Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
OneCause
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
OneCause supports fundraising with online and event fundraising solutions that help nonprofits reach more and raise more. Since 2008, OneCause states they have helped 14,000 cause-driven organizations to raise over $8B through more than 90,000 fundraising events and campaigns.
$200
per year
Salsa Engage
Score 6.5 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Online fundraising platformN/A
Pricing
OneCauseSalsa Engage
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
OneCauseSalsa Engage
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
OneCauseSalsa Engage
Considered Both Products
OneCause
Chose OneCause
OneCause is the best event software I've tried yet in terms of supporting a number of auction related features. Our event has very specific needs and OneCause seemed to check enough boxes to fit those needs. I do think in an ideal world we would use an auction/event software …
Chose OneCause
I have also used Bidding for Good -- a FrontStream product. The main reason I choose OneCause over the others is the customer service and the in-person staffing option. And you are focused on providing event-based services -- GiveSmart is trying to be everything and it's too …
Salsa Engage

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OneCauseSalsa Engage
Small Businesses
Bonterra Guided Fundraising
Bonterra Guided Fundraising
Score 9.5 out of 10
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Bonterra Guided Fundraising
Score 9.5 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Kindsight iWave
Kindsight iWave
Score 8.6 out of 10
OneCause
OneCause
Score 9.2 out of 10
Enterprises
Blackbaud CRM
Blackbaud CRM
Score 7.5 out of 10
Blackbaud CRM
Blackbaud CRM
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User Ratings
OneCauseSalsa Engage
Likelihood to Recommend
9.6
(110 ratings)
7.0
(5 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.4
(97 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.8
(97 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
In-Person Training
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.1
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
OneCauseSalsa Engage
Likelihood to Recommend
OneCause
After having used Greater Giving before switching to OneCause, I'd highly recommend OneCause for any event or fundraising management. The ability to see a company's support over multiple events is great for a snapshot or quick numbers for reporting. It's easier to navigate than most systems, and truly is a one-stop shop for your needs. I look forward to using OneCause for all our future events.
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Bonterra
For smaller organizations who don't have extensive data needs (i.e. not many audiences to segment) and who don't need robust reporting, this works great.
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Pros
OneCause
  • Easy online bidding process for our participants (especially using the older software).
  • Detailed tracking and organization for our auction staff to manage everything in one place.
  • Excellent and proactive customer service in the months leading up to the event and in-person at the event itself.
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Bonterra
  • Integration with SalesForce
  • Easy-to-use interface
  • Technical support
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Cons
OneCause
  • Auto-numbering items in auctions need to be editable. Right now, when you add items, they are numbered consecutively, and you can't edit them. I want all of my items to be numbered together by item type. We always have last-minute additions, but there is no ability to renumber.
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Bonterra
  • Translation from salsa engage into our CRM system
  • Could use more modern email templates
  • More restrictions regarding image upload. Currently, you can upload any size and insert it. The email will not send correctly but you do not receive an error message.
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Likelihood to Renew
OneCause
We are a very small non-profit and are actually looking to use another service just to cut costs, but we may not stay with them and will coming running back to OneCause if we can't make the other option work! The ONLY reason to move would be to reduce the over-head cost of the platform.
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Bonterra
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Usability
OneCause
Use of the software is generally fine, but the setup and implementation are not always intuitive. Though the knowledgebase is robust and covers a lot of areas (and the support team is pleasant and knowledgeable), the event setup process (particularly when setting up payment and bank information) can be a bit cumbersome and should really be streamlined
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Bonterra
Easy to use interface, far superior to classic. You did this right.
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Reliability and Availability
OneCause
Support staff is there to help out and it is nice knowing there are available on event day as well
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Bonterra
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Performance
OneCause
This feature is amazing. Nice to have reports immediately when the event (auction) is over
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Bonterra
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Support Rating
OneCause
OneCause has the BEST customer support I have ever experienced. They are patient, and knowledgeable and always help me when I contact them. Whenever I have inquired how to use a feature or asked about how to do something, they give me the answer but also go above and beyond with additional info that I ended up also using.
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Bonterra
Support response has been swift and knowledgable, though not always the answer I've wanted. One huge design flaw is if I add a new Salesforce field to sync, Salsa Engage will not sync it unless it has changed since the last sync, requiring me to fake an update for an entire database or re-sync the whole enchilada. Better to recognize it's a new Salesforce field and perform the sync en masse.
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In-Person Training
OneCause
Very thorough and made sure I understood the process. Staff were very patient as well listening to my questions and understanding certain procedures. As an older person, I can be scared of technology, but this process was very easy to understand and I feel very confident using it.
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Bonterra
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Online Training
OneCause
Very thorough and nice to have a refresher when needed. Nice to see when I haven't used in a little while and refresh my mind how to update.
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Bonterra
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Implementation Rating
OneCause
I don't know if my insights are key but I can say that implementation was done in-house without any outside support for the solution. The staff influencing the solution had very little technical expertise and ability as well which showed just how easily the software was to implement.
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Bonterra
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Alternatives Considered
OneCause
We used Auction Star one time. It was not as user-friendly for our donors. Prior to that, we planned event logistics and auction components without any specialized software. Everything was done in Excel and Word. OneCause allowed us to organize tables, registration and auction packages a lot faster and more effectively.
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Bonterra
EveryAction is a lot cheaper, but Salsa has more featured with targeting certain elected officials/better text messaging strategies
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Scalability
OneCause
The product has everything I need
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Bonterra
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Return on Investment
OneCause
  • Definitely saved us a fair amount of time in terms of individual ticket sales and managing guests on the back end. Did not save us that much time for sponsored tables as most of our guests did not purchase their sponsorships through the site.
  • OneCause doesn't seem to have a function for entering a "Reserve Value" for auction items--i.e., while it allows for a minimum bid, it doesn't allow for having a minimum sale value, which meant that a few of our auction items sold for far lower than their value, which was unfortunate.
  • Having the support package on the night of was critical for our organization, particularly as ALL of the full-time staff had very limited experience working with OneCause/Bidpal. Knowing that there were experts there to help liaise with the auctioneer and to troubleshoot with any guests experiencing issues was really essential.
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Bonterra
  • Our event participants are always maxed out and Engage allows them an easy way to sign up and participate.
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ScreenShots

OneCause Screenshots

Screenshot of peer-to-peer fundraising, in OneCause.Screenshot of the event management platform.Screenshot of a donor solution, to maximize fundraising potential.Screenshot of the OneCause mobile app.

Salsa Engage Screenshots

Screenshot of Automated Triggered Welcome SeriesScreenshot of Mobile Friendly DIY Donation FormsScreenshot of Built in SegmentsScreenshot of Social PublishingScreenshot of Customizable FormScreenshot of Dashboard Analytics