Donation kiosks and readers, wherever people give.
A donation kiosk is a self-service giving station: a touchscreen, a card reader, and software that turns a tap into a receipted, recorded gift. Every Donatefy device records to one ledger and receipts donors automatically.
Compare donation kiosks and handheld readers
Floor-standing kiosk
Prominent, flexible placement.
- Rolling base
- Up to 8-hour battery
- Card and contactless
Wall-mounted kiosk
A permanent, fixed giving point.
- Wall-mounted
- No floor space
- Card and contactless
Stripe Reader S700/S710
Handheld readers made by Stripe, provisioned by Donatefy.
- Hand to hand
- 4G LTE on the S710
- Tap, chip, swipe
Which donation kiosk fits your space?
Pick by where giving happens. Both kiosk formats share the identical donor experience, and the handheld goes wherever people gather. Your organization owns every device, with a 45-day money-back pilot and Donatefy's one-year warranty on every device we sell.
| Detail | Floor-standing kiosk $1,000 one-time | Wall-mounted kiosk $700 one-time | Handheld reader $349 provisioned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Format | |||
| Best placement | Lobbies, halls, high-traffic spaces | Entrances, hallways, fixed giving points | Tables, banquets, events, outreach |
| Screen | Large touchscreen | 22-inch touchscreen | 5.5-inch HD touchscreen |
| Positioning | Flexible, battery-backed | Permanent, space-efficient | Mobile, hand to hand |
| Connection | Your building's Wi-Fi | Your building's Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi, and the S710 adds 4G LTE |
| Giving | |||
| Card + contactless | Integrated reader | Integrated reader | Tap, chip, swipe |
| One-time + recurring | Both | Both | Both |
| Purchase | |||
| Hardware you buy | The kiosk | The kiosk | The reader, made by Stripe |
| Details | FS-22 floor-standing | WM-22 wall-mounted | Stripe Reader S700/S710 |
Every device. One connected platform.
Hardware is only half the product. The other half is the platform every device is wired into.
Admin Portal
Campaign management
Control which campaigns and giving options each device shows, from the Admin Portal.
Device visibility
Status, reader connection, and recent activity for every device you run.
Remote support
Setup assistance and troubleshooting from the Donatefy team.
One ledger
Device gifts land beside online gifts, tagged with their channel and device.
Automatic receipts
Branded, tax-ready receipts for in-person donors, same as online.
Connected donor records
In-person gifts join each donor's history, totals, and recurring plans.
Experience the giving flow before you buy the hardware.
This is the FS-22 giving flow your donors will use. Four taps, full transparency, receipt on its way.
Recorded from the FS-22 giving flow beside the Admin Portal. Amounts shown are examples.
Hardware questions
Comparing formats? Read the donation kiosk buyer's guide and our post on donation kiosk costs and best practices.
Do we own the hardware?
Which device should we start with?
Do devices use the campaigns we already run online?
What happens when a device needs help?
How much do donation kiosks cost?
Do donation kiosks need Wi-Fi?
Own your hardware. Own your rails.
Your kiosk is yours, and donations settle into your organization's own Stripe account. No rented hardware that leaves with a contract, and no pooled funds waiting on someone else's payout schedule.