Donor CRM
Bloomerang
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Bloomerang is a donor CRM built around retention. Its dashboards put lapsing donors in front of you before they’re gone. The CRM starts at $125 a month billed annually ($1,500 a year) with unlimited users. It’s the ease-of-use pick once several people share the database, which is why it earns its keep at mid to large organizations.
Who it fits
Shops where the whole team touches the database and nobody is a data specialist. Bloomerang earns some of the highest ease-of-use ratings in the category, and the retention framing changes behavior: when the dashboard leads with donors about to lapse, follow-up happens.
Pricing
Bloomerang sells three products and prices them separately.
| Product | Monthly, billed annually | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Bloomerang CRM | From $125 | Donor management, reporting, marketing, mobile app |
| Bloomerang Fundraising | From $40 | Sold bundled with the CRM: forms, events, text fundraising |
| Bloomerang Volunteer | From $119 | Scheduling, screening, volunteer/donor sync |
| Auctions, peer-to-peer | Quoted | Listed as additional features on Fundraising |
Two things to take from that table. The $40 Fundraising price is the one that shows up in comparisons against Donorbox and Givebutter, and it comes bundled with the CRM, not on its own, so plan the floor for forms plus database at $165 a month, or $1,980 a year.
And the ladder above $125 is not published. Bloomerang prices on record count, so clean your list before you migrate and count it honestly when you take the quote. Compare that with Little Green Light and Eleo, which publish every step of theirs.
How it compares
Little Green Light is about a third of the entry price and very flexible; Bloomerang is friendlier and stronger on retention analytics. Eleo undercuts both and publishes its whole ladder. DonorDock turns the database into a daily to-do list, priced as a consolidation of several tools instead of as a standalone database. Neon CRM adds memberships and events for organizations that need the breadth. Teams choose Bloomerang when adoption matters most, because the CRM your staff actually updates beats the more powerful one they don’t.
Bottom line
If donor churn is your problem, this is the tool that keeps it visible. Book the Bloomerang demo, bring your record count, and ask to see the retention dashboard and the reports you run at board time. Those two screens will tell you if it fits.
Strengths
- Retention dashboards show who is lapsing before they're gone
- Consistently top-rated for ease of use; new hires are productive fast
- Unlimited users at every tier
Other options
- Watching every dollar? Eleo covers donors, gifts, events and volunteers from $39 a month with published pricing. Read our Eleo write-up →
- Want the database to drive your daily follow-up? DonorDock's ActionBoard is a to-do list instead of a dashboard, which suits a team that keeps dropping the follow-up. Read our DonorDock write-up →
- Memberships central to your model? Neon CRM handles renewals and member benefits natively. Read our Neon CRM write-up →
Keep comparing
Bloomerang head to head
- vs DonorDock
- vs Eleo
- vs Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT
- vs Bonterra Fundraising and Engagement (EveryAction)
- vs CharityEngine
- vs Little Green Light
- vs Neon CRM
- vs Virtuous
Already on Bloomerang and shopping to replace it? Bloomerang alternatives covers why shops leave, what to move to, and when staying put is the right call.
We recommend Bloomerang to shops leaving Blackbaud eTapestry, Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT, DonorPerfect, Little Green Light and Salesforce for Nonprofits.