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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    DonorPerfect

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/ADonorPerfect 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…N/A

    Kayako

    Score6.8 out of 10
    N/AKayako is a help desk and customer support platform that helps businesses automate workflows, improve agent productivity, and deliver personalized customer experiences across email, chat, and social media.

    $79

    per month

    Pricing
    DonorPerfectKayako
    Editions & Modules
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    Kayako One
    $79
    per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    DonorPerfectKayako
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    DonorPerfectKayako
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    DonorPerfect
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    37 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    34 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    36 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    27 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    27 Answers
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    Features
    DonorPerfectKayako
    Reporting and Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting and Analytics features of DonorPerfect and Kayako
    Feature
    DonorPerfect
    6.4
    1 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Kayako
    -
    Ratings
    Reporting and data visualization6.41 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fundraising and Events
    Comparison of Fundraising and Events features of DonorPerfect and Kayako
    Feature
    DonorPerfect
    5.0
    1 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Kayako
    -
    Ratings
    Online donation options5.51 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event registration and ticketing4.51 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security and Platform
    Comparison of Security and Platform features of DonorPerfect and Kayako
    Feature
    DonorPerfect
    5.5
    1 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Kayako
    -
    Ratings
    Role-based user permissions9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile access1.81 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrations5.51 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of DonorPerfect and Kayako
    Feature
    DonorPerfect
    -
    Ratings
    Kayako
    2.0
    11 Ratings
    122% below category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings1.011 Ratings
    Expert directory00 Ratings1.05 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings1.08 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings1.07 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission00 Ratings7.011 Ratings
    Ticket response00 Ratings1.011 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of DonorPerfect and Kayako
    Feature
    DonorPerfect
    -
    Ratings
    Kayako
    1.0
    9 Ratings
    156% below category average
    External knowledge base00 Ratings1.09 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base00 Ratings1.08 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of DonorPerfect and Kayako
    Feature
    DonorPerfect
    -
    Ratings
    Kayako
    1.0
    10 Ratings
    156% below category average
    Customer portal00 Ratings1.07 Ratings
    IVR00 Ratings1.02 Ratings
    Social integration00 Ratings1.04 Ratings
    Email support00 Ratings1.010 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration00 Ratings1.06 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    DonorPerfectKayako
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.3
    (95 ratings)
    1.0
    (22 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (9 ratings)
    7.8
    (11 ratings)
    Usability
    7.3
    (12 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (32 ratings)
    2.1
    (4 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    5.5
    (7 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    7.8
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    7.2
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    DonorPerfectKayako
    Likelihood to Recommend
    DonorPerfect
    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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    Kayako
    When it works, It's without a doubt a great help desk solution. It is perfect for our usage, and have rolled it out company-wide. It's great if you have multiple departments. We have it set up so most items come through a single desk that then hands out tickets to their proper department. There may be cheaper options for smaller organizations but for one that is as service-driven as ours, we really think Kayako is a great fit.
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    Pros
    DonorPerfect
    • 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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    Kayako
    • Gives a very good report on an individual level of what is being done for a customer or corporate issue.
    • Easy to understand who has what, what the tickets are about, how long they have been opened and how many times the customer/employee have gone back and forth with each other.
    • Nice dashboard view.
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    Cons
    DonorPerfect
    • 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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    Kayako
    • Departments need a bit of work. Even though you can have multiple departments, the only changes that can be made are globally. If you want independent queues within the departments, you have to do a lot of work that can be very confusing.
    • Survey system is not up to speed. Kayako really needs to add Net Promoter Score into their system. Also, if a staff user removes their name from an incident ticket, it removes them from the survey so you really can't even get a good estimate of how well your staff is in the eyes of the customer.
    • Very difficult to implement when you already have a customer base. Setting them up in organizations is difficult. Also, the sign-up for new customers is quirky. If you send an email to Kayako, it will say you are not an authorized user, however, it will store your email address. If you try to send an email a second time, it will go through. This is one of many reasons why we decided to move from Kayako to Oracle Service Cloud.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    DonorPerfect
    It is by far the most cost-effective
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    Kayako
    • We are grandfathered in on their old Software-assurance pricing and our continued use costs us only a few hundred dollars a year (excluding hosting expenses)
    • Our team's processes are now heavily ingrained in the system
    • We have not been shown a more compelling option that is more cost-effective while still offering all the features we've come to expect
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    Usability
    DonorPerfect
    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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    Kayako
    I did not come from an IT background and I picked this program up quickly
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    Reliability and Availability
    DonorPerfect
    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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    Kayako
    They are really good, but it takes a while to get back, because of the large time difference to the Eastern US. However, they are very helpful.
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    Performance
    DonorPerfect
    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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    Kayako
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    DonorPerfect
    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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    Kayako
    • We didn't have to use support too much, but when we did, they were able to assist us and help us make everything work.
    • Mostly we used their Online KB and step by step instructions to get all of our issues resolved.
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    In-Person Training
    DonorPerfect
    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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    Kayako
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    DonorPerfect
    It was decent.
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    Kayako
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    DonorPerfect
    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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    Kayako
    Three years in we are about as happy with Kayako as we could be. We've had several employee's leave and on-boarding new hires was easier than it has ever been as things are uniform and consistent across the entire application.
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    Alternatives Considered
    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 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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    Kayako
    We were using Spiceworks for a few years before switching to Kayako but found that it wasn't as customizable or as user friendly for our customers. The SNMP scanning and inventory features with Spiceworks was nice but we needed more of a Help Desk that would allow us to scale our services to more companies.
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    Scalability
    DonorPerfect
    [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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    Kayako
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    DonorPerfect
    • 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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    Kayako
    • Tickets were definitely responded to faster once we implemented the audible alarm that would go off when new tickets came into the queue. This was possible because of the API.
    • Since the system was email based we could set our monitoring software up to generate tickets automatically via email for customers when it found something out of the ordinary.
    Incentivized
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