Donation terminal providers at a glance: Donorbox, Payaz, Dona or DAYAA?.
Anyone looking for a donation terminal quickly comes across well-known names from the UK and the US – and several makers of digital donation columns in Germany. This overview briefly places the international providers and shows which questions are decisive for organizations in Germany. Information on other providers comes from their own publications (as of November 2026) and may change.
Updated: 9 November 2026 · by DAYAA
International providers briefly placed
All three are established providers – built mainly for the UK or US market. Gift Aid, for example, only exists in the UK; Germany has its own rules for proof of donations (more: Donation receipts for card donations).
- Donorbox: an online donation platform from the US. With "Live Kiosk – Tap to Pay" a smartphone (iOS or Android) becomes a donation terminal via NFC; payments run via Stripe or PayPal.
- Payaz: a provider from Belfast (UK) of contactless donation devices for churches and charities. Card payments run via SumUp, and the solution is geared to the British Gift Aid scheme.
- Dona: a British provider of contactless donation terminals and donation pages for churches and charities; card payments run via Stripe.
What matters for organizations in Germany
- Is the girocard (German debit card) accepted – not just credit cards and smartphones?
- Is there a German interface, German contracts and invoices and a contact person in Germany?
- Is a smartphone enough, or do you need a fixed device for the entrance, foyer or prayer room that can stand unattended?
- Can purposes such as zakat, sadaqah, collections or a building project be collected and evaluated separately?
- Who delivers, sets up and helps when something doesn't work?
"No commission" – what does it mean?
Many providers of digital donation columns in Germany advertise "no commission" or "0 % commission". Good to know: the payment provider charges a fee for every card payment. So ask whether "no commission" refers only to the provider or also to the card fee – and add up device, software and fees over at least 24 months. At DAYAA it is clearly separated: no commission and no transaction fee from DAYAA; card fees are charged by SumUp directly under your SumUp contract.
Buy or rent?
Some providers rent out their donation columns, others sell them. At DAYAA you buy the devices – they remain your property; from three devices you can also pay in 12 monthly instalments at 0 % interest. How to compare both: Buy or rent a donation terminal?.
DAYAA: built for Germany
The ten most important criteria for any provider comparison: Comparing donation terminals.
- A company based in Germany, registered at the Offenbach am Main local court (HRB 58962) – advice by email, WhatsApp and phone.
- Website and advice in German, English, Turkish and Arabic.
- Donations by girocard, credit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay and smartwatch.
- No commission and no transaction fee from DAYAA; card fees via SumUp.
- Four designs with the same software: Dayaa Wall, Dayaa Tower, Dayaa Stand and the mobile Dayaa Go.
- Software by donation volume: from €15 net per month, at most €380, minimum term 24 months – all tiers on Pricing.
- Separate campaigns for zakat, sadaqah, collections or building projects, evaluated separately.
- Personal delivery, pre-configured and free of charge within Germany – usually within 7–14 days.
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