation, it fits companies building a purpose-driven culture from the ground up.
Best for
Small to mid-market HR teams and B Corp-aligned companies launching giving and volunteering together.
Key features
Donation matching, volunteer event coordination, grant management, collective impact visibility.
| What we like | What to consider |
| Reviewers repeatedly call out ease of use and support. One verified user rolled it out to more than 300 team members and described the process as painless (via SoftwareWorld). | Not every local and regional charity appears in the nonprofit database, and implementation averages about one month. |
Pricing
Contact for pricing. Third-party sources cite roughly $2 per employee per month for smaller organizations.
2. Chezuba: best for virtual and skills-based volunteering
Rating: 4.9 on G2 from 37 reviews, verified July 2026.
Chezuba specializes in virtual and skills-based volunteer programs for distributed teams, with custom-branded CSR portals and Dollars for Doers grant management, which converts employee volunteer hours into grants for the nonprofits where they serve. Its transparent per-user pricing is rare in this category.
Best for
Companies with remote or global teams that prioritize virtual volunteering.
Key features
Virtual volunteering, skills-based matching, branded portals, Dollars for Doers grants.
| What we like | What to consider |
| A verified G2 reviewer said they would recommend Chezuba to anyone shopping for a CSR platform. Entry-level per-user pricing lowers the barrier for smaller teams. | The 37-review pool is modest, and the focus is volunteering rather than full giving and matching. |
Pricing
Pro from $1 per user per month, Business from $2 per user per month. Enterprise is contact for pricing.
3. Millie: best for gamified giving and campaigns
Rating: 4.7 on G2 from 169 reviews, verified July 2026.
Millie combines giving, matching, volunteering, campaigns, and grantmaking with a gamified layer most competitors lack. Giving Madness, its bracket-style tournament, lets employees vote on where corporate donations go, and a Slack app keeps the program visible where distributed teams already work.
Best for
Companies of any size that want a budget-friendly program built around campaigns and employee engagement.
Key features
Donation matching, volunteer management, gamified Giving Madness campaigns, ERG and group tools, Slack integration, grantmaking.
| What we like | What to consider |
| Reviewers consistently point to the ease of use and intuitive interface. One Capterra reviewer credited the platform with making community impact easy to track across company grants, individual donations, and volunteer hours. | Pricing runs on custom quotes rather than published tiers, so confirming fit takes a sales conversation, and donations route through DAF partners that carry a 1.5 percent processing fee. |
Pricing
Contact for pricing. Quotes are customized by employee count and program scope.
4. POINT: best for volunteer coordination on a budget
Rating: 4.8 on Capterra from 49 reviews, verified July 2026.
POINT is a mobile-first volunteer management tool with a free tier that covers real functionality, adopted by more than 1,000 organizations. It pairs a mobile app with website integration for coordinating events and communicating with volunteers.
Best for
Nonprofits and companies running community volunteer programs on limited budgets.
Key features
Free volunteer management tier, mobile app, unlimited contacts and events, event scheduling.
| What we like | What to consider |
| A Program Director on Capterra credited the app with cutting down sharply on back-and-forth recruitment emails. | Corporate giving and matching are not native, and some long-term users say the free tier has narrowed over time. |
Pricing
POINT Core is free. POINT Pro is $99 per month.
5. Groundswell: best for fast donation disbursement
Rating: 4.9 on G2 from 97 reviews, verified July 2026.
Groundswell runs giving, matching, volunteering, grants, and employee assistance funds on a personal giving account model, and it moves money faster than almost anyone in the category. The platform reports that 90 percent of donations and matches reach nonprofits within 24 hours by electronic funds transfer.
Best for
Companies from 50 to 50,000 employees that want modern giving with fast, low-fee disbursement.
