It is very difficult to compare donor management systems that also process credit cards and that integrate seamlessly with your nonprofit website. Fortunately, some excellent work in comparing donor management and credit card processing has been accomplished by nTEN and Idealware.
Since we are focusing on credit card processing, we have extracted information from nTen's excellent "Consumers Report" on low-cost donor management systems. The information below includes seven companies on nTen's list of top ten best donor management software systems in the low-cost category, that offer credit card processing. These systems have been rated by nTEN by attribute (such as credit card acceptance and management).
Before making any decisions about these systems, be sure to read the entire report from nTEN and Idealware. It is a wonderful introduction to donor software, and it is customized to yield information specifically for the small to mid-size nonprofit.
| Comparison of Donor Software W/Credit Card Processing | |||||
| SOFTWARE | COST | COST | |||
| 1 User/900 Donors | 3 Users/20,000 Donors | ||||
| 1st Year/Yearly | 1st Year/Yearly | ||||
| DonorPerfect Online (Full) (Rated Excellent) | $2000 - $3000/$2400 - $3600 | $5000 - $6000/$6000 - $7000 | |||
| DonorPro (Rated Good) | $3480/$1980 | $4620/$3120 | |||
| eTapestry (Basic)(Rated Fair) | $444/$774 | $4032/$4866 | |||
| Giftworks Premium (Full) (Rated Good) | $1346/$0 | $4038/$0 | |||
| Neon (Rated Excellent) | $859/$540 | $3939/$2820 | |||
| Orange Leap MPX Installed (Rated Fair) | $0/$1188 | $0/$3564 | |||
| Sage Fundraising 50 (Rated Good) | $3400/$850 | $5900/$1475 | |||
| **"Basic" refers to the least expensive version available; "Full" refers to a version with all relevant modules and upgrades. | |||||
Adapted from "A Consumers Guide to Low Cost Donor Management Systems" from nTen and Idealware, April 2009
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