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, event seating, tap-to-pay terminals, and bookkeeping in one ledger — the full Pro plan at $0 for the next 200 signups. Not a trial. No card. Your data exports freely if it isn’t a fit.