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[Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated August 9th, 2026 # Reviews of Donarius Ease of use 4.6 Customer Service 4.8 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews JC Judy C Parish AdministratorNon-Profit Organization Management, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “The customer support and pleasant and efficient communication make this the best choice for a small church and certainly a great value!“ July 2, 2026 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 JC Judy C Parish AdministratorNon-Profit Organization Management, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “The ease of use and the excellent customer service made us realize that we selected the best software.“ July 2, 2026 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 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 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 588 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 Donarius helped us move beyond Excel spreadsheets, greatly simplifying our bookkeeping processes, giving us greater accuracy and helping us generate EOY reports effortlessly. Pros Donarius 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 Donarius 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 JC Judy C. Parish Administrator Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great choice. Highly recommended" July 2, 2026 5.0 The customer support and pleasant and efficient communication make this the best choice for a small church and certainly a great value! Pros The ease of use and the excellent customer service made us realize that we selected the best software. Cons We have no complaints about Donarius. There is nothing that doesn't work that they haven't helped us to see how it can work! Switched from [Church Windows](https://www.capterra.com/p/2670/Church-Windows-Software/) Expired. Updated computer so old software didn't work. Too expensive to renew for a small church. 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 Donarius 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 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 Donarius 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 Donarius, 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 Donarius highly recommended the software for ease of use and affordability. 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 Donarius offers a wide-range of features but it does all come with a cost. Pros Donarius 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 Donarius 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/) Donarius 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 Donarius 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 Donarius was much easier to implement for what we wanted. We do the accounting and bookkeeping on Quickbooks for the church. 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 Donarius 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 Dave L. Operations Accounting Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great for keeping track of donations" August 19, 2019 5.0 Pros We really enjoy using this. It allows us to accept donations from various sources. The awesome part is that we can scan checks. It saves a ton of time Cons Some parts are a little awkward to get set up. Review Source JW Jane W. Director Fund-Raising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "I LOVE OUR DONARIUS PROGRAM" December 1, 2016 5.0 As a small non-profit food pantry (we serve 37,000 clients a year and record about $200,000 to $250,00 in donations a year)and I couldn't be more pleased as a Donarius user. It fits our needs perfectly and actually has some features that we haven't even gotten around to using. Of the many programs I've used through the years - of any kind - I've never experienced better or more personal customer support. A program is only as good as the support you receive when the day comes that something goes wrong. I've had issues that were computer related, not at all a fault of the Donarius program, yet still received literally hours of support to try to work through the problems to get me back in operation. I would (and have) recommend this program to anyone that wants a simple, effective and easy to learn donations program. It has a great help section that literally takes you through every step of every function available - in language anyone can follow and understand. It is easy to get started using yet can be customized as you go to meet pretty much any situation you might encounter. Other programs have been developed since our Pantry first started using Donarius, but if I were to start over today, I would ,without a doubt, choose Donarius again. Great product at a great price - proving the old adage "you get what you pay for" totally wrong. Don't be fooled by the modest price - this is a great program backed up by great customer support. (Get it now before they wise up and jack up the price LOL.) Pros Simple and intuitive yet comprehensive in meeting our needs. Also great customer service response. Cons It may be me not exploring the possibilities thoroughly, but it seems like some of the template letters I've tried to write were restricted in their length so I wasn't always able to use them to personalize large mailings. (Instead, I just did a generic newsletter and generated labels.) Review Source BK Brian K. bookkeeper Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Donarius" December 13, 2019 4.0 \- the software is fairly user-friendly - this program allows for data entry of donations without impacting the actual accounting software (requires double entry, however, we record the donations as a summary; if we need the details we simply look it up in Donarius) - receipt printing at calendar year end is so quick and easy - the authorized signature can be imported and printed on each receipt Pros \- easy to add several categories for donations for one donor - if donations for a certain date are accidentally recorded on the wrong date (for instance, donations are recorded on a Monday instead of Sunday), the software allows for correcting the date on all donations recorded on that date - reports can be based on fiscal year or calendar year - the ability to specify how the donation was made (cash, cheque, credit card) and if cash, the breakdown of bills and coins. A report can be printed as a deposit slip - the ability to show donations for any period, including combined fiscal