ShoppingGives ‑ Donation App vs GoodAPI: Donations and Trees
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 9, 2026.
The short answer
- GoodAPI is detected on 1.7× as many Shopify stores as ShoppingGives: 1,279 vs 731 as of Nov 9, 2026.
- On the Shopify App Store: ShoppingGives 4.4 from 74 reviews and GoodAPI 5.0 from 225 reviews.
- ShoppingGives lists 8 features GoodAPI’s listing doesn’t mention, including Auto-processing, Campaigns, Email notifications.
Head to head
Plant trees and increase conversion through impact marketing
- United States
- Canada
- Hong Kong
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Canada
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
GROW
- · Dedicated support from humans
- · Multi-currency and multi-lang support
- · Plant verified trees and remove plastic
- · Premium library of photos and videos
- · Shopify flow integration
- · Tell your impact story on every page
GIVE
- · 0% fees on donations from GoodAPI
- · Access to 1.3 million non-profits
- · Compliant with Cause Marketing Laws
- · Customer Round up in Cart
- · Everything in GROW plus
- · Give % of order in donation
LEAD
- · API access
- · Customer Round-up in Checkout
- · Everything in GIVE plus
- · Priority Support
- · Round up on POS
- · Thank you and Order Status Badges
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureCreate a fully customizable social impact strategy that best meets your brand’s needs with ShoppingGives’ Social Impact Stack for Commerce. Providing the only end-to-end donation management solution for any eCommerce, DTC, or omnichannel brands. We handle all of the compliance & regulatory requirements for donating to any 501(c)3 Nonprofit and real-time, actionable reporting so you can focus on business growth.
Plant trees, remove ocean plastic, and collect charity donations from one Shopify app. Tree planting and plastic removal run automatically via verified partners like Veritree. Customers donate to 1.3M 501(c)(3) non-profits via round-up or a percentage of sales. GoodAPI handles Commercial Co-Venture (CCV) compliance: registrations, contracts, disclosures, and bonds.
- Fully managed, end-to-end donation process that is 100% regulatory compliant.
- 100% of donations are always sent to your supported nonprofits.
- Actionable data to better allocate budget and personalize marketing.
- Create an omnichannel giving experience both online & offline with Shopify POS.
- Automate tree planting donations and focus on your business
- Market impact on Home, Product, Cart, Thank You, Order Status, & Checkout page
- Multi-currency and multi-language support for all the marketing badges
- Premium library of photos and videos to market your impact
All the numbers
Every figure, side by side
A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.
Adoption
| Measure |  ShoppingGives |  GoodAPI |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 731 | 1,279(ahead) |
| Net store change, 28 days | −9 | −8 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 1 | 6(ahead) |
| Big-brand share | 20% | 8% |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Food, Beverages & Tobacco | Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden, Health & Beauty |
| Top store countries | United States, Canada, Hong Kong | United States, United Kingdom, Canada |
Reviews
| Measure | ShoppingGives | GoodAPI |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.4 ★ | 5.0 ★(ahead) |
| App Store reviews | 74 | 225(ahead) |
| New reviews, 28 days | 1(ahead) | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | 18% |
Pricing
| Measure | ShoppingGives | GoodAPI |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | $15/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | ShoppingGives | GoodAPI |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #22 | #1(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | #3 in Donations | #1 in Donations |
| Built for Shopify | No | Yes |
| Launched | May 29, 2019 | Feb 4, 2022 |
| Languages | 1 | 2 |
| Developer | ShoppingGives | Goodapi |
FAQ
ShoppingGives and GoodAPI: common questions
- Which is more popular, ShoppingGives or GoodAPI?
- GoodAPI is detected on 1.7× as many Shopify stores as ShoppingGives: 1,279 vs 731 as of Nov 9, 2026.
- Which has better reviews, ShoppingGives or GoodAPI?
- On the Shopify App Store: ShoppingGives 4.4 from 74 reviews and GoodAPI 5.0 from 225 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- ShoppingGives lists 8 the others don’t mention, such as Auto-processing, Campaigns, Email notifications, Fundraiser. GoodAPI lists 8 the others don’t mention, such as Carbon offsetting, Cart drawer, Custom CSS, Free gifts. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
- Where does this comparison’s data come from?
- Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Nov 9, 2026; estimated figures are labeled.
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How Shoplist compares apps
Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Nov 9, 2026. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.