Blackbaud CRM vs. DonorPerfect

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Blackbaud CRM
Score 7.5 out of 10
N/A
Designed for large, complex organizations as well as federated and international nonprofits.N/A
DonorPerfect
Score 7.8 out of 10
N/A
DonorPerfect is a fundraising software solution, used by fundraisers to manage gifts, donor relationships, communications, receipting, and other initiatives from a single system. DonorPerfect supports monthly giving success. Dashboard analytics and reporting provide insight into what drives donations, and organizations can send personalized email communications through Constant Contact to donors and supporters. Integrated online forms automatically enter gift information into the…
$99
per month
Pricing
Blackbaud CRMDonorPerfect
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
CORE
$99.00
per month
PLUS
$199
per month
PRO
$649
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Blackbaud CRMDonorPerfect
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
Blackbaud CRMDonorPerfect
Considered Both Products
Blackbaud CRM
Chose Blackbaud CRM
It is more difficult to run reports and extract the information you are looking for. They are a very large company who has no concept of customer service.
DonorPerfect
Chose DonorPerfect
We like that DonorPerfect has tried to reach out and listen to its customer's needs. We don't feel that we will get that service anywhere else.
Chose DonorPerfect
I have only ever used DonorPerfect, but I have looked into two or three other options over time. I apologize that I cannot recall all their names at this time. What I found was that even though they typically brought more to the table at that time, the cost jump was huge and …
Chose DonorPerfect
We selected DonorPerfect many years ago as a replacement for BlackBaud. At the time it was more flexible and the cloud-based setup was a big advantage over BlackBaud. We would probably not select DonorPerfect today but would look to other products like Salesforce, CiviCRM, and …
Chose DonorPerfect
For the price and ease of use - DonorPerfect came out on top. I did not select DonorPerfect---the organization I work for has been using it for several years now.
Chose DonorPerfect
DonorPerfect fit with our budget and needs the best out of any other option.
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Score 7.5 out of 10
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User Ratings
Blackbaud CRMDonorPerfect
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
(36 ratings)
7.0
(94 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(8 ratings)
10.0
(9 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(11 ratings)
Availability
9.0
(1 ratings)
9.5
(2 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.5
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
6.9
(7 ratings)
8.0
(32 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.5
(2 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.2
(3 ratings)
5.5
(7 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
7.5
(2 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
7.5
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
7.8
(2 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
7.2
(2 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.5
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Blackbaud CRMDonorPerfect
Likelihood to Recommend
Blackbaud
It works well enough for fundraising purposes and donor tracking. I think it would be less appropriate for instances or industries where you don't need so many data points on someone. You are able to attach a lot of information to a record so if you don't need that info (simply need contact info for example) you might want a simpler system
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SofterWare
I love that I can integrate with Donor Search to learn about a person's past giving history to learn more about their interests. DonorPerfect also lets us upload a photo of our donors so we can easily identify them when they visit us or Attend a function. I wish the photo upload offered a larger image and multiple images, some donors send me pics of their visits and pets and it would be great to also store those right in their DP account.
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Pros
Blackbaud
  • Accessing in-depth data for a single constituent is easily done and customizable by user working with "tiles" on the home screen
  • Generating lists of possible prospects with specific similarities can be done with a few clicks and then stored for more research later
  • well designed relationship options allow for a a look at specific constituents and how they might relate to other constituents in the system leading to more effective prospecting
  • Screens can be easily customized by user or user group eliminating irrelevant data and presenting only truly relevant information
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SofterWare
  • DonorPerfect is extremely customizable in every possible way. I love that you can customize what you see when you view a donor's record and how you see it. Fields can be active or hidden, and arranged in any way you choose. In addition, you can create custom fields and parameters, which can be used to enter text freely, as a drop-down box, or as selections with check boxes. The other awesome thing about the options for customization is that you can add, remove, or change fields at ANY time. My organization has used DonorPerfect for over 10 years, but just a few days ago, I added a field to the main screen in our donor records that is now relevant and helpful to my colleague and me as we work together. I feel like the possibilities are limitless in making it DonorPerfect your specific needs.
  • DonorPerfect reports are extremely versatile, and can literally be created to produce any data set imaginable. You can create, name, rename, save, and delete any reports in your profile. You can run very broad, lengthy reports, (which generate surprisingly quickly!), or very specific, detailed reports. You can create and save filters for quick use, or start from scratch each time you run a report.
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Cons
Blackbaud
  • Certain aspects of Blackbaud are oddly non-customizable.
  • Blackbaud updates/support is slow and often ineffective - our organization switched to Microsoft 365, which is apparently incompatible with Blackbaud. Help/support recommended clunky workarounds that don't actually work, rather than proactively enhancing compatibility
  • There should be a flag in constituent search to show which people in the results list are deceased.
