Give Lively vs Bloomerang

Give Lively8.9Visit Bloomerang8.7Visit

Higher score Give Lively #5 in Nonprofit Online Donation Software 8.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 4 features Visit Give Lively

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

• Give Lively fits best

  Free fundraising with flexible payment methods

• Bloomerang fits best

  Mature donor management and reporting

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Side by side

Feature	Give Lively 8.9/10 Visit ↗	Bloomerang 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.7
Ranking	#5 in Nonprofit Online Donation Software	#7 in Nonprofit Online Donation Software
Best for	Free fundraising with flexible payment methods	Mature donor management and reporting
Pricing model	Free	Paid
Starting price	Free	$40/mo
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web	Web, iOS, Android
Integrations	7 integrations	12 integrations
Features Give Lively 1/4 · Bloomerang 1/4
Recurring gifts	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Embedded donation forms	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Automated receipts	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
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	No platform, subscription, setup, membership, annual, or monthly fees Supports recurring, offline, peer-to-peer, team, event, and text-to-donate fundraising Accepts cards, ACH, digital wallets, PayPal, Venmo, and DAFpay	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
Cons	Membership is limited to eligible U.S. 501(c)(3) organizations Payment processor transaction fees apply separately Platform access is web-only	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
Our verdict	Give Lively is a free nonprofit fundraising platform for eligible U.S. 501(c)(3) organizations. It brings campaign donation pages, embeddable widgets, text-to-donate campaigns, event ticketing, live donation displays, peer-to-peer pages,… Read the review →	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 →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Give Lively — where it wins

  • No platform, subscription, setup, membership, annual, or monthly fees
  • Supports recurring, offline, peer-to-peer, team, event, and text-to-donate fundraising
  • Accepts cards, ACH, digital wallets, PayPal, Venmo, and DAFpay

  Where it doesn't

  • Membership is limited to eligible U.S. 501(c)(3) organizations
  • Payment processor transaction fees apply separately
  • Platform access is web-only

• 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

• Give Lively8.9/10 · Free plan

  A free web-based fundraising platform with broad payment and campaign tools.

  Visit Give LivelyFull verdict →
• Bloomerang8.7/10 · Paid

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

  Visit BloomerangFull verdict →