ActBlue vs. Little Green Light

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ActBlue
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
N/AN/A
Little Green Light
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
Little Green Light offers cloud-based donor management software for nonprofits, used to manage donors, track fundraising activities, generate reports, manage events, and create online donation forms. Plans include unlimited users with no contracts, and no set up or cancellation fees.
$45
per month Up to 2,500 constituent records
Pricing
ActBlueLittle Green Light
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Tier 1
$45.00
per month Up to 2,500 constituent records
Tier 2
$60.00
per month Up to 5,000 constituent records
Tier 3
$75.00
per month Up to 10,000 constituent records
Tier 4
$90.00
per month Up to 20,000 constituent records
Tier 5
$105.00
per month Up to 30,000 constituent records
Tier 6
$120.00
per month Up to 40,000 constituent records
Tier 7
$135.00
per month Up to 50,000 constituent records
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ActBlueLittle Green Light
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsOver 50,000 constituent records? Add $15/mo for each additional 10k tier. Discounts for prepayment: You can prepay for 12 months and get a 10% discount off the monthly price. Discounts also apply to prepayments of 3 months (2.5%) and 6 months (5%).
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Community Pulse
ActBlueLittle Green Light
Features
ActBlueLittle Green Light
Communications and Marketing
Comparison of Communications and Marketing features of Product A and Product B
ActBlue
9.7
1 Ratings
39% above category average
Little Green Light
8.9
2 Ratings
31% above category average
Constituent engagement and marketing10.01 Ratings8.92 Ratings
Social listening9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Digital advocacy enablement10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting and Analytics
Comparison of Reporting and Analytics features of Product A and Product B
ActBlue
8.5
1 Ratings
28% above category average
Little Green Light
9.0
1 Ratings
33% above category average
Reporting and data visualization10.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Wealth screening7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Fundraising and Events
Comparison of Fundraising and Events features of Product A and Product B
ActBlue
9.0
1 Ratings
40% above category average
Little Green Light
-
Ratings
Online donation options10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Event registration and ticketing10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Text and phone donations8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Volunteer shift management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile event check-in9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Security and Platform
Comparison of Security and Platform features of Product A and Product B
ActBlue
9.3
1 Ratings
29% above category average
Little Green Light
9.7
2 Ratings
33% above category average
Role-based user permissions10.01 Ratings9.72 Ratings
Mobile access10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrations8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
ActBlueLittle Green Light
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(1 ratings)
8.9
(12 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.9
(8 ratings)
User Testimonials
ActBlueLittle Green Light
Likelihood to Recommend
ActBlue
i think it’s good for any democrat campaign. I honestly can’t think of a reason that a campaign would try to make its own version of this software rather than ActBlue. There’s so much customization and adaptability where it just makes sense. I’m not sure if PACs use it but because they’re so check heavy maybe it makes less sense for them
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Little Green Light
When I came on board, we had a mess. We had so many gift types, categories, and campaigns that it was an epic disaster, and there was no way any reports could easily be pulled. With time, patience, and the bulk edit feature, I could clean up the mess and start again with set campaigns, funds, and appeals...We now have a clean slate for all data entered in 2023 and the future. Thank you for bulk edits
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Pros
ActBlue
  • user interface
  • data visualization
  • contribution search
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Little Green Light
  • Donor touch tracking (calls, meetings, etc.)
  • Relationships and stewardship
  • Forms for event and other registrations
  • Financial reporting and gift tracking
  • Great support team! I was initially worried because they don't have a contact number, but they reply to support questions really quickly and are always helpful.
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Cons
ActBlue
  • i want to add checks to it
  • website is down from time to time
  • in sight graphic design
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Little Green Light
  • I wish it had email formatting rather than integrating with MailChimp, but a small price to pay since it does in fact handle email communications. I've actually found that donors appreciate the "personal" touch versus the more polished, formatted email of MailChimp because they feel like the email went just to them.
  • Wish it had the ability to email year-end statements as easy as it is to print them.
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Likelihood to Renew
ActBlue
No answers on this topic
Little Green Light
We have had no issues with LIttle Green Light so I do not see us moving to another software platform at this time. We are all familiar with how to use it and we are a small and mighty team so we don't want to rock the boat too much. LOL
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Usability
ActBlue
It has a very intuitive user interface. When i am trying to make an event, it lays out in all the editing tabs exactly what i need to make it look good and does so much for me on the back end. I will say that soemtimes the more complicated stuff is tougher to understand right away
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Little Green Light
Pretty easy to manage
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Support Rating
ActBlue
No answers on this topic
Little Green Light
LGL support is absolutely unreal. Send a question straight from inside the software and within minutes you will receive a response from someone at the company who will help you. Most of the time, the person responding to my questions is one of the developers or owners of the company. They are kind, patient, and very helpful. The online knowledge base is very comprehensive as well.
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Alternatives Considered
ActBlue
No answers on this topic
Little Green Light
Little Green Light blows these other two CRM's out of the water. {Little Green Light has] ease of use, user-friendly prompts, and more pertinent information is captured. Little Green Light is perfect for my small-sized Non-Profit organization.
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Return on Investment
ActBlue
  • increased contributions
  • increased flexibility
  • more data understanding
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Little Green Light
  • In two years of using it, we went from $200,000 annually in donor revenue to $500,000. Many factors went into that, but the ease of communications through LGL is definitely one of them.
  • We went from managing communications with ~200 donors to ~400.
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ScreenShots

Little Green Light Screenshots

Screenshot of data migrationScreenshot of constituent relationship managementScreenshot of alerts and tracking reportsScreenshot of fundraising and donor management reports