Donorbox – Free Recurring Donation… vs GiveWP Donation Widgets for Elementor (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Donorbox – Free Recurring Donation…
9.0K+ active installs
Free
GiveWP Donation Widgets for Elementor
7.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Donorbox – Free Recurring Donation… has a higher user rating (4.8/5 from 34 reviews) and leads in active installations (9.0K+ vs 7.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Donorbox – Free Recurring Donation… has accumulated 148K+ total downloads while GiveWP Donation Widgets for Elementor has 55K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Donorbox – Free Recurring Donation… | GiveWP Donation Widgets for Elementor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.8/5 | ◄ | 3.4/5 |
| Total Reviews | 34 | ◄ | 5 |
| Active Installs | 9.0K+ | ◄ | 7.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 148K+ | ◄ | 55K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 9 months ago | ► | 8 months ago |
| First Released | 2015 | 2020 | |
| Age | 11 years | 6 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.0+ | 6.6+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | 7.2+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 7.1.12 | 2.0.2 |
Rating Breakdown
Donorbox – Free Recurring Donation…
GiveWP Donation Widgets for Elementor
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Donorbox – Free Recurring Donation… averaged approximately 19 daily downloads while GiveWP Donation Widgets for Elementor averaged 26.
Recent Reviews
Donorbox – Free Recurring Donation… Reviews
Donorbox funds hate groups
Donorbox is an organization that knowingly allows hate groups to fund on their website. Organizations that PayPal has kicked off Donorbox accepts. Google it. Look at their Wikipedia entry. I can’t sup
Incredibly easy to use!
Having used Donorbox in a couple of jobs I’ve worked at, I can easily recommend it to others. Their plugin is incredibly easy to use and is quite comprehensive with what it allows us to do. The donor
Accepting Donations Seamlessly via this!
When we were searching for a plugin to accept donations on our ngo’s website, one of our colleagues suggested this. This looked attractive with the variety of features it offers in the donation form a
GiveWP Donation Widgets for Elementor Reviews
Top
Tutto funziona bene.
Bugs (better use shortcodes)
Seems a nice move to create a plugin for elementor. The problem is: this plugin is buggy (cant save my EL pages, or content doesn’t shows up) and isn’t updated at all! Better switch back to shortcodes
Saved my day in Elementor – works with WP 5.8
Hi Team GiveWP! Thanks a ton for this plugin. It literally saved my day and that of the German website for a fantastic worldwide volunteering project called World Cleanup Day. It works smooth, also un
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