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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    FrontStream

    Score3 out of 10
    N/AFrontStream is a nonprofit fundraising platform that provides fundraising, giving, engagement, and payments technology for nonprofits, schools, foundations, and socially responsible companies. The platform supports event-driven fundraising across charity auctions, nonprofit event management, peer-to-peer fundraising, donor engagement, online giving, and integrated payment processing. FrontStream is also the company behind BiddingForGood, a leading online auction…N/A

    Virtuous CRM

    Score6.6 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Virtuous Software, headquartered in Phoenix offers a nonprofit CRM, fundraising, volunteer, and marketing tools used to create more responsive donor experiences and grow giving. The CRM unifies fundraising, marketing, and donor development activities.N/A
    Pricing
    FrontStreamVirtuous CRM
    Editions & Modules
    FrontStream Engage
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    FrontStream Starter
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    FrontStream Events
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    FrontStream Workplace
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    Professional Services
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    Starter (under 5K contacts)
    Contact Sales
    Up to 5 users and includes 1,000 supporter records
    Platform (5K-30k contacts)
    Contact Sales
    Unlimited users and includes your first 5,000 supporter records
    Enterprise (30k-Millions)
    Contact Sales
    Unlimited users and (potentially) unlimited supporters
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    FrontStreamVirtuous CRM
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
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    Features
    FrontStreamVirtuous CRM
    Communications and Marketing
    Comparison of Communications and Marketing features of FrontStream and Virtuous CRM
    Feature
    FrontStream
    -
    Ratings
    Virtuous CRM
    6.2
    2 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Constituent engagement and marketing00 Ratings6.52 Ratings
    Social listening00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Digital advocacy enablement00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Reporting and Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting and Analytics features of FrontStream and Virtuous CRM
    Feature
    FrontStream
    -
    Ratings
    Virtuous CRM
    5.3
    2 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Reporting and data visualization00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Wealth screening00 Ratings4.52 Ratings
    Fundraising and Events
    Comparison of Fundraising and Events features of FrontStream and Virtuous CRM
    Feature
    FrontStream
    -
    Ratings
    Virtuous CRM
    4.2
    2 Ratings
    29% below category average
    Online donation options00 Ratings4.52 Ratings
    Event registration and ticketing00 Ratings4.52 Ratings
    Text and phone donations00 Ratings4.02 Ratings
    Volunteer shift management00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Mobile event check-in00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Security and Platform
    Comparison of Security and Platform features of FrontStream and Virtuous CRM
    Feature
    FrontStream
    -
    Ratings
    Virtuous CRM
    3.7
    2 Ratings
    55% below category average
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Mobile access00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Integrations00 Ratings4.02 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    FrontStreamVirtuous CRM
    Small Businesses
    Bonterra Network for Good
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Agentforce 360 for Nonprofits
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    GiveSmart by Momentive
    Score7.5 out of 10
    DonorPerfect
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Kindsight iWave
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Ellucian CRM Advance
    Score5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    FrontStreamVirtuous CRM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    5.5
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    FrontStreamVirtuous CRM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    FrontStream
    Given the experience I have had this year, I couldn't recommend any part of their service. The product doesn't function as advertised and they don't communicate with customers to let them know what they are doing to fix it. It is a level of service that is completely unacceptable on every level.
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    Virtuous Software, LLC.
    Virtuous is a great tool for fundraisers and nonprofit organizations that want to keep all their donor records, gift transactions, donation landing pages, and reporting in one platform. It may not be well suited, though, for for-profit businesses, organizations, and agencies.
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    Pros
    FrontStream
    • FrontStream Panorama allows you to customize a larger portion of your pages that you design if you have experience with HTML and coding.
    • FrontStream Panorama allows you to integrate their other platforms, such as bidding for good, which is for auction items, and connect those to their ticket registration software.
    • FrontStream Panorama allows you to pull reports and customize and save reports you might use often.
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    Virtuous Software, LLC.
    • User-friendly CRM.
    • Knowledgable support staff.
    • Allows for email marketing on a mass level.
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    Cons
    FrontStream
    • Looks dated in my opinion.
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    Virtuous Software, LLC.
    • Virtuous only keeps track of contacts on forms for a given period of time, not the lifetime of when the form was deployed.
    • Virtuous Customer Support can sometimes lag, and you end up waiting days for a response to your inquiry or issue.
    • Virtuous reporting, while very detailed and segmented, can sometimes be a little overwhelming, and the terminology does not always translate to what you are looking to accomplish with your reporting outcomes.
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    Usability
    FrontStream
    No answers on this topic
    Virtuous Software, LLC.
    In my experience, Virtuous CRM has great self-marketing, talented salespeople, and a half-baked CRM that shows glimmers of competence but the actual experience is more akin the the scene in the Simpson’s when Sideshow Bob keeps stepping on rakes.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    FrontStream
    They do not seem to care about the problems of their customers. They do not return phone calls. They do not provide the updates on their support page that they promised. They have had two weeks to repair the basic functionality of their system and they have been unable to do so. This is a complete failure as far as I am concerned.
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    Virtuous Software, LLC.
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    FrontStream
    We switched from Classy.org to FrontStream Panorama and then back to Classy.org. But, originally what intrigued us about FrontStream Panorama was the ability to customize our fundraising pages. Visual design is so important to storytelling and to raising revenue and it seemed like a real opportunity for us to create beautiful campaigns that raised more money. They were also slightly less expensive than competitors.
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    Virtuous Software, LLC.
    In my experience, the sales pitch and demos are slick, but upon actual use there is a quick realization that no small or medium charity should touch this software with a 10-ft pole. In my opinion, if you have a large org with lots of cash, and a dedicated database manager who is tech-literate, you can make this work. HubSpot is by far my favorite but lacks the nonprofit features needed to truly manage donor relationships and portfolios.
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    Return on Investment
    FrontStream
    • Saves staff time
    • Increases donor participation
    Incentivized
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    Virtuous Software, LLC.
    • Better donor management.
    • Better predictive analytics on donors and giving numbers.
    • Increases were seen in overall revenue since joining with Virtuous.
    Incentivized
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    Virtuous CRM Screenshots

    Screenshot of Automation Workflows: Automation personalized communications!Screenshot of Merge: Easily merge records for clean data!Screenshot of Constituent Scoring: Make the right ask at the right time based on predictive analytics!Screenshot of Reporting Widgets: Customize your data views for easy at-a-glance reporting!Screenshot of Social Insights: Get social information on your donors automatically!Screenshot of Donor Information: Easy to navigate donor information and recent activity!