GiveWP vs Layered Popups
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| Feature | GiveWP v4.19.0.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details | Layered Popups v6.64 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100,000+ | — |
| Last updated | October 22, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Give - Donation Plugin · Give - Recurring Donations ($) | Layered Popups ($) |
| Pros | Donation forms and campaigns in the free core; Stripe and PayPal payment gateways included; Donor records, receipts and a donor export | Multi-layer popups with animation and scroll triggers; Connects to many email and CRM services; Link locker and social unlock included |
| Cons | Recurring donations need a paid add-on; Many advanced features are split into separate paid add-ons; Large plugin with many admin screens to learn | Paid product; updates need a purchase code; Large code base with a wide admin menu; Many integrations to review and configure |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Donation forms, Visual form builder, Fundraising campaigns, Donor records and statistics, Donor dashboard for logged-in donors, Donor export, Donation spam filtering, Donation receipts, Recurring donations via the Give - Recurring Donations add-on ($) | Multi-layer animated popups ($), Scroll-position triggers ($), Campaigns that group popups ($), Subscriber list in the admin ($), Link locker shortcode ($), Social unlock options ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | Stripe, PayPal | — |
| — | Mailchimp ($), ConvertKit ($), AWeber ($), GetResponse ($), SendGrid ($), Mailgun ($) | |
| CRM | — | HubSpot ($), ActiveCampaign ($), Zoho CRM ($), Pipedrive ($) |
| Marketing | — | Klaviyo ($) |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce ($) |
| Plugins | — | WPML ($) |
| Other | GiveWP add-on license server | Google reCAPTCHA ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 6.9 | — |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | — |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | telemetry.givewp.com, connect.givewp.com, www.google.com, givewp.com, relations.givewp.com, chart.apis.google.com, plugins.svn.wordpress.org, survey.givewp.com, www.howsmyssl.com, www.paypal.com, woocommerce.com, licensing.nexcess.com, software.liquidweb.com, herald.nexcess.com, www.liquidweb.com, api.stripe.com | layeredpopups.com, www.google.com, app.mailerlite.com, api.sendinblue.com, api.constantcontact.com, rest.cleverreach.com, api.mailjet.com, api.sendpulse.com, api.e-goi.com, secure.directmailmac.com, app.freshmail.pl, www.benchmarkemail.com, api.madmimi.com, www.ymlp.com, track.customer.io, api.klick-tipp.com, api.elasticemail.com |
| Blocks | 19 | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 19 | 2 |