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Should I use Percent Pledge?

Corporate giving & volunteering platform for employee engagement - percentpledge.com

Depends. A fit for mid-market companies running real employee giving and volunteering programs. Skip it if you're a small team without a CSR budget — a donation link and a spreadsheet do the same job.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 20+ public sources; pricing not publicly disclosed, so value-for-money is partly inferred.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

Not disclosed

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed

Best for

  • Mid-market companies launching giving & volunteering
  • Teams replacing Benevity or YourCause
  • CSR owners without dedicated admins
  • Companies wanting charity vetting built in

Not for

  • Small teams with no formal giving program — spreadsheet plus donation link works
  • Nonprofits running donor fundraising — this manages employees, not donors
  • Buyers who need public pricing before a sales call
  • Huge enterprises wanting the Benevity-scale incumbent

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

No public pricing; 'lowest donation fees' is the vendor's own claim — get total fees in writing

medium

Per-donation fees can add up; model your giving volume before comparing platform fees

medium

Switching CSR platforms is disruptive; vendor publishes migration guidance, so budget rollout time

low

Small team (15–50 staff) — vendor continuity risk if the program is mission-critical

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Praised for intuitive, easy-to-use interface
  • One platform covers giving, volunteering, dollars-for-doers, charity vetting
  • Case studies claim strong engagement: 70% Via, 200+ AuditBoard volunteers
  • Positions itself as low-fee alternative to Benevity
  • Positive reviews across G2, Software Advice, Capterra

Cons

  • Pricing not publicly listed; sales call required
  • Small vendor: 15–50 employees per Pitchbook
  • Modest independent review base: 59 G2 reviews
  • Fee comparisons vs Benevity are self-published marketing

Sources & method

Analyzed 10/01/2026 - 10 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed. Company claims SOC2 certification.

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Key stats

  • Value for money: 4/5

    Rating

  • Not disclosed

    Starting price

  • 10

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 4/5. Claims lowest donation fees; unverified
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Reviews praise intuitive interface
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Giving, volunteering, matching, charity vetting combined
  • Support quality: 4/5. Testimonials and case studies suggest hands-on service
  • Security posture: 4/5. SOC2 claimed; no public incidents found
  • 59 G2 reviews G2 product reviews
  • 70% Employee engagement Via case study
  • 15–50 Team size employees (Pitchbook)
  • SOC2 Security company-claimed

Pricing

Not disclosed

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

Company claims SOC2 certification.

What users say

Reviews across G2, Software Advice and Capterra are positive, praising an easy, intuitive platform, though the independent review base (~59 G2 reviews) is modest.

“Percent pledge is great”
Software Advice review
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Percent Pledge testimonials

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Full analysis

Based on 20+ public sources; pricing not publicly disclosed, so value-for-money is partly inferred.

Well-reviewed giving & volunteering platform for mid-market CSR teams; overkill for small companies without a real program.

Methodology

Based on 20+ public sources; pricing not publicly disclosed, so value-for-money is partly inferred.

Sources

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  3. Percent Pledge homepagepercentpledge.com
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  5. Product security pagepercentpledge.com
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  9. The Real Cost of Benevitypercentpledge.com
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