Key features
Personal employee giving accounts, instant matching, 24-hour electronic disbursement, 1 percent distribution fee, volunteer management, mobile app, employee assistance funds.
| What we like | What to consider |
| Reviewers describe the platform as unusually easy to run. One partner-level user reported adoption above 70 percent of associates after expanding matching and gifting programs. | G2 data puts average implementation at around two months, and the entry tier covers giving only, so volunteering requires stepping up to the mid tier. |
Pricing
Benefactor from $4,500 per year. Philanthropist from $12,500 per year with volunteering. Enterprise tier is contact for pricing.
6. Uncommon Giving: best for dedicated and side-of-desk CSR teams
Rating: 4.9 on Capterra from 18 reviews, with Best Ease of Use and Best Value badges, verified July 2026.
Uncommon Giving runs giving, matching, volunteering, and campaigns in one platform that goes live in 48 hours. It is built to work the same way whether CSR is someone’s whole job or the thing they pick up between other priorities, which is what most programs actually look like. Its structural differentiator is the portable employee giving wallet: a donor-advised fund (DAF) each employee funds, takes an immediate tax benefit on, and keeps even after changing jobs. Most platforms route a donation and close the loop. This one leaves the employee holding an account, which is what turns a one-time gift into a habit.
Best for
Dedicated CSR teams and the side-of-desk owner alike, at any company size. Self-serve setup, no implementation project, no setup fees.
Key features
- Portable employee DAF that moves with the employee
- CLMA-certified match processing
- 95 percent of donations disbursed electronically
- 1.8M+ vetted nonprofits, verified against IRS records
- Payroll giving and Dollars for Doers
- Volunteering and campaigns with Slack notifications
- Crypto and stock giving via DonateStock
- Runs with a dedicated CSR team or without one
Time to launch
48 hours for the standard giving, matching, and volunteering configuration. Roughly two weeks when payroll and HRIS integration are in scope.
| What we like | What to consider |
| A CTO on Capterra said employees loved the giving wallet, found volunteer sign-ups easy, and saw the low cost help drive participation. | At 18 reviews, the pool is smaller than several competitors, and one reviewer flagged limited historical analytics in the current dashboard. International giving is supported, but donations settle in USD, so a workforce spread across many currencies is worth a scoping conversation before you commit. |
Pricing
From $5,000 per year as a flat program fee. No setup fees. Book a demo for a quote scoped to your headcount and program.
7. OnHand: best for volunteering plus sustainability tracking
Rating: 4.5 on G2 from 172 reviews, verified July 2026.
OnHand pairs employee volunteering with built-in sustainability tracking, measuring CO2e, plastic, water reductions, and trees planted alongside volunteer hours. Hero points and leaderboards drive participation. Its 172-review pool is the largest among the volunteering-focused tools here, and it was named G2’s 2024 Global CSR Leader.
Best for
UK and European companies that want volunteering with sustainability reporting and B Corp credentials.
Key features
Volunteer opportunities, CO2e and impact tracking, gamification, ESG reporting, multi-language support.
| What we like | What to consider |
| Reviewers find it effective for engaging employees in social and environmental impact, with a wide variety of mission types. | There is no native donation matching or employee DAF, the context skews UK and European, and reviewers cite roughly one-month setup. |
Pricing
Starting at $5 per month. Enterprise custom pricing available.
8. Goodera: best for enterprise managed volunteering
Rating: 4.4 on G2 from 19 reviews, verified July 2026.
Goodera delivers managed, large-scale corporate volunteering with a curated inventory of global experiences, handling registration, communication, metrics, and reporting end to end. It fits enterprises that want a vendor-managed approach over self-service.
Best for
Companies with 1,000+ employees running managed global volunteer programs.
Key features
Curated global volunteering inventory, employee communication, metrics and reporting, enterprise scale.
| What we like | What to consider |
| An enterprise administrator on G2 noted that running these activities visibly shifted how employees thought about the needs around them. | The review pool is thin, some reviewers find search hard to navigate, and self-service configuration is limited next to peers. A Capterra profile exists with no reviews on it. |
Pricing
Contact for pricing. Quotes are scoped to headcount and the managed volunteering calendar.