or calendar years - option to email receipts as PDF - ability to export reports to Excel to further customize reports or to add notes - ability to restore and entire backup or just additional data Cons \- restoring a backup is easy, however, the backup needs to saved to a device and cannot be sent by email - you can report on donations using a line graph, but the predetermined increments are too large for our purposes (it would be nice to be able to customize this report) Review Source ML Michael L. Pastor Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Using Donarius on Linux" March 29, 2022 5.0 Week to week church business, and it does great. Pros Simple, secure, and user friendly software with excellent customer service. Cons Not a Donarius issue, but it would be great if they released a Linux variation. I have used it primarily under Linux (usually a Ubuntu derivative) and I have to fight with Wine to get it loaded every time I upgrade my wife's computer. Again, not the fault of Donarius......I just like Linux over Windows....and sometimes they don't play well. Good news is.....every time I upgrade computers and have to start fresh....once I get it installed on Linux......it works perfectly! Reason for choosing Donarius Most products were much more expensive.....or were extremely limited. Review Source VM Valerie M. Envelope Secretary and Church Council Member Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Recommendation for reliable easy to use accounting system" December 5, 2019 5.0 I am not a professional accountant but I have happily used this programme for 7 years. I ENJOY working with this east-to-use data entry programme. It doesn't require too much weekly time and I can prepare reports and answer questions quickly. Support is readily available from Donarius. Pros Easy to understand and simple to use. Reliable. Excellent support from helpful staff. Great upgrades. Ideal for keeping parishioners' records. Programme well planned and thought out. Can find information easily and quickly. Excellent reports ready in seconds. Easily prepared tax receipts and labels. Takes little time to use weekly. Excellent programme at very reasonable cost to purchase and operate. Thank you. Cons I can't think of anything. We have been using Donarius since 2003. We have declined more complex systems of accounting. All information is available within the programme. It would be useful to have a download printable booklet on "How to Use" or "What Donarius can do", especially for explaining or training others. I had to write out notes which were not effective. Perhaps this is available but I haven't found it. Review Source JA John A. Donation Steward Religious Institutions Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Church Donation Management " April 9, 2022 5.0 There is really only one word for overall experience…exceptional! Customer support is outstanding. The few questions that I had when setting up the program were answered quickly and clearly, either by phone or email. I would recommend this software to any church. Pros Donarius is easy to use, very reliable and bug free. Although all different types of donations are handled easily, the PAD unit (pre-authorized debit) is exceptional!…saving many hours throughout the year, as monthly donations are entered automatically. Tax receipts can be customized for your organization, and can be issued annually (for most) or instantly for those making a single donation. Cons There is really nothing that I don’t like about the program. Reason for choosing Donarius I quite liked the trial session and found that it handled everything that I was looking for, but certainly another reason was value for money. It is certainly one of the best priced donation software available for churches. Review Source JJ Jennifer J. Envelope Steward Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Functional and Easy to Use" May 14, 2019 4.0 I mainly use Donarius to input weekly tithes and gifts from church members, generate monthly reports for the church board, and annual tax receipts. As a church, we have recently switched to using QuickBooks, and I wish that Donarius would integrate/have a plugin for QuickBooks! Pros I find Donarius very easy to use, with simple and straight-forward features that are user friendly. It is easy to input financial data and weekly donations from church members, generate monthly financial updates reports, and also a simple process to create and print annual income tax receipts for each donor. Cons While Donarius is a very functional and user friendly software, it would be nice if it had a refreshed/more contemporary interface. The software does appear a little dated. I would also appreciate if there were some 'how to' tutorial videos embedded to explain some of the features of the software that I don't use often. I would also like Donarius to include separate filing options for 'gifts in kind'. Review Source CB Cliff B. Financial Secretary Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great Church Software System" December 11, 2019 5.0 Overall this system has worked well for tracking donations to our church and worked well for generating statements and tax receipts. As well, reporting worked well and gave desired output with little setup. Pros Setup of accounts and donors was straight-forward. Data entry is very easy. Reporting is quite robust. Statements and tax receipts are easy to generate and present very well. Cons The option to email statements seemed very difficult to use. I tried a few times and found it did not work well. After a couple of attempts I did not pursue any further. Reason for choosing Donarius Donarius appearedto have the most robust functionality and appeared easy to use. It also had many positive reviews at the time. Review Source RD Randallyn D. Office Administrator Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best Book Keeping Software" May 17, 2019 5.0 When I was introduced to the software I thought it would have been difficult to use. As I clicked on things and started to input our congregations information, the ease of use came natural. I am the book keeper for 3 different churches and I needed to purchase 3 different software. One per church. It was easy to keep track of our growing churches and adding each person's information was simple. Print outs of specific giving areas are easy to pin point and print reports to. Tax forms were printed with a couple clicks. We are very happy with the purchase of this software. Pros The ease of