  • Query isn't very user friendly. It should be simple to locate the information that you want to pull, and add parameters to that information. Instead you have to write multiple queries to set parameters, then write a query that looks at those other queries. It's time-consuming and easy to make mistakes, and the knowledge/proficiency is difficult to explain or transfer to new staff.
  • Blackbaud generally just feels like its technology is outdated. It wasn't built for the needs of a modern organization, and its developers have failed to make the necessary improvements over time to stay competitive.
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SofterWare
  • It could provide some of the standard reports fundraisers need as canned reports
  • It could provide optional salutations so you could mail to only one person - not both
  • It could enable us to set up monthly giving categories without using their donation program
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Likelihood to Renew
Blackbaud
We've covered a lot, but mostly because we are happy with the system overall. There are a few kinks, and sometimes it takes a minute to figure out the right wording to pull a report or the best way to code a new category that we want to track. But Blackbaud is always there to help us, and once things are figured out - they are super simple to replicate. It wouldn't be worth it to switch to a new system and lose of all our information and time put in to mastering the system
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SofterWare
It is by far the most cost-effective
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Usability
Blackbaud
No answers on this topic
SofterWare
Poor cash batch interface. Almost half of our receipts are generated by cash and this interface does not support our needs very well.
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Reliability and Availability
Blackbaud
No answers on this topic
SofterWare
It's always up when we need it. There are some errors that happen and are not reproducible and cannot be resolved. But [they are] very few and none that cause disruption for the organization.
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Performance
Blackbaud
No answers on this topic
SofterWare
DonorPerfect is as reliable as your internet connection. It is a cloud based application and therefore you cannot pinpoint where the bottleneck is should you have one. But for the most part the app runs quickly.
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Support Rating
Blackbaud
I have not personally had to reach out to Blackbaud CRM Support, because we have a central office that manages the Blackbaud CRM relationship. However, any time I've reached out to our support team, there is nothing they can't figure out by utilizing the support they receive from Blackbaud CRM. I've not had any issues that have gone unresolved, and they can always get things done in a timely fashion.
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SofterWare
Support is so easy. We use chat most often - as we can get someone quickly. The support folks know the product and get answers quickly. If they need to escalate an issue, they do so quickly. The training is great and easily accessible. You can take classes over and over until you completely understand concepts
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In-Person Training
Blackbaud
No answers on this topic
SofterWare
I was able to utilize the support team to train me in areas where I could not figure out how to use the application.
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Online Training
Blackbaud
No answers on this topic
SofterWare
It was decent.
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Implementation Rating
Blackbaud
Most of our issues were self-inflicted and related to BB's work. We did not "staff up" correctly, our data to be converted was not in great shape and we set some unreasonable goals. With BBs help we were able to clean our data and prep it for conversion and we adjusted the goals to be more achievable with the timeline we were given. We found the BB staff to be responsive and focused, especially when working on-site with us.
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SofterWare
DonorPerfect provides an extremely easy to use importing tool and the support team was awesome. You don't have to do it in house; for a reasonable fee you can get it done by them.
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Alternatives Considered
Blackbaud
Blackbaud CRM is more robust and has better functionality. It is necessary for a bigger fundraising shop. Blackbaud Raiser's Edge and NXT worked well in smaller organizations with fewer users and fewer donors/prospects. RE was more affordable than CRM was for the smaller organization.
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SofterWare
I have only ever used DonorPerfect, but I have looked into two or three other options over time. I apologize that I cannot recall all their names at this time. What I found was that even though they typically brought more to the table at that time, the cost jump was huge and I couldn't justify the ROI to myself. But DonorPerfect has continued to add to what they offer and I was glad I never changed platforms.
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Scalability
Blackbaud
No answers on this topic
SofterWare
[There have been] only two outages since we have started using it and they were extremely information proactive. This should scale easily based on your internet connection.
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Return on Investment
Blackbaud
  • Change is always expensive and painful, but CRM is worth the time and effort. One immediate benefit is improved transparency internally, especially for internal accounting, controls, and compliance departments.
  • Cloud hosting helps cut cost and demand on organization staff. Improves access and meets compliance on every level.
  • Ability to make global changes to recording donor phone communication makes it a one-stop resource for a well-run development team.
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SofterWare
  • Positive - using a standard Donor management system across a wide geographic area has reduced our infrastructure costs and training requirements
  • Negative - We are not realizing the full potential of our donors because we are missing opportunities for engagement, and missing connections and opportunities because DonorPerfect's limitations.
  • Negative - Limited/poorly implemented API has significantly increased our development costs as we struggle to implement DonorPerfect data with other internal systems.
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