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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Neon CRM

    Score5.8 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Neon CRM is a nonprofit relationship management platform for small and midsize nonprofits, used to make and maintain the personal connections that drive sustainable growth. By centralizing a nonprofit’s data and tools, Neon CRM helps teams save on manual work, deepen relationships with their supporters, and grow their impact. Key Features: Donor Management: Neon CRM provides a 360-degree view of supporters, automatically capturing every…

    $99

    per month

    Pega Platform

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/APega Platform is a combined business process management and robotic process automation (RPA) platform with advanced workforce analytics from Pegasystems.

    $0.45

    one-time fee per case**

    Pricing
    Neon CRMPega Platform
    Editions & Modules
    Neon CRM
    $99
    per month
    Low-code Factory Edition
    $0.45
    one-time fee per case**
    Standard Edition
    $0.80
    one-time fee per case**
    Enterprise Edition
    Custom Quote
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Neon CRMPega Platform
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup Fee$349 one-time feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—**350,000 cases / year minimum. Additional cases available in blocks of 150,000.
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    Community Pulse
    Neon CRMPega Platform
    Considered Both Products
    Neon One LLC
    No answer on this topic
    Pegasystems
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    60%
    Would buy again
    3 Answers
    90%
    Would buy again
    9 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    60%
    Happy with the feature set
    3 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    78%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    Features
    Neon CRMPega Platform
    Communications and Marketing
    Comparison of Communications and Marketing features of Neon CRM and Pega Platform
    Feature
    Neon CRM
    1.2
    2 Ratings
    139% below category average
    Pega Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Constituent engagement and marketing1.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social listening1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Digital advocacy enablement1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting and Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting and Analytics features of Neon CRM and Pega Platform
    Feature
    Neon CRM
    1.8
    2 Ratings
    111% below category average
    Pega Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Reporting and data visualization1.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Wealth screening2.62 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fundraising and Events
    Comparison of Fundraising and Events features of Neon CRM and Pega Platform
    Feature
    Neon CRM
    1.4
    2 Ratings
    120% below category average
    Pega Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Online donation options3.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event registration and ticketing1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Text and phone donations1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Volunteer shift management1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile event check-in1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security and Platform
    Comparison of Security and Platform features of Neon CRM and Pega Platform
    Feature
    Neon CRM
    1.5
    2 Ratings
    125% below category average
    Pega Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Role-based user permissions2.62 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile access1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrations1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Neon CRM and Pega Platform
    Feature
    Neon CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Pega Platform
    5.3
    63 Ratings
    37% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings4.062 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings6.062 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings6.061 Ratings
    Process Engine
    Comparison of Process Engine features of Neon CRM and Pega Platform
    Feature
    Neon CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Pega Platform
    8.0
    66 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Process designer00 Ratings9.065 Ratings
    Process simulation00 Ratings7.957 Ratings
    Business rules engine00 Ratings10.065 Ratings
    SOA support00 Ratings7.151 Ratings
    Process player00 Ratings7.048 Ratings
    Support for modeling languages00 Ratings5.46 Ratings
    Form builder00 Ratings9.059 Ratings
    Model execution00 Ratings8.956 Ratings
    Collaboration
    Comparison of Collaboration features of Neon CRM and Pega Platform
    Feature
    Neon CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Pega Platform
    9.0
    50 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Social collaboration tools00 Ratings9.050 Ratings
    Content Management Capabilties
    Comparison of Content Management Capabilties features of Neon CRM and Pega Platform
    Feature
    Neon CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Pega Platform
    4.4
    9 Ratings
    59% below category average
    Content management00 Ratings4.49 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Neon CRMPega Platform
    Small Businesses
    Agentforce 360 for Nonprofits
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Process Street
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    DonorPerfect
    Score8.4 out of 10
    TIBCO® BPM Enterprise
    Score8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Ellucian CRM Advance
    Score5 out of 10
    IBM Business Automation Workflow
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Neon CRMPega Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.0
    (12 ratings)
    7.9
    (74 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Neon CRMPega Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Neon One LLC
    If you are looking for a quick and easy database option, which integrates breezily with email clients like MailChimp and Constant Contact, and has built-in credit/debit card processing capabilities, NeonCRM is a very good option. An affordable alternative to Salesforce or Raiser's Edge, it does lack some of their "bells and whistles" but gets the job done. On the one hand, Neon features a shallow learning curve and solid user interface, and is web based and mobile friendly. On the other hand, Neon might not be totally appropriate for large or national level organizations because some of the reporting seems less "robust" than pricier alternatives...
    Incentivized
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    Pegasystems
    Pega Platform has introduced the low code feature, using app studio seasonal and professional developer can develop application easily and quickly. The initial application can be build by Business analyst and product owner who has less knowledge of Pega Platform, further application can be enhanced/extended by professional developer. We can develop end to end application and promote to higher environment. Easily we can perform parallel development using branch.
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    Pros
    Neon One LLC