use. Keeps all of our church booking keeping in one area. The input of all my financial records is easy. When I need reports, it is simple to print and organize. End of year/tax reports are just as simple to print out for all sizes of congregations. Cons Sometimes when I highlight a members name, it jumps to another name because I moved the mouse too quick. Other than that no complaints. Review Source SW Scott W. Founder and Director Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Why we use and endorse Donarius Software" December 5, 2019 5.0 Recently we had a challenge with logging into Donarius, and the staff helped us greatly to ensure quick resolution, very professional and great to work with. Pros We love the customer service, the ease of which it is to use the product, as it takes very little training to learn how to use it and it’s very effective and very accurate in creating reports and tracking donors Cons I really have no complaints, I would recommend for all organizations Review Source DS Don S. Head money counter Religious Institutions Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "The best church software for the price" November 30, 2016 4.0 We were looking for a new software to replace an old, outdated, no longer supported program. After looking at several, we found most of them overpriced, and all seemed too cumbersome and difficult for our senior citizen, not too computer savvy, money counters. Then we found Donarius. We at first felt that at such a low price, there was no way it would fit our needs. Much to our surprise, it was by far the easiest to use of any that we tried, and its simplicity suited us perfectly. We don't need comprehensive functions, just keeping track of the donations and tax statements, and it is perfect for our needs. When we experienced a problem about a function we needed that was not there, the company actually made a revision, just for us. Another question resulted in a simple procedural change on our part to solve it after the company pointed out a function that we didn't know existed. I truly believe that this is the best software for the price to be found anywhere. We are finishing up our second year of using it, and we are 100% satisfied. Pros Ease of learning and use. Cons Just that it requires F8 "multiple donation" separate entries for multiple checks or a combination of cash and checks. Our old software had boxes for filling several checks and cash all on the same screen, and that was much easier. Review Source MD Megan D. Secretary Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Easy to Use Software" November 30, 2016 5.0 I have been working for the church for 6 years and have used this from day one. I have used other software and this is by far the easiest to catch on to. I love the fact that I can use it and explain it to others to use in my absence. It is an easy to use software with no frills. For the church I work for it meets our needs and is compatible to our other programs, and fits in our budget. Pros Budget friendly, and easy to use. We have just started to use the email feature and I love it! Cons The texting aspect. None of our local carriers were listed so it was hard to get the initial set-up going. Review Source CR Claudette R. Treasurer Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Excellent Software for Doners Contributions" May 16, 2019 4.0 I find that it is one stop software that I would recommend to any church who is looking for a program or application to keep track of their Donations. Pros Donairius is user-friendly and makes it easy to keep track of donations in a way that makes it easy to do end of year reports and tax receipts. I have been using it now for many years and find that it keeps improving and keeps current with the CRA requirements. The onus is on me to input the information correctly. Cons Past Doners gets deleted out of the system instead of staying hidden. If CRA should require any information it will not be in the system. Review Source Response from Nuverb Systems May 17, 2019 Explained to the customer how they can make inactive donors hidden rather than deleting them. LP Lynda P. Used the software for: 2+ years ### "I Like Donarius" February 7, 2017 5.0 Donarius does the job of recording our donations, with the option of making more than one account to donate to; it is easy to use, and the help files are easy to understand; it doesn't have a lot of fancy extra features that just get in the way and confuse me; it was easy for me to figure out printing tax receipts, without needing help. Tech support / customer support is phenomenal!! This is the best tech support I have ever received for any software. I am not using the program to its fullest potential yet, but looking forward to expanding my knowledge of it, and putting it to greater use. Pros I like the customer support. And I like that it is a basic program that does its job without having a bunch of extra features that get in the way. Cons I don't like having to back up files one at a time .... I would like to put my backup drive into my backup computer and have it backup all the files at once. Review Source Response from Nuverb Systems February 7, 2017 Customer has been told how to do a backup in one step. MBD Mary Beth D. Treasurer Secretary Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Highly recommended for church donation recording." December 10, 2019 5.0 Donarius allows us to be accountable to the government so we stay current with tax requirements. The developers stay up on current system updates to make sure their product will run smoothly, and they keep you up-to-date on their status. Pros Ease of use. It is simple and user friendly. If I have any problems the developers are very helpful and accommodating. Although it is "simple" to use, it can perform several complicated functions, like annual reports and mailing lists. Cons Because we use an Apple platform, and the Donarius program is Windows based, the start up can be a little slow but once it is up and running I have no problems. Review Source PB Pam B. Finance & Office Administrator Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Finance & Office Administrator" December 5, 2019 5.0 Excellent Pros Its a great system for all financial needs in a company Cons just all the unknown about it and how it works once it was purchased Reason for choosing Donarius great reviews and told by someone else using it Review Source Similar Products Featured ## 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.