9. Percent Pledge: best for low-fee corporate giving
Rating: 4.8 on Capterra from 50 reviews and 4.5 on G2 from 59 reviews, verified July 2026.
Percent Pledge is a modern giving and volunteering platform built around the lowest donation fees in the industry and a Passion Assessment that aligns employee giving to company values. It suits companies sensitive to fee costs.
Best for
Mid-market companies that prioritize low donation fees and values alignment.
Key features
Low-fee donations, 2M+ vetted charities, real-time admin dashboard, Cause Portfolios, HRIS integrations.
| What we like | What to consider |
| A Data Engineer on Capterra praised both the ease of giving and the transparency of the donation tracking. Edelman Financial Engines saw a participation increase above 50 percent in under three months. | Reviewers say analytics can be limited for granular donation history, and there is no dedicated mobile app, only a mobile-optimized browser experience. |
Pricing
Contact for pricing. The platform markets the lowest fees in the industry.
10. EcoVadis: best for supplier sustainability ratings
Rating: 4.2 on G2 from 93 reviews, verified July 2026.
EcoVadis rates and monitors supplier sustainability across environmental, social, and ethical dimensions, and it is the global standard for supply chain ESG scorecards, trusted by 100,000+ businesses. It serves supplier ratings rather than employee giving or volunteering, so it belongs here only for teams evaluating supply chain ESG alongside their employee programs.
Best for
Procurement and sustainability teams rating supplier performance.
Key features
Evidence-based supplier scorecards, benchmarks, carbon action tools, 18 integrations, 13-language platform.
| What we like | What to consider |
| Reviewers value the clear structure and interface, which make supplier assessments and benchmarking straightforward. | This is a procurement-side rating system built for sourcing teams rather than HR. It carries a high price point, and some reviewers find the assessment process frustrating. |
Pricing
Contact for pricing. Independent sources cite roughly €18,000 for a three-year assessment for larger companies.
11. Benevity: best for global enterprise CSR
Rating: 4.7 on G2 from 185 reviews, verified July 2026.
Benevity is the dominant enterprise workplace giving platform, built for Fortune 500 organizations with dedicated CSR teams. Its nonprofit database and reporting tools are designed for complex, global compliance and ESG requirements, and its 185-review pool is among the largest in the category.
Best for
Large enterprises with global employee populations and dedicated CSR staff.
Key features
Enterprise giving and matching, volunteering, grant management, deep HR platform integrations.
| What we like | What to consider |
| Reviewers cite strong reporting depth and a mature feature set suited to complex, multi-country programs. | Implementation typically runs into months and requires professional services, and contracts are scoped for large budgets, which puts it out of reach for many mid-market teams. |
Pricing
Contact for pricing. Enterprise contracts typically reach five or six figures annually.
12. YourCause: best for nonprofit-ecosystem enterprises
Rating: 4.3 on G2 from 90+ reviews, verified July 2026.
YourCause offers enterprise workplace giving with deep ties to a broader nonprofit CRM ecosystem, making it a natural extension for organizations already using that infrastructure on the nonprofit side.
Best for
Enterprises that want a single vendor across corporate giving and nonprofit CRM.
Key features
Enterprise giving and volunteering, compliance-grade reporting, nonprofit ecosystem integration.
| What we like | What to consider |
| Reviewers value the integration breadth and the compliance-oriented reporting that ties into the broader data infrastructure. | The platform is built around compliance and reporting more than the employee-first experience, and onboarding runs long for lean HR teams. |
Pricing
Contact for pricing. Scoped for enterprise deployments.
How to choose the right CSR tool
Start with the job you need done. If employee participation is the metric that matters, prioritize platforms with native donation matching, low donation fees, and an employee-owned giving vehicle. If your program is volunteer-first, a coordination tool may cover it, though it helps to confirm whether you will later need matching.
Choose a full-suite platform
When you need giving, matching, and volunteering in one employee experience, with a single participation number to report.
Choose a volunteer-first tool
When coordination and hours tracking are the core need and matching is not yet required. Confirm the upgrade path before you sign.
