# Donarius Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is Donarius the right Donation Management solution for you? Explore 587 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/9755/Donarius/reviews --- Donarius 4.6 (587) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated April 21st, 2026 # Reviews of Donarius Ease of use 4.6 Customer Service 4.8 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews SS Shirley S Executive DirectorNon-Profit Organization Management, 201 - 500 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “Customer service has always been fast to answer any questions I have had and with specific instructions to answer a question on process. If you are someone looking for an easy to use but very powerful software system to maintain your membership and donor information, and communicate easily by mail or email, this is a great choice.“ February 4, 2024 GN Georgina N Treasurer Religious Institutions, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “I had an older version so it was a little difficult to get things done“ May 11, 2022 JK James K TreasurerReligious Institutions, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “Customer service is great.“ May 18, 2024 TS Tracy S TreasurerReligious Institutions, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “Our church was using Excel spreadsheets for managing donations, which worked well when our volunteers were adept with Excel and had a large monitor to work, but we encountered problems when a new volunteer took over who had a laptop and limited Excel expertise. “ October 18, 2021 TS Tracy S TreasurerReligious Institutions, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “Donarius enables us to keep one contact database for our donors that doesn't require duplicating files every year, gives us a simpler tax receipting process and enables us to provide interim statements and updates at any time.“ October 18, 2021 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 587 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Curt S. President Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Donarius Was a Game Changer For Us" December 5, 2019 5.0 helped us move beyond Excel spreadsheets, greatly simplifying our bookkeeping processes, giving us greater accuracy and helping us generate EOY reports effortlessly. Pros is super easy to setup and use. As with any new software, there is a learning curve, but it isn't long. My wife does our bookkeeping and she had no trouble at all getting used to the software and learning the ins and outs of it. Cons My least favorite aspect of initially was the very basic user interface. It isn't pretty. But the functionality overcomes that part. After all, it's what it does that matters, not just how it looks. Review Source RK Rebecca K. Treasurer Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Simple and easy to use, great support" June 4, 2020 5.0 The ease of use every week with absolutely no frustration gives a peace of mind that is hugely valuable. Pros What I like most about is its simplicity and ease of use. Prior to finding Donarius, we had a church finances program that was very expensive, and tech support was outrageous. Tech support comes with the purchase of the Donarius software, no extra charge. I can enter each week's giving in just a few minutes, post to each individual's account, and produce a weekly report with ease. Also, generating year-end giving statements is as easy as the click of a button. If I need an interim report on an individual's giving or a summary of some kind, tech support is quickly available if I need help. I recommend Donarius highly. Cons In the years I have been using , there has been no negative.experience. Switched from [Church Windows](https://www.capterra.com/p/2670/Church-Windows-Software/) Trusted business associate who also uses highly recommended the software for ease of use and affordability. Review Source JK James K. Treasurer Religious Institutions Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great Price!" May 18, 2024 3.0 Pros I wanted a desktop program (not online) which is very hard to find now a days. The one-time price is Great! There are no monthly fees which is why I chose this. Customer service is great. Cons Sometimes if I need to use the help section, The solution I need is buried in layers of topics. Alternatives considered [Chmeetings](https://www.capterra.com/p/184192/Chmeetings/) Reason for choosing Donarius The other programs were overkill for my small church, also had no monthly fees. Switched from [Logos II](https://www.capterra.com/p/2676/Logos-II-Church-Management/) The program is old and no longer supported. I have used it for at least 16 years, and I am afraid that a Windows update may make it unusable. Review Source SU Sean U. Office Manager Religious Institutions Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Donarius may be just right for you." March 18, 2020 4.0 offers a wide-range of features but it does all come with a cost. Pros offers a wide-range of interface-ability. It works with more church management programs than I can list here. One of the best features it has is the ability to print a fabulous color directory. No need to pay an arm and a leg for a nice color photo directory. Cons Like most church management programs, it can be expensive, especially for smaller struggling church communities. Yet the need to manage your church remains, and the costs go up. Alternatives considered [Tithe.ly](https://www.capterra.com/p/154664/Tithe-ly-Church-Giving/) Reason for choosing Donarius The church I work for had been in the market for some time and chose to give a test drive. Review Source RR Robin R. Treasurer Religious Institutions Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Small church usage" December 11, 2019 5.0 The benefits of this program are great. I can create from the main page individual reports, groups, by amounts, specific time periods, it is a great program. Pros There are many things I like about this program. It is very easy to use, entering names and address, entering contributions. It is a really good program. Get any type of report of want. And the tax letter is customizable and easier to use than using QuickBooks. Cons The only thing I wish I could do is the ability to arrange donation page. It works