Alternatives to Beacon
Other Nonprofit fundraising vendors we measure, sorted by how much they publish that Beacon does not. This is a comparison of disclosure, not of features or fitness.
12 shown of 23 that differ from Beacon on at least one criterion we measured for both. Public transparency score, not a product or security rating.
Beacon has 7 gaps in what we could measure: Data processing agreement, Data location stated, Status page with history, Uptime SLA with a figure, No third-party tracking before consent, security.txt (RFC 9116), Notice before subprocessors change. The column “publishes and Beacon does not” is the one that closes them.
| Vendor | Score | Publishes, and Beacon does not | Beacon publishes, and they do not | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Handbidhandbid.com | 48/100 | 3 Data processing agreement, Uptime SLA with a figure, Notice before subprocessors change | 2 Subprocessor list, Named privacy contact | Compare |
| Virtuousvirtuous.org | 48/100 | 2 Data location stated, Status page with history | 1 Subprocessor list | Compare |
| Bloomerangbloomerang.co | 43/100 | 2 Data location stated, Status page with history | 2 Subprocessor list, Named privacy contact | Compare |
| Blackbaudblackbaud.com | 39/100 | 2 Data location stated, Status page with history | 2 Subprocessor list, Public pricing | Compare |
| Funraisefunraise.org | 39/100 | 2 Data location stated, Status page with history | 3 Subprocessor list, Certifications named, Named privacy contact | Compare |
| DonorPerfectdonorperfect.com | 32/100 | 2 Data location stated, Status page with history | 4 Subprocessor list, Certifications named, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, +1 | Compare |
| Donorboxdonorbox.org | 30/100 | 2 Data location stated, security.txt (RFC 9116) | 3 Subprocessor list, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, Named privacy contact | Compare |
| GoFundMe Proclassy.org | 35/100 | 1 Data location stated | 2 Subprocessor list, Certifications named | Compare |
| GiveWPgivewp.com | 32/100 | 1 Data location stated | 3 Subprocessor list, Certifications named, Named privacy contact | Compare |
| Givebuttergivebutter.com | 30/100 | 1 Data location stated | 3 Subprocessor list, Certifications named, Named privacy contact | Compare |
| Keelakeela.co | 30/100 | 1 Status page with history | 2 Subprocessor list, Certifications named | Compare |
| OneCauseonecause.com | 30/100 | 1 Data location stated | 3 Subprocessor list, Certifications named, Named privacy contact | Compare |
Only criteria we could measure for both are counted. Where we could measure one and not the other, the row is silent: that would be a statement about our measurement, not about either vendor. Every single result with its source is on the two profiles.