Redswing vs Givebutter
Which is right for your charity golf tournament?
Redswing is better for…
organizers whose event is a golf tournament — where pairings, live scoring, on-course bidding, and sponsor holes decide how the day goes.
Givebutter is better for…
nonprofits that want one free all-purpose stack — donation forms, campaigns, events, auctions, and a donor CRM — across all their fundraising.
| Feature | Redswing | Givebutter |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | % of revenue, free to set up | Free — tip-or-fee model |
| Setup time | Under 10 minutes | Fast |
| Silent auction | Yes | Yes — web bidding with alerts |
| Text-to-bid | Yes | No — bidding happens in the browser |
| Live scoring (no app required) | Yes — mobile web | No golf scoring |
| AI fundraising report | Yes | Campaign dashboards |
| Annual contract required | No | No |
| Per-event fee | None | None |
| Percentage model | Yes — aligned with you | Optional platform-fee mode |
All-in-one nonprofit stack vs golf-day operations
Givebutter is a genuinely strong general platform — donation forms, campaigns, event ticketing, auctions, email and texting, and a free donor CRM, highly rated by small nonprofits. But it is not a golf tournament tool: there are no flight pairings, no live scoring or clubhouse leaderboard, and no sponsor hole assignments. Redswing is narrower on purpose — it runs the golf day end to end and produces a fundraising report when the last putt drops.
Where the auction actually happens
Givebutter auctions run in the browser with mobile bidding notifications — which works well at a gala. On a golf course, players don't want to keep a browser tab open for four hours. Redswing's text-to-bid lets a player bid by SMS from the 14th fairway and get an outbid text the moment someone tops them, which keeps bidding competitive all round long.
Pricing
Givebutter is free under a transparent tip-or-fee model (donor tips, or the organization opts to pay a platform fee instead). Redswing charges 3% of registration and 5% of auction/sponsor revenue, 0% on donations, with cover-the-fee at checkout.
Givebutter is a trademark of its respective owner. Redswing is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Givebutter. Comparison details are based on publicly available information from each company's own website and materials, reviewed periodically; features and pricing may change. Spot something out of date? Email hello@redswing.io and we'll correct it.
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