fine the way it is but I would like to rearrange the layout. Switched from [ChurchTrac](https://www.capterra.com/p/125787/ChurchTrac/) had a very good rating and less expensive. It is also a much simpler program to use. A bonus is it could be downloaded to the computer rather than only in the cloud. Review Source SS Sandy S. Co-Treasurer Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Review of Donarius" December 10, 2019 5.0 We use the system to keep track of our church tithes and offerings. It is simple to use and just what we needed for our small church. I have recommended this product to other organizations. Pros Ease of use and very affordable. It suits our needs very well. Cons A little more flexibility with reports, but normally fine for our small church use. Alternatives considered [QuickBooks Enterprise](https://www.capterra.com/p/174984/QuickBooks-Enterprise/) Reason for choosing Donarius was much easier to implement for what we wanted. We do the accounting and bookkeeping on Quickbooks for the church. Review Source BH Bryan H. Recording Secretary Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Easy to use donation software," April 16, 2025 5.0 I only take care of the donations part of our church and I find this program is very easy to use, I did not want a program that deals with the finances operation of the church. Pros It is very easy to set up a Donor's list. I like the way you can make a correction to the contribution received if you make an error. Cons I send out quartly statements to our members and I find this is a bit complex, but maybe just a change for me. Review Source SS Shirley S. Executive Director Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Excellent Membership & Donor Program" February 4, 2024 5.0 This program is meeting all of my expectations and then some. Customer service has always been fast to answer any questions I have had and with specific instructions to answer a question on process. If you are someone looking for an easy to use but very powerful software system to maintain your membership and donor information, and communicate easily by mail or email, this is a great choice. Pros meets all of my needs. As an organization which already has a well designed website and social media program we were not looking for an all encompassing program that most member management programs promote. I wanted a flexible program that would allow me to manage both our membership information and donor information. I also wanted a program that could be housed on a computer, not in the cloud on some else’s site. Plus, the data and information can backed up on an external drive and used in another location. Donarius is exactly that. I have been able to create every category I need for my organization, every donation level, every way to sort AND I do not have to be a software designer to understand and use the program. I literally searched for six months trying to find a software program that was easy to use, would not cost a fortune, could be locally stored, and handle all of our needs. PLUS, I was able to download and use for 30 days to see if it fit my needs before buying. Cons So far, I have not found anything that is a con with this program. Reason for choosing Donarius Virtually all of these programs wanted to integrate all they had into our website and media service. We didn’t want our membership information on someone else’s cloud system and to pay a monthly fee to manage our information. We were looking for a secure, easy to use membership and donor program that could be managed in house. Yet powerful enough to expand, handle a lot of data and generate all reports we needed. does all of that. Review Source Blair P. Pastor Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Works well for what it is" October 3, 2019 4.0 Overall, it's a good software for a smaller church and at a great price tag. I would recommend it for someone who doesn't mind an older user interface and who is willing to do a bit of digging when looking for certain information regarding donations. Pros The software is simple and effectively tracks donations. You can get various information regarding donations, tracking and giving intervals. It produces good year end receipts. It's easy to back up to ensure that you don't lose your data. It's a great price for a smaller church. Cons It's a bit clunky and the user interface is outdated. It's not always easy or straightforward to get the information you're looking for. It certainly does the job and is great for a small church, but larger churches would find it difficult, in my opinion. Reason for choosing Donarius It was already being used by the church I pastor and the person who served as the treasurer did not want to change software. Review Source Kwabena D. Financial Business Analyst Automotive Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Easy to use, Powerful and Great Customer Service" February 2, 2019 5.0 My church has been using for years. It is easy to use and when you need help, you are assured of excellent customer service!! I love the Import function - with just a click, you can move donation information into Donarius with no errors. Pros User friendly, ease of importing donations. Cons No visual images to go with the Help texts. Sometimes, pictures are worth a thousand words Review Source DT David T. Treasurer Used the software for: ### "Does a great job for the price" January 1, 2012 4.0 Nothing I looked at when I purchased this in early 2010 came close to Donarious for meeting my needs... and the price is great! I highly recommend getting the optional module for customizing receipts. It is helpful if you have a little backround in software code or HTML writing (or have access to such a person) to create the receipt templates, but it is fairly flexible and I was able to come up with something I like. Once that is done, you don't have to revisit that issue again unless you change your mind about how you want it to look. During that first year, I believe they'll give you one free customized receipt done for you. I tried the "relationships and families" option and didn't ultimately find it useful for our purposes. Your mileage may vary. Thus far, I haven't had any need for the other modules. I haven't used the email features yet, but I anticipate doing so in the future. Trying any