    • NeonCRM allows you to build events, take registrations, and customize those events. Customizations include different ticketing options, add-ons, promotions, etc.
    • NeonCRM does a good job helping you track donors' activities/engagements.
    • It also provides a variety of reporting mechanisms - from dashboard snapshots to graphical reports - that allow you to review programs at a glance or in-depth.
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    Pegasystems
    • Quick development time. Much of the Pega "rules" are easy to configure and implement.
    • Visually friendly and modern. Much of the UI/UX elements in the system are continuously supported and updated, giving a nice feel to the apps.
    • Many of the configurations and rules Pega gives to the developers can also be delegated to business users. The organization and structure of the client's business can easily be adapted in the Pega platform.
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    Cons
    Neon One LLC
    • Learning the ropes is largely accomplished by reading manuals and watching videos. I don't learn that way. I'd much prefer to be shown. I guess I'm old school.
    • They can be stingy with the customer support. We bought the big package and I still wind up going back to my salesperson to help me cut through any red tape to get what I need.
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    Pegasystems
    • Need more learning materials. For Beginners who have previous programming experience with another language takes more time to learn.
    • If the developer is met with an issue in pega platform , they have to rely on Pega supporting team to fix it.
    • Customization is available but is not encouraged. Pega does not support faults that occur in customized solutions.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Neon One LLC
    Neon CRM was difficult and frustrating to use without IT experience, and way to costly for the a small to mid-sized nonprofit. We believe that we lost donors due to the inaccurate report system in Neon CRM
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    Pegasystems
    Pegasystems has continued to demonstrate a strong partnership with our organization and investment in their product that aligns with our overall vision and need. Pegasystems has engaged us at every level, with the assistance of minor defects to the overall roadmap planning and alignment of our goals
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    Usability
    Neon One LLC
    The Neon CRM system is confusing (we had to watch video tutorials and html code to understand many of the features, many of which we did not need). Around 2022, Neon started to go downhill. Bells and whistles were added that were of no benefit (to our nonprofit) and the system became even harder to use
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    Pegasystems
    Pega Platform is enhancing its product and launching new features day by day which help to achieve customers needs. If I talk about the earlier version of Pega Platform (i.e. pega v5 and 6.3) there were many numbers of limitations in Pega Platform and if we need to do some customization then needed to write custom java and jave scripts to achieve the functionally. Now I can say Pega Platform is running with market trends and demand. Pega Platform is giving all the options which support the current technologies like decisioning capabilities, real time processing, mashup, process fabrics etc..
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    Support Rating
    Neon One LLC
    As stated before, they push you to read the manual or watch the video when what I want is a human being to walk/talk me through it. Like I said, maybe I am old school but that's how I learn. It's been a challenge.
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    Pegasystems
    It’s very slow sometimes, but that may be our servers. Also the Knowledge Library needs some work - again, not sure if it’s our setup or what- but I’m unable to search the body of an article for content, so I have to be very intentional with tagging, but it’s not ideal.
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    Online Training
    Neon One LLC
    No answers on this topic
    Pegasystems
    The online training is an excellent one, but still it is missing hands on development.
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    Implementation Rating
    Neon One LLC
    We had to hire someone to implement our donors into Neon CRM
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    Pegasystems
    Implementation is totally depend up on the requirement
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    Alternatives Considered
    Neon One LLC
    It works. It's easy to customize for nonprofit and industry-specific categories. It does what it does well, and integrates with platforms that specialize in those areas rather than trying to be everything to all users.
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    Pegasystems
    We did evaluate multiple products offerings with Pega Platform capabilities and observed that Pega PRPC rules engine and case management capabilities are better over so many BPM Tools. We also conducted a detailed study with developers to identify the best products out of Suite of BPM products. It's observed that Rules engines integration is very streamlined with forms in Pega whereas other tools multiple have powerful data model capabilities but lacks the ease of creating business rules.
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    Return on Investment
    Neon One LLC
    • Positive: Neon allows us to track, analyze, and optimize our fundraising efforts and outcomes. It is critical to our success.
    • Positive: Neon works easily with our website, making donations easy for the donor.
    • Positive: Neon is affordable in comparison with similar products.
    • Negative: Neon is not well known (yet) so each new employees will probably need to learn it from scratch.
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    Pegasystems
    • For one of the applications we worked on, we were able to reduce the processing time on a case from 2 days to 20 minutes by utilizing Pega
    • We were able to resolve the issue of the routing of cases to users based on a specific algorithm by use of Pega
    • Pega case management feature was extensively used in one of the application to establish a parent-child relationship which was very helpful for all the business users
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    ScreenShots

    Neon CRM Screenshots

    Screenshot of Email Builder: Elevates appeals, newsletters, and other communications with mobile-responsive emails, multi-column layouts, text block editor and full email preview while building.Screenshot of Fundraising Dashboard: Aggregates fundraising data in one place to analyze various campaigns, performance, progress, and comparisons to other years and campaigns.Screenshot of Workflow Automation: Automated workflows that take care of redundant administrative tasks, with workflows to define triggers, audience, and the action to be performed.Screenshot of Reporting: Comprehensive reporting features to pull a variety of reports. By selecting the data source of interest and the fields needed, Neon CRM provides reports to analyze and share with key stakeholders.Screenshot of Donation Form Themes: Drag and drop themes for donation pages matched to the brand with customization.Screenshot of Volunteer Management: To understand the ways that people want to give support, and to track and manage volunteer sign-ups, projects, and time.