Donarius
Donarius is church management software for tracking members, donors, donations, and pledges on macOS and Windows.
What Donarius is
Donarius is church management software for tracking members, donors, donations, and pledges on macOS and Windows. The base version includes donor and donation tracking, reports, mailing labels, data import and export, and built-in tax receipts for yearly totals or individual gifts. Optional modules add pledge tracking, online donations, customized receipts, family relationships, a photo directory, and personalized letters or emails; tax receipts can be emailed as PDFs. Online giving supports one-time and recurring donations through NuverbPay credit card and ACH/EFT connections. Donation imports are listed for services including PayPal, Vanco, FortisPay, Givelify, Tithe.ly, Clover, Stripe, and DonorBox. Donations and bank deposits can transfer to QuickBooks, while bank deposits can transfer to Manager accounting. The installed software can share data between computers through Dropbox, Google Drive, or OneDrive. Per-user passwords and permissions control access. Capacity is listed at 1,000,000 donors and 16,000,000 donations.
Good
- Tracks donors, donations, members, and pledges
- Includes built-in tax receipt printing
- Supports one-time and recurring gifts
- Imports donations from many listed providers
- Offers per-user passwords and permissions
Watch out
- No free plan
- Base version costs $63.97 one-time
- Trial restricts exports to 10 records
- Trial emails are limited to one at a time
Who it suits
It suits churches and organizations managing donor records, pledges, receipts, and online giving. Mac and Windows users needing accounting transfers and permission controls are the intended audience.
Verdict
Donarius combines church records, receipts, giving options, imports, and accounting transfers in an installed application. Its one-time pricing and optional modules suit organizations that prefer desktop-based management with shared files.
Plans and prices
From Donarius's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Small church or organization optional module | $12.37, paid once | Optional module · 25% discount · One-time cost per module; available to organizations with a maximum of 100 active donors per year. |
| Optional module | $16.50, paid once | Optional features including pledge tracking, online donations, customized receipts, letters and emails, family relationships, and photo directory · One-time cost per module; no monthly or yearly fees. |
| Small church or organization base version | $47.98, paid once | Base version · 25% discount · One-time cost; available to organizations with a maximum of 100 active donors per year. |
| Base version | $63.97, paid once | Donor and donation tracking · built-in tax receipts · reports · mailing labels · data import/export · One-time cost; no monthly or yearly fees. |
The facts
Each one read from Donarius's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Accounting integrations
- Donarius can transfer donations and bank deposits to QuickBooks and bank deposits to Manager accounting.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Capacity
- The specifications list maximums of 1,000,000 donors and 16,000,000 donations.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Communications
- An optional module supports personalized letters and emails or messages, including emailing tax receipts as PDF files.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Data sharing
- Donarius is installed on a computer and can share data between computers over the Internet using a file-sharing service such as Dropbox, Google Drive, or OneDrive.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Donation imports
- The site lists imports from providers including PayPal, Vanco, FortisPay, Givelify, Tithe.ly, Clover, Stripe, DonorBox, and others.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Online donations
- The site says Donarius integrates with NuverbPay for credit card and ACH/EFT donations, including one-time and recurring donations.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- Nuverb's privacy policy says sensitive information submitted through its website is encrypted in transit and access to stored personal information is limited to employees who need it for their jobs.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Donarius is church management software for tracking members, donors, donations, and pledges.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Security
- Donarius supports per-user passwords and permissions that control what users can view or edit, including teller access to donor information.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- The purchase includes a one-year warranty with free technical support and software tailoring during that period.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Tax receipts
- The base version prints tax receipts using built-in styles, including yearly receipts or receipts for individual donations.checked 8 Oct 2026
The company
- Company history
- Nuverb Systems Inc. began as a sole proprietorship in 1993 and incorporated in 1997; it developed Donarius in 1998.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 1998checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Toronto, Ontario, Canadachecked 28 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Platforms
- The specifications say Donarius runs under Windows 7 and up and can run on a Mac using PlayOnMac, Crossover, or an emulator.checked 8 Oct 2026
Money
- Trial limits
- The 30-day demo limits new donor or donation entry to the trial period and restricts exports to 10 records at a time and emails to one at a time.checked 8 Oct 2026
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