or all of the optional modules is free and buying them is pretty cheap. Pros For years I kept track of contributions the same way as with the rest of our church finances... with Quicken. As our church grew that became less and less satisfactory and I looked for a separate program to track contributions. Mostly what I found were online services, which I wasn't interested in due to ongoing cost and requiring our money counters to have immediate and reliable access to a computer AND internet... which wasn't convenient in our situation. And the few standalone programs I found had not been updated for sometime. Then I found Donarious. The price is quite reasonable, email queries are answered promptly, and it is fairly easy to use. It is amazing that at this price they offer not only a 1 year warranty, but offer to customize the program for your needs during that period! It has saved me a lot of time, especially when generating receipts, which with my old system was labor intensive. Give it a try! Cons It has just a "name" field instead of separate fields for last name and first name. If all your donors have names like John Smith, then that is fine, but in our multi-cultural society, that causes complications. And it won't tolerate quotes in the names, so you can't get around it that way. The best solution I found, which is satisfactory, is to enter the names in LAST, FIRST format. At least in the version I have, the pre-made receipts and some reports have a spot for a "check #", which is fine if you use that, but I don't take the time to enter it. Unfortunately, those pre-made receipts and reports then show "check #?" in each entry, which is kind of crude. No one sees the reports but me and I use custom receipts so it hasn't been an issue for me. Review Source LR Lourdes R. Administrative / Housing Coordinator Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Works well for simple use" November 30, 2016 4.0 works well once you get the hang of it. Could be improved in some ways; in our case, it serves its purpose in issuing official tax receipts and tallying the donations. Revising the report format can be a bit tricky - trial and error to get the look you want. Printing the reports in a particular way (landscape/portrait/ etc. )can be improved as the layout seems a bit 'cluttered'. I guess the features are there, it's just that we don't have the opportunity to explore and experiment - we're fine with just printing the receipts and a general report showing the amounts and dates. Louie (the owner/programmer) is okay for customer support - he responds pretty quickly and is helpful; one time though when I phoned he was in a relative's house so couldn't assist at that time. It is still a pet peeve of mine that whenever I key in a donation, it defaults to the first name in the database, so if I miss that portion, the donation will be credited to the wrong person. I prefer that the first entry is just 'blank'' so user is 'forced' to key in the correct donor code. Other improvements can be a report that shows more color, graphs, multiple 'types' of donations tallied in one page, etc. (which I do in Excel for presentation to Board and management). Overall, for the amount we paid one time, and compared with other software I researched with a monthly fee, for our purposes, Donarius is great! Pros Pretty straightforward if you know how to use it Cons First entry for donation defaults to the first person in the database - can lead to errors if you don't catch it. Bit tricky to change the format of receipt. Review Source IC Ian C. Envelope Secretary Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Donarius for Me" November 30, 2016 5.0 Getting started with was a bit challenging at first, mainly because I was not, at the time, computer literate. The program was very easy to learn with my limited skills and the support, when needed, was excellent and easy to follow. After having used a manual program for tracking donations, Donarius was a dream. Entering information for each donor and the categories available made for great ease. Providing weekly reports to the treasurer in printed form and in the many choices of format available was done with ease. I am particularly happy with being able to send a Tax Receipt by e-mail. It is a perfect method and a great money saving feature of the program. The workload for myself will increase shortly with the addition of two more Churches in the Parish to look after. Not only that, but our Church is partnered with a coalition called Nelson Friends of Refugees and we will issue tax receipts for donations made to the coalition, which, incidentally, is not registered as a charity and therefore unable to issue the Tax Receipts. I anticipate the increased workload to be handled with ease, thanks to the wonderful Donarius software. Any possible problems which might occur I am most confident in Louie helping me solve them. In conclusion, the program is well designed and entering information wherever required was very simple. The Help portion for all operations which might be required I found invaluable. I figured if a person could read he could do the program. Pros It is clear to read on the screen. Entering and tracking Pledges is simple and the quarterly reports etc. reflect amounts donated and are easy to follow for the donor. Cons The comment on the quarterly report that says "To fulfill your pledge, please give......" Review Source BA Bruce A. Tech Team Religious Institutions Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Quispamsis United Church" December 29, 2021 4.0 Converting to allows us to replace a home-grown database that had no documentation or support outside of the person who originally created the database. We now have access to extensive help documentation and product support by email or phone. Support personnel also converted our old database to Donarius saving us a lot of time and potential conversion errors. They have been very professional to deal with. Pros is a very affordable application for tracking and reporting on church donations. It is fairly intuitive to use and there is an extensive help facility for every aspect of the software. The software can be run from a file sharing platform (sync.com) and there are controls in place to ensure that only one user can be logged on to the database at one time. Cons