Choose an enterprise platform
When you have a global workforce, complex compliance needs, a dedicated CSR team, and the budget and timeline for professional services.
Add a supplier-rating tool
Only when supplier sustainability ratings sit alongside your employee program. This is a procurement purchase, not an HR one.
Weigh implementation time and pricing transparency too. A 48-hour self-serve launch asks far less of a lean HR team than a three-month enterprise rollout. And if matching is central to your program, ask each vendor how calculations are verified, since that is what produces the auditable records finance teams need at year-end.
Frequently asked questions about CSR software
What does CSR software cost?
Pricing ranges widely, and the published entry price is often not the price of the program you actually want. Compare tiers that cover the same scope. For giving, matching, and volunteering together, Uncommon Giving is $5,000 per year and Groundswell is $12,500 per year at its Philanthropist tier, while its $4,500 entry tier is giving without volunteering. Volunteer-first tools like POINT and Chezuba start free or around $1 to $2 per user per month but publish no tier that adds giving at all. Enterprise contracts require a sales conversation and typically reach five or six figures. The figure that matters more than the license, though, is the donation fee, because that comes out of every gift for as long as the program runs.
What is the difference between CSR software and ESG software?
CSR software runs employee-facing programs (giving, volunteering, matching, and grantmaking) and reports on participation and community impact. ESG software focuses on measuring and disclosing environmental, social, and governance performance for compliance, often including supply chain scoring like EcoVadis. The two overlap on reporting, and some platforms cover both, but the primary job is different.
What is a matching gift program?
A matching gift program is where a company matches an employee’s donation to an eligible nonprofit at a set ratio, commonly 1:1, though some go higher. Automated matching removes the paperwork that usually stops employees from claiming it. Our donation matching program guide covers ratios, caps, and policy design in more detail.
Do I need giving and volunteering, or just one?
Dual programs average 11.7 percent employee engagement versus 4.5 percent for giving alone, so combining both generally lifts participation. If you start with one, pick a platform that can add the other later.
How long does implementation take?
Enterprise platforms often take three to six months and require professional services. Self-serve platforms like Uncommon Giving average a 48-hour launch with no setup fees, and about two weeks when payroll and HRIS integration are in scope.
What is a donor-advised fund in a workplace context?
A donor-advised fund (DAF) is a personal charitable account the employee funds, takes a tax benefit on, and then directs to vetted nonprofits over time. Contributions are irrevocable, so once deposited, the funds must go to a qualifying nonprofit. When the account is portable, the employee keeps it across jobs, which supports a long-term giving habit. Read more about giving accounts.
Who should own CSR software inside the company?
In most mid-market companies it sits with HR or People Ops, because participation is an engagement metric and the payroll and HRIS integrations run through that team. Finance owns the disbursement and audit trail. At enterprise scale a dedicated CSR or social impact function usually owns it outright, which is part of why enterprise platforms assume staffing that smaller teams do not have.
See what a unified giving and volunteering program looks like
Most companies can have a working program running inside 48 hours, with no setup fees and no implementation project, whether CSR is a dedicated role or one of several hats. Uncommon Giving pairs a portable employee giving wallet with CLMA-certified matching and a 1.8M+ vetted nonprofit database, which takes the manual tracking off your team so more of the effort goes into getting employees to take part.
Twelve platforms is a long shortlist. Tell us your headcount, your budget, and whether matching is in scope, and we will tell you honestly whether Uncommon Giving is the right fit and which of the other eleven to look at if it is not. Request a demo.
Related articles
- Employee and workplace giving: blueprint for modern companies. How to design a giving program employees actually use, from policy to launch.
- Donation matching for companies: complete program guide. Ratios, caps, eligibility, and the verification step most programs skip.
- Corporate volunteerism: a quick-start guide to success. Getting a volunteering program off the ground without a dedicated CSR team.
- How to design a thoughtful CSR strategy for your business. The strategy work that should happen before you shortlist any software.
