GiveRadar vs CHnet: an honest comparison
CHnet and GiveRadar sit on opposite sides of the donation. CHnet is fundraising software a charity runs to take donations, sell event tickets, and manage members. GiveRadar is a free platform for donors and researchers to check what a charity has disclosed to governments before anyone gives.
Primary sources
All CHnet figures are from chnet.com, last reviewed July 2026; volatile figures such as the directory count and pricing carry their date where stated. GiveRadar figures are live counts from this platform.
This page is written and maintained by GiveRadar. We make no claim to neutrality: we built GiveRadar and we believe in it, and we have tried to represent CHnet fairly. CHnet is a capable fundraising toolkit for charities, and we recommend evaluating it against other fundraising platforms for that job. The two do different jobs and can sit side by side. If you spot an inaccuracy, email info@giveradar.com and we will correct it.
Matt Timmermans
Founder of GiveRadar
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CHnetWhat are GiveRadar and CHnet each for?
They sit on opposite sides of the same donation: one is software the charity runs to raise money, the other is research the donor reads before giving. Name which side you are on and the choice is clear.
Research a charity before giving
"Who is this charity and what has it disclosed to governments?"
This needs free, open records at scale: registration, filings, officers, and a disclosure score from official registries. GiveRadar answers it across 100+ countries, and CHnet has no scoring, verification, or monitoring system.
Answered by GiveRadar
Raise money for your charity
"How do I take donations, sell tickets, and manage members?"
This needs operational software: donation pages, event ticketing, memberships, invoicing, and a supporter CRM, with payments handled and paid out to the charity. CHnet does exactly this for 1% per transaction, and GiveRadar processes no donations at all.
Answered by CHnetWho each one is
GiveRadar
GiveRadar is a free charity intelligence platform covering 7.9 million+ nonprofits across 100+ countries, built from 50+ official government registries and tax authorities, plus vetted directories where no registry data exists.
Every charity gets a 0-100 integrity assessment that measures how much the organization discloses: registration, financial transparency, governance, contact availability, and data recency. It does not measure impact, and it cannot be bought.
Red flags mark high executive pay, stale filings, and bare-minimum disclosure. GiveRadar Analysis adds peer context, watchlists send change alerts, and a REST API and MCP server both have free tiers. Every data point shows where it came from.
CHnet
CHnet (chnet.com) is a fundraising toolkit built primarily for UK charities, created and managed by UmbrellaDev. It gives a charity donation pages, event ticketing with QR receipts, membership and recurring giving, invoicing, a supporter CRM, content publishing, and financial reporting.
Payments run through Stripe Connect and are paid out directly to the charity's bank account. Pricing is 1% per transaction, minimum 1 GBP, USD, EUR, or CHF, plus standard Stripe fees, with no setup fee, contract, or subscription (as of July 2026).
CHnet also hosts a searchable International Charity Database listing about 5,795 charities across 38 countries (as of July 2026). Its site states GDPR compliance, AI-assisted setup, and 100% renewable electricity, with a 2010-2026 copyright and a claim of 18+ years helping charities online.
CHnet runs your fundraising, GiveRadar researches the charity
CHnet and GiveRadar sit on opposite sides of the donation. CHnet is operational software for the charity: it runs the donation page, sells the event tickets, manages the members, and takes 1% per transaction for doing it. GiveRadar is research infrastructure for the donor: it tells you what a charity has disclosed to governments before you give, free, with no way for the charity to pay for a better score.
A UK charity choosing fundraising tools has a real reason to look at CHnet; a donor, journalist, or grantmaker verifying a charity will not find that job done there. No scoring, verification, or monitoring system was found on chnet.com as of July 2026, and its directory of about 5,795 listings is a fraction of what official registries hold. Neither platform replaces the other.
How many charities does each one cover?
The overlap between the two is the charity directory, and there the size gap is large. CHnet's International Charity Database is a curated listing; GiveRadar mirrors official government registries at a very different scale.
CHnet's bar is deliberately a sliver: about 5,795 listings in its International Charity Database (chnet.com, as of July 2026) against 7.9 million+ on GiveRadar. It is a curated directory, not a shortfall, but for finding and verifying charities the difference in scale is real. CHnet's directory is a listing; GiveRadar's is a registry-sourced record with an integrity assessment on every entry.
GiveRadar vs CHnet: the full comparison table
These tools do different jobs; the table lines them up across the dimensions where each is meaningful. CHnet figures last reviewed July 2026.
| Dimension | GiveRadar | CHnet |
|---|---|---|
| Coverage | 7.9 million+ nonprofits | ~5,795 charities in its International Charity Database (live count, July 2026) |
| Geography | 100+ countries | Built primarily for UK charities; directory spans 38 countries (as of July 2026) including Australia, Canada, UK, US, India, Kenya, South Africa |
| What the score means | Integrity assessment, 0-100: measures public disclosure (registration, financial transparency, governance, contact availability, data recency), never impact, cannot be bought | No charity rating, score, or seal system found on chnet.com (as of July 2026); the directory is a listing, not an evaluation |
| Price | Free for everyone; charities cannot pay for placement or scores | 1% per transaction, minimum 1 GBP/USD/EUR/CHF, plus standard Stripe fees; no setup fee, contract, or subscription (as of July 2026) |
| Data source | 50+ official government registries and tax authorities, plus vetted directories where no registry exists; provenance shown per data point | The charity's own account and content; payments via Stripe Connect with direct bank payouts |
| API | REST API and MCP server, both with free tiers | No documented public API found (as of July 2026) |
| Monitoring | Watchlists with change alerts on filings, scores, and red flags | Financial reporting for the charity's own transactions; no donor-side charity monitoring |
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When should you use CHnet vs GiveRadar?
