Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT vs Little Green Light

Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT9.1Visit Little Green Light7.5Visit

Higher score Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT #3 in Donor Management Software 9.1/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Blackbaud

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Little Green Light #19 in Donor Management Software 7.5/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit site

• Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT fits best

  Large nonprofits needing mature CRM depth

• Little Green Light fits best

  Small nonprofits wanting practical core tools

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Side by side

Feature	Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT 9.1/10 Visit ↗	Little Green Light 7.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	7.5
Ranking	#3 in Donor Management Software	#19 in Donor Management Software
Best for	Large nonprofits needing mature CRM depth	Small nonprofits wanting practical core tools
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	$45/mo
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	—	30 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Live chat, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs	Docs
Integrations	5 integrations	10 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market
Features Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT 5/5 · Little Green Light 5/5
Campaign management	✓	✓
Online donation forms	✓	✓
Recurring donations	✓	✓
Automated receipts	✓	✓
Donor segmentation	✓	✓
Specs
Reporting level	Advanced	Advanced
Our review
Pros	Unified records connect giving, relationships, engagement, and interactions. Supports campaigns, pledges, tributes, recurring gifts, and online donations. Advanced reporting, moves management, open API, and Microsoft integrations.	Constituent profiles connect giving history, relationships, and contact information. Supports gifts, pledges, campaigns, funds, appeals, events, and memberships. Advanced reporting, recurring donations, forms, receipts, and segmentation are included.
Cons	Pricing requires a sales conversation rather than a published numeric price. Its broad CRM scope may exceed the needs of smaller development teams. Platform access is centered on web and API rather than open-source deployment.	There is no free plan. Monthly pricing increases with constituent-record capacity. The platform is offered through web and API access rather than a listed desktop app.
Our verdict	Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT is a cloud-based fundraising CRM for nonprofits, particularly mid-sized and large organizations with dedicated development teams. It brings supporter records, giving history, relationships, engagement,… Read the review →	Little Green Light is a cloud-based donor management and CRM platform for small and midsized nonprofits. It brings constituent profiles, contact information, giving history, relationships, pledges, events, memberships, volunteer… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT — where it wins

  • Unified records connect giving, relationships, engagement, and interactions.
  • Supports campaigns, pledges, tributes, recurring gifts, and online donations.
  • Advanced reporting, moves management, open API, and Microsoft integrations.

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a sales conversation rather than a published numeric price.
  • Its broad CRM scope may exceed the needs of smaller development teams.
  • Platform access is centered on web and API rather than open-source deployment.

• Little Green Light — where it wins

  • Constituent profiles connect giving history, relationships, and contact information.
  • Supports gifts, pledges, campaigns, funds, appeals, events, and memberships.
  • Advanced reporting, recurring donations, forms, receipts, and segmentation are included.

  Where it doesn't

  • There is no free plan.
  • Monthly pricing increases with constituent-record capacity.
  • The platform is offered through web and API access rather than a listed desktop app.

• Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT9.1/10 · Pricing on request

  A mature fundraising CRM for large nonprofits with complex relationship-based programs.

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• Little Green Light7.5/10 · 30-day trial

  A practical nonprofit CRM covering donors, donations, campaigns, forms, and reporting.

  Visit siteFull verdict →