Donary review (2026)
Brooklyn-based 'charitech' vendor (a C2P Group company) selling donation kiosks, pocket card readers, campaign-device rentals and a cloud DRM to Jewish nonprofits, shuls, kollelim and gabbaim.
Quick facts
- Published price
- Standard (software) $129/mo
- Est. annual, 150 hh (billing tier)
- $1,548
- Est. annual, 400 hh (billing tier)
- $1,548
- Setup / onboarding
- Not stated.
- Payment processing
- Card rates not published; 'multi gateway' support. ACH runs through the ACHQ gateway at ACHQ's own fees ($19/mo, 0.1% processing, $0 per transaction, $25 return, $12 chargeback, $0.45 verification), which Donary says it 'does not charge or control'.
- Target size
- 'Organizations of all sizes and sectors'
- Region
- US, Canada, UK, Israel offices.
- Company
- Donary LLC, 630 Flushing Ave, #37, Brooklyn, NY 11206 (Terms; 'registered in New York'). Offices also listed in Montreal QC, London UK and Beit Shemesh, Israel. · since Not stated. About page: began 'as a small venture focused on event management for philanthropic causes'. donary.com has Wayback captures since 2001 (earlier content not inspected). Israel Hayom (2022-06-28) describes the Donary Pocket reader as C2P's device for the Matbia charity card.
Not ranked
We could verify fewer than 55% of the feature fields from public pages, so a score would be a guess. The profile below shows exactly what is and is not documented.
Documented strengths
- Published hardware and software prices
- Breadth of giving hardware for Orthodox settings (pushka, pocket readers, kiosks, event rentals)
- API and developer docs; multi-gateway and multi-currency
Documented limitations
- Not a membership/billing system: no yahrzeit, dues, accounting, QuickBooks or seating described
- Card processing rates unpublished; per-device licensing on top of the software fee
- Several hardware SKUs still 'PIPELINE'
- No independent reviews
Donary pricing
| Plan | Monthly | Annualized | Limit | Includes | Excludes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (software) | $129 | $1,548 | — | Campaigns, DAF funds gateway, multi-currency, multi-gateway, custom reports | 'Licensing fee per device' extra; devices priced separately by plan |
| Enterprise (software) | — | — | — | 'A fully customized tech stack', Open API | Custom quote |
| Hardware purchase + monthly | — | — | — | Nedivim Kiosk $649 + from $49/mo; Mobile HQ $579 + from $69/mo; Pocket Processor $349 + from $37/mo; Tap-to-Pushka, Slim Processor, Digital Pouches $75 + from $3/mo each (marked PIPELINE on /hardware/); Donary Nexus and Shul Bulletin: call for quote. '%46 off' / '%27 off' with DRM plan, reproduced as printed. | |
| Rentals and one-offs | — | — | — | Mobile HQ rental $240/weekly-$395/monthly; Pocket rental $125/weekly-$250/monthly; Donate+ $2,000; Custom Phone System from $500; Custom Link $250; Campaign Dashboard $600 |
Pricing model: Software plan per month + per-device licensing/monthly fee + hardware purchase or rental; processing through third-party gateways. Terms: Subscriptions renew automatically on an annual billing cycle; cancel anytime, effective at end of the paid term (Terms).. Pricing page: 'Above pricing is for the software only. The pricing for devices is calculated separately based on plan purchase.' Source: https://donary.com/pricing/, checked 2026-10-12 (vendor-page). Prices exclude payment-processing fees unless stated.
