Bloomerang vs Donately

Bloomerang8.7Visit Donately8.6Visit

Higher score Bloomerang #7 in Nonprofit Online Donation Software 8.7/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 4 features Visit Bloomerang

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Donately #8 in Nonprofit Online Donation Software 8.6/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 4 features Visit Donately

• Bloomerang fits best

  Mature donor management and reporting

• Donately fits best

  Organizations wanting free forms and many integrations

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Side by side

Feature	Bloomerang 8.7/10 Visit ↗	Donately 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	8.6
Ranking	#7 in Nonprofit Online Donation Software	#8 in Nonprofit Online Donation Software
Best for	Mature donor management and reporting	Organizations wanting free forms and many integrations
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$40/mo	—
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web
Integrations	12 integrations	16 integrations
Features Bloomerang 1/4 · Donately 1/4
Recurring gifts	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Embedded donation forms	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Automated receipts	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Campaign pages	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Donation pages	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Payment methods	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Advanced reporting with dashboards, real-time metrics, and scheduled reports Donation forms, recurring gifts, events, and peer-to-peer fundraising Donor segmentation, automated journeys, and major-gifts management	Free plan includes full fundraising feature access Supports recurring, peer-to-peer, team, event, and campaign fundraising Integrates with Salesforce, HubSpot, Mailchimp, Zapier, and major website platforms
Cons	No free plan for organizations evaluating the platform Fundraising at $40/month requires a CRM bundle The broad feature set may exceed narrow fundraising needs	Free plan charges a 4% platform fee per donation Payment-processing fees apply separately to every plan The no-fees option requires a $5,000 one-time payment
Our verdict	Bloomerang is a cloud-based nonprofit platform for organizations that need donor management, fundraising, engagement, reporting, and volunteer tools in one system. Its CRM supports supporter insights, tasks, major-gifts management, grant… Read the review →	Donately is an online fundraising platform for nonprofits, schools, churches, teams, agencies, and other mission-driven organizations. Its toolkit includes customizable donation forms, embeddable buttons and widgets, campaign pages,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Bloomerang — where it wins

  • Advanced reporting with dashboards, real-time metrics, and scheduled reports
  • Donation forms, recurring gifts, events, and peer-to-peer fundraising
  • Donor segmentation, automated journeys, and major-gifts management

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan for organizations evaluating the platform
  • Fundraising at $40/month requires a CRM bundle
  • The broad feature set may exceed narrow fundraising needs

• Donately — where it wins

  • Free plan includes full fundraising feature access
  • Supports recurring, peer-to-peer, team, event, and campaign fundraising
  • Integrates with Salesforce, HubSpot, Mailchimp, Zapier, and major website platforms

  Where it doesn't

  • Free plan charges a 4% platform fee per donation
  • Payment-processing fees apply separately to every plan
  • The no-fees option requires a $5,000 one-time payment

• Bloomerang8.7/10 · Paid

  A broad nonprofit platform for teams that need mature donor management and reporting.

  Visit BloomerangFull verdict →
• Donately8.6/10 · Free plan

  A flexible fundraising platform with free forms, broad integrations, and fee-based pricing.

  Visit DonatelyFull verdict →