Two of the most-shortlisted traditional donor CRMs for small and mid-size nonprofits. Bloomerang leads with donor retention science; DonorPerfect leads with configurability and decades of development-office workflow.
Published by DonorForge, which competes with both. Pricing and features below are sourced from each vendor’s public pages and review sites; the verdict is ours, the table is theirs.
Donor-retention-focused CRM for established mid-size nonprofits. Mid-size nonprofits ($500K to $10M) with dedicated development staff. Bloomerang CRM starts at $125 per month billed annually. Bloomerang Fundraising adds $40 per month (must be bundled with the CRM). The full Giving Platform (CRM + Fundraising + Volunteer) is $524 per month.
Long-running, highly configurable nonprofit CRM with a deep feature set. Nonprofits that need extensive customization and have IT or admin capacity to configure it. Pricing starts at $129 per month at the entry tier; tier-specific pricing is by quote, with online forms, recurring giving, and integrations on the higher plans. Setup fees may apply.
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| Capability | Bloomerang | DonorPerfect | DonorForge* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry price | From $125/mo | From $129/mo | Free tier |
| Donor records & giving history | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hosted donation pages | ✓ | ◐ | ✓ |
| Recurring giving (donor self-managed) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pledge tracking & dunning | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Grant pipeline & reporting | ◐ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Peer-to-peer fundraising | ◐ | ◐ | ✓ |
| Built-in donor email | ✓ | ◐ | ✓ |
| SMS / text-to-give | — | ◐ | ✓ |
| Automated tax receipts | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Stripe + ACH out of the box | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom reports / board reports | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multi-fund accounting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Real free tier (not a trial) | — | — | ✓ |
| QuickBooks / accounting export | ✓ | ✓ | ◐ |
| Soft credits & household rollups | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Native mobile app | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Event / seating management | — | — | ✓ |
*DonorForge included for reference — we make it, so read that column with the appropriate salt. Sources: bloomerang.co · g2.com · donorperfect.com · g2.com
Feature lists converge; philosophy differs. Bloomerang's engagement scoring and retention dashboards nudge your team toward stewardship, and the UI is friendlier for generalists. DonorPerfect offers more screens, more settings, and more report control — power that experienced database managers appreciate and part-timers find heavy. Choose Bloomerang for retention discipline out of the box, DonorPerfect for configurable depth.
Pick Bloomerang if you are
Stewardship-minded teams that want retention metrics driving daily work.
Pick DonorPerfect if you are
Experienced database managers who want maximum configurability.
Donor records, recurring giving, pledges, campaigns, bookkeeping, and analytics in one ledger — the full Starter plan ($89/mo list) at $0 for the next 200 signups. Not a trial. No card. Your data exports freely if it isn’t a fit.