One tool is for the charity raising money, the other for the person checking it. Sometimes a UK charity wants both.
Use GiveRadar when
- You are on the giving side, a donor, journalist, researcher, or grantmaker, verifying a charity before money moves. CHnet does not do this job.
- You want a score the charity did not write itself: the integrity assessment is computed from government filings, and no one can buy it.
- You need breadth: 7.9 million+ nonprofits across 100+ countries, against a directory of about 5,795 listings.
- You want red flags, peer context via GiveRadar Analysis, a free API and MCP server, or watchlists with change alerts.
Use CHnet when
- You run a UK charity and want one toolkit for donation pages, ticketing with QR receipts, memberships, invoicing, and a supporter CRM, without a subscription.
- You want fundraising, content publishing, and financial reporting in one place rather than stitching separate tools together.
- Pay-as-you-earn pricing matters more than a flat monthly fee: 1% per transaction plus Stripe fees, no upfront cost (as of July 2026).
- You take payments in GBP, USD, EUR, or CHF and want Stripe Connect payouts straight to the charity's bank account.
Use both when
You run a UK charity. Fundraise on CHnet, and make sure your public record on GiveRadar is strong: donors who find your donation page will also look you up, and a solid integrity assessment is earned through disclosure, not purchased. And if you are giving through a CHnet-hosted page, look the organization up on GiveRadar first for its registration, filings, officers, and red flags, then give through whatever channel the charity runs.
Is GiveRadar a good CHnet alternative?
Be precise about which CHnet you mean. If you want an alternative to CHnet's fundraising toolkit (donation pages, ticketing, CRM), GiveRadar is not it: we do not process donations, host campaigns, or manage supporters, and we do not plan to. Compare CHnet against other fundraising platforms for that job.
If what drew you to CHnet is its International Charity Database, GiveRadar is a direct alternative and a much larger one: 7.9 million+ nonprofits across 100+ countries sourced from 50+ official government registries, plus vetted directories where no registry data exists, each with an integrity assessment, provenance on every data point, and free access for everyone. For finding and verifying charities rather than fundraising as one, that is the job GiveRadar is built for.
One caution for searchers: CHnet (chnet.com) is not CharityNet USA. CharityNet USA was a US nonprofit-services firm (a BizCentral USA division, since rebranded to BryteBridge) offering 501(c)(3) formation and grant writing. This page compares GiveRadar with the CHnet fundraising toolkit at chnet.com only.
GiveRadar and CHnet: common questions
Is GiveRadar a CHnet alternative?
For charity research, yes; for fundraising, no. If you used CHnet's International Charity Database to find or check organizations, GiveRadar covers 7.9 million+ nonprofits across 100+ countries from official government registries, with a 0-100 integrity assessment, free for everyone. If you need what CHnet actually sells, a fundraising toolkit with donation pages, ticketing, and a supporter CRM, GiveRadar is not an alternative: we do not process donations or run campaigns.
Is CHnet or GiveRadar better?
They do different jobs, so neither is simply better. CHnet is a fundraising toolkit for the charity side: donation pages, event ticketing, memberships, invoicing, and CRM at 1% per transaction plus Stripe fees (as of July 2026). GiveRadar is a research database for the giving side: registry-sourced records, integrity assessments, red flags, and monitoring, free. The honest steer: a UK charity choosing fundraising software should evaluate CHnet against other fundraising platforms; anyone verifying or researching a charity should use GiveRadar.
Is CHnet free?
No, but it has no fixed costs. As of July 2026, CHnet charges 1% per transaction with a minimum of 1 GBP, USD, EUR, or CHF, plus standard Stripe fees, and states there is no setup fee, contract, or subscription: you pay only when money moves. GiveRadar's research database is free for everyone with no transaction involvement at all; the REST API and MCP server have free tiers, with paid Pro and Enterprise tiers for high-volume use.
Does CHnet rate or verify charities?
No rating, scoring, or seal system was found on chnet.com as of July 2026. CHnet's International Charity Database of about 5,795 charities is a searchable listing, not an evaluation, and CHnet's product is fundraising tooling, not due diligence. For verification, GiveRadar computes an integrity assessment from official registry data for every listed charity: 0-100, disclosure-only, with red flags for high executive pay, stale filings, and bare-minimum disclosure.
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Check any charity's disclosure record, free
Search 7.9M+ nonprofits in 100+ countries. Fundraise on the tool of your choice, and use GiveRadar for the independent check.