There are some standard mailings (letters, emails, texts) which can be reworded as required. The commands to format these documents are not intuitive so changing spacing or alignment of text is not straight forward. I did contact the supplier by email with a question on formatting and I received a detailed response almost immediately. We will likely continue to use our current mailing tools to while updating email addresses exported from . Switched from [Microsoft Access](https://www.capterra.com/p/233275/Microsoft-Access/)[Microsoft Excel](https://www.capterra.com/p/176574/Excel/) We wanted a product with support available. Review Source DU Denise U. Administrative Assistant Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great Program! Check it out!" May 10, 2019 5.0 In just a couple of weeks after installing, I was feeling very comfortable with this software. It allowed me to import member lists to get started, and the customer service has been excellent. No extensive training needed! Pros I serve four rural churches out of one office. software allows me to set up a different file for each one that organizes members' basic information, individual record of contributions, and specific characteristics. The program gives me the option to set up electronic funds transfers, customize donation categories easily, process mailing labels, run weekly contribution reports that align with deposits, set up and run annual tax receipts, and more. Plus, you have the option to choose the modules that fit your particular needs. It does everything I need it to do to manage parish contributions, but in a simple format and at a very affordable price. Cons Configuring specialized reports can be a little tricky, but \[SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN\] has been extremely helpful in helping me meet the needs of our parishes. Review Source KG Karin G. Admin. Asst. Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Satisfied from day one!" May 18, 2021 5.0 Keeping computer records makes retrieval of information, running reports and communication with our parishioners very effective. Pros Very easy to work with, we were able to transition from manual envelope posting to computer posting without issue. We were two parishes, each using for envelope posting and maintaining parishioner data; merging our two parishes went without a hitch due to the superb customer service we receive whenever we contact Donarius. Donarius customer service is par excellence! Cons No cons at this time; we have been satisfied with since we first started using Donarius in 2008 Review Source DW Douglas W. Executive Director Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Excellent product - especially for the price!" December 1, 2016 5.0 I have used for 7 years. It is simple but does all a small charity like ours needs. Reports, letters, receipts, etc. require formatting codes, like the old days with word processors. But examples are provided and with a little effort, I have been able to get what I need. The basics of donor and donation entry are straightforward. It makes receipting very easy - it does a great job of keeping all that straight. Able to use Canadian postal codes and Canadian receipting requirements. Customer service is unbeatable - usually, there is a personal response to an email within the hour. The price means that every charity no matter how small can have a dedicated donor database with receipting capabilities. No more spreadsheets. Like any relational database, it has its complexities if you want to use its full abilities. But it is easy to get started and really, for the price, you have nothing to lose by trying it. Highly recommended. Pros easy to get started excellent at receipting excellent customer service very affordable Cons formatting codes - I have been able to get what I need but probably would customize more if I didn't have to wrestle with these. However, I do understand that for the price, we probably shouldn't expect WYSIWYG inactive donors - standard definition doesn't work for us Review Source TM Terry M. Treasurer Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Donarius review" May 10, 2019 4.0 The program has been beneficial and allows us to print accurate receipts for donors. Overall, it is easy to enter the donations and use the software. Good value for the cost. Pros The software is offered at a reasonable price and is split into different modules which allows you to purchase only what is required. It is easy to input the data and pull up reports. Cons The platform can be restrictive in that it isn't always simple to modify how reports appear and on some donor list reports several of the fields print out over each other. I have not been able to find a way to make donors inactive so that they don't appear when scrolling through the names when inputting weekly donations. It would be helpful to have a non tax receipt available to provide to other charities that provide funds. Review Source Response from Nuverb Systems May 13, 2019 Explained to the customer there is an update to fix the overlapping. Also explained how to do the items mentioned in the 'Cons' section. DS Debbie S. Financial Secretary Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great software for the money" July 20, 2022 5.0 Easy to use and customer service is quick to respond to any questions you may have! Pros I think this is very user friendly. Very easy to add donors and maintain their information Cons I wish you could have a way to enter your own reports, to be able to select the parameters that you want to use. Review Source Response from Nuverb Systems July 22, 2022 Hi Debbie, You can add your own reports by displaying a report, then clicking \[Memorize\] in the menu bar. It will remember all the settings you selected when you did the report, so you can later run it with the same settings. Louie TR Tina R. Accounts Administrator Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Donarius in Canada" November 30, 2016 4.0 We actually tried other methods of tracking our donations but we found to be the one that meets our needs, as a multi-sited church, and meets the needs of our federal reporting responsibility (Canadian). The help is AMAZING and I have been pleased with the immediate results we get from Donarius support. We came back to Donarius