The 10 Best Donate Apps for Shopify

The top 10 apps merchants see when they search the Shopify App Store for donate, in the exact order the store ranks them. Only Shopify's organic ranking is shown, never sponsored ads.

Updated October 10, 2026 · Organic ranking

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A donation on Shopify is an ordinary product with two switches flipped. There is no donation object, no tipping setting and no round-up feature anywhere in the platform: what exists is a variant marked as not taxable and not requiring shipping, exactly as you would configure a digital download. Shopify does at least acknowledge the use case in its checkout components, where the money input names donation fields among its purposes, but that is a way to collect a number rather than a way to handle a gift.

The part nothing documents is the part that matters most. Shopify's payouts move money to your own bank account and model nothing about forwarding it to somebody else, so how a donation actually reaches a charity is entirely outside the platform. Every app in this category answers that question differently, and several do not answer it plainly at all.

1

DonateMate

★ 4.3 (35 reviews) · Free plan available

Accept custom donation amounts throughout your store
2

CharityChoice Donations

★ 5.0 (7 reviews) · Free

Custom donation and fundraiser platform. Store & Customer
Built for Shopify
3

Donate Bee ‑ Easy Donations

★ 4.9 (19 reviews) · Free plan available

Accept donations, track progress, add landing pages, and more
4

GoodAPI: Donations and Trees

★ 5.0 (226 reviews) · Free to install

Plant trees, Remove plastic, Donate to 1.3 million non-profits
Built for Shopify
5

Zestard ‑ Easy Donation

★ 4.6 (124 reviews) · Free trial available

Turn Sales into Impact with Effortless Donation & Charity!
Built for Shopify
6

Virtue Charity Donations

★ 4.9 (47 reviews) · Free to install

Make a difference: donate to UK, Canadian & Global charities.
7

Givonate: Charity & Donations

★ 5.0 (8 reviews) · Free plan available

Donation App & Donate Widget for Charity Fundraising
Built for Shopify
8

DonateMe

★ 4.9 (8 reviews) · Free plan available

Enable flexible donations and track donor activity.
9

Contribe

★ 5.0 (40 reviews) · Free to install

Boost revenue and loyalty with on-brand donations at checkout
10

GoGenerosity Charity Donations

★ 5.0 (23 reviews) · Free trial available

Support AU & NZ charities. Turn donations into gift cards.

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What to look for in a Donate app

Ask exactly how the money reaches the charity: Does the app remit it, does a fund in the middle hold it, or does the total simply appear in a dashboard for you to pay by bank transfer each quarter? All three exist. The last is perfectly legitimate and means the obligation, and the timing, stay with you. Get a straight answer before launching anything public.
Work out whose money it is on the way through: Donations collected at your checkout land in your account with the rest of your takings, which has consequences for your bookkeeping, your reported revenue and your tax position. Talk to whoever does your accounts before you switch it on rather than at year end.
Rounding up is a different mechanism from a fixed amount: A preset donation is a line item. Rounding a total to the nearest unit means computing an amount that varies per order, which is a harder problem and lands in different places at checkout. If round-up is the feature you want, confirm it specifically rather than assuming it comes with the rest.

Frequently asked questions

Which is the best Donate app for Shopify?

Based on the Shopify App Store's own organic ranking for "donate", DonateMate currently holds the #1 spot, with a 4.3 star rating across 35 reviews. The best choice for your store still depends on your requirements, so compare the top results above.

How is this ranking determined?

We record the organic results merchants actually see when searching the Shopify App Store for "donate", refreshed daily. Shopify's own sponsored ("Ad") results are excluded, so positions reflect its real search ranking rather than paid promotion. Source: the Shopify App Store search results for "donate", you can verify the current ranking there yourself.

Which Donate apps are Built for Shopify?

4 of the top 10 donate apps hold the Built for Shopify badge: CharityChoice Donations, GoodAPI: Donations and Trees, Zestard ‑ Easy Donation, Givonate: Charity & Donations.

What does the Built for Shopify badge mean?

Built for Shopify
Built for Shopify is the highest level of recognition Shopify awards an app. To earn the badge, an app must meet Shopify's standards for safety, performance, ease of use, and proven usefulness: it cannot slow down the admin, storefront, or checkout, must integrate seamlessly into the Shopify admin, and must demonstrate quality through installs, reviews, and ratings over time. When comparing similar apps, preferring ones with the badge is a safe default. Learn more about the Built for Shopify badge →

As of October 10, 2026, the top-ranked donate app on the Shopify App Store is DonateMate, with a 4.3 star rating across 35 reviews. 4 of the top 10 carry the Built for Shopify badge, and the average rating is 4.9 stars across 537 reviews.

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