Feature coverage, with evidence
"Yes" means we found the capability described on a vendor page (linked). "Partial" means limited, add-on or third-party. "Not verified" means we could not find it documented; it may exist. Ask the vendor.
| Capability | Status | Notes and evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Membership & household records | Partial | Donor profiles / donor cards in the DRM; household or membership records not described. source |
| Yahrzeit tracking & reminders | Not verified | Not mentioned on any vendor page read 2026-10-12. |
| Hebrew calendar integration | Not verified | Not mentioned on any vendor page read 2026-10-12. |
| Dues, billing & receivables | Partial | Digital invoices emailed from the DRM; pledge follow-up; dues billing not described. source |
| Online payments | Yes | Webgive campaign pages, Donary Pay recurring, DonorDial phone giving, kiosks and card readers. source |
| Donations, pledges & campaigns | Yes | Pledge tracking/recall, campaign pages, campaign dashboards, recurring giving. source |
| General ledger / fund accounting | Not verified | Not mentioned on any vendor page read 2026-10-12. |
| QuickBooks integration | Not verified | Not mentioned on any vendor page read 2026-10-12. |
| Religious school management | Not verified | Not mentioned on any vendor page read 2026-10-12. |
| Events & registration | Partial | Event kiosks, event reminders and time-controlled device rentals; registration not described. source |
| High Holiday seating | Not verified | Not mentioned on any vendor page read 2026-10-12. |
| Honors, aliyot & gabbai tools | Partial | 'Aliyah Tracking': aliyah scheduling, contribution tracking, pledge recall; gabbaim named as a target segment. source |
| Cemetery management | Not verified | Not mentioned on any vendor page read 2026-10-12. |
| Website / CMS | Not verified | Not mentioned on any vendor page read 2026-10-12. |
| Email & newsletters | Partial | Emailed invoices, acknowledgments and reminders; no marketing/newsletter tool described. source |
| SMS / texting | Not verified | Not mentioned on any vendor page read 2026-10-12. |
| Member self-service portal | Not verified | Not mentioned on any vendor page read 2026-10-12. |
| Mobile app | Partial | Mobile HQ is a staff-side mobile device/app; donor-facing app not described. source |
| API / data export | Yes | API keys in Cloud DRM settings, developers.donary.com, 'Open API' on Enterprise; donor and token import. source |
| Automation & workflows | Partial | Recurring donations, automated invoicing/receipts, event/pledge reminders. source |
Migration
Documented import sources: Donor import (CSV) and payment-token import per help center.
Assistance: Pre-start checklist articles (import donors, import campaigns, add collectors).
Fees: Not stated.
source
Support & security
Channels: help center help.donary.com, support form (Jotform), phone per office (US/CA/UK/IL), Calendly demo, developer docs. Hours: Not stated.. Training: Help-center articles; demo.. source
Security: /software/ claims anti-phishing protocols, regular backups and data tokenization; no PCI/SOC attestations stated. Users 'retain full ownership' of contributions (Terms s.9). source
What independent sources say
Individual experiences, not survey data. Review platforms are sparse in this niche; treat counts under 20 as anecdotes.
- none found. No review listings located 2026-10-12. source
Questions to ask Donary before you sign
- Card processing rates and gateways supported beyond ACHQ
- Per-device licensing fee amounts
- Founding year of Donary LLC
- Whether the DRM can hold household/membership records
Alternatives to Donary
| Product | Published price | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easyshul | Standard (congregations with more than 150 families) $349/mo | 80.5/100 | |
| ShulCloud | Standard ('ShulCloud without Financials') $161.99/mo; Premium ('ShulCloud with Financials') $313.99/mo; Enterprise ('The Complete ShulCloud') $464.99/mo; Small-shul Premium rate (signup checkbox) $97.99/mo | 78.5/100 | |
| Rakefet Online | RakefetOnline-CRM Annual - NEW USERS (year 1) $149/mo; RakefetOnline-CRM Annual - EXISTING USERS $90/mo | 78.0/100 | |
| MyShul | Standard $179/mo; Premium $310/mo; Enterprise ('most popular') $460/mo | 75.0/100 |
Sources
- https://donary.com/
- https://donary.com/pricing/
- https://donary.com/about/
- https://donary.com/software/
- https://donary.com/hardware/
- https://donary.com/terms-of-service/
- https://help.donary.com/llms.txt
- https://help.donary.com/cloud-drm/getting-started/setup-and-configuration/api-keys/achq-processing.md
- http://c2p.group
- https://israelhayom.com/2022/06/28/new-charity-card-aims-to-upgrade-the-giving-experience-in-jewish-circles
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