because it is easy to use. One thing I wish I could do is mark inactive donors as inactive. It would help out in the case where people have moved or deceased. I would recommend Donarius to any organization needing to keep track of donations. Pros I love that it is easy to use, it meets the needs of all my 3 sites in one file and that I can confidently print giving receipts which meet the requirements set out by the government. Cons I would like to be able to mark a donor as inactive, that would help. I would also like to be able to mark a specific donor as giving to a specific site, and then be able to over ride the site if necessary to another location. Review Source Response from Nuverb Systems December 1, 2016 Customer has been notified of how to do what is listed in the "Cons" section. SN Scott N. Envelope Secretary Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Donarius works well" December 12, 2016 4.0 I have little to no education in doing books but when I took this position everything was handwritten but now with the computer age I needed to find a simple program that was easy enough for me to use. The interface is very easy and there are never any problems entering the information into the program to create your congregation and their offering envelope information. Every week when I go to enter the information the program tabulates everything for me so it is extremely easy for me to create instant reports and to double check the figures that the official counters have done. It is usually very easy for me to find any discrepancies. It is also easy to change any kind of information that is in the system. I can create weekly reports that help me balance, quarterly reports so I can let the treasurer know where we stand and then print receipts quarterly for the congregation as well as their year end receipts...and they are all customizable! Pros The ease of the interface Cons That I can not back tab between the congregants names...I can forward tab but not backwards. Review Source DM David M. pastor Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Very good Customer Support" November 30, 2016 4.0 This software does a lot of things and will eliminate many tasks that churches do twice (sometimes without even being aware). There's a little bit of a learning curve, but you will be impressed by everthing the software does for you. Be sure to use this to count your offering, and then it will do so much more. The customer support is great. I would recommend this software. The only downsides : no way to keep track of attendance. Also, this software would work better if it were web-based especially when used by multiple users in different locations. To deal with this problem, the software can be used through Dropbox (or other such applications), but we have found this type of solution will sometimes (but rarely) result in synchronisation issues (creating files in conflit). Pros It does a lot. Will increase your productivity. Great customer support. Very cheap. Cons No way to keep track of attendance. Not web-based (using it through dropbox will sometimes but rarely result in sychronisation issues when used by multiple users). Review Source KJ Khalid J. President Religious Institutions Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Best value software for Canadian charities" April 9, 2020 4.0 Our organization has no employees, but a group of 3-5 volunteers handling administrative, accounting and software apps. Our other colleagues delayed exploring features, so we had to get going in a short period of time to handle over 500 donors and more than 1500 donation amounts and trust the processing of all information. Donarius provided the comfort and confidence for us. Thanks to the dedicated support by \[SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN\] , always so helpful. Bravo! Pros 2019 was the first year that our organization had to issue tax receipts for the generous donors of our organization. We purchased the basic module along with the module for emails, but we primarily used it for tax receipts only. It required very minimal training and fortunately the customer support provided by was always readily available. \[SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN\] went out of the way to customize some of the reports required by us. At the most reasonable price, ease of use and customer support, our small charity could not ask for a better software than Donarius. Cons We would have liked a few additional detailed reports for capturing donor information sorted by donor, receipt number and by category, all in one report. We would have preferred a feature whereby the user could define the parameters and develop his/her own report. Reason for choosing Donarius The software was also recommended by a friend who has used it for more than 10 years. Review Source BS Bruno S. Envelope Secretary Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Does everything our church needs" December 5, 2019 5.0 I wanted software that will save me time in doing what I need to do and does that. Pros 1\. It does what I need: keeps track of members and donations, does tax receipts at the end of the year, sends emails/letters to keep members informed. I can access it from home and church. 2. The price is right. 3. Whenever I have a problem I can just call or email and get help. Cons Installing an update or moving the software to a new computer, sometimes is tricky. Review Source CW Claire W. Administrative Assistant Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Really Great Software for Church Use" December 10, 2019 5.0 is really helpful for keeping an overall track of the giving in our church. I am not financially trained and this program is so user friendly. I am able to create reports of total giving over the year, track individual giving, print off labels for envelopes, tax receipts. I am very grateful for this service and it is great value for money. Pros is so easy to use and is great value for money. Cons Sometimes I have to hunt a bit to find out how to achieve what I am looking to do, but usually I find the help I need in the help section. Only once have I had to phone them, and they were very helpful. Review Source ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox. Talk to a Capterra advisor for free and get results within 15 minutes.