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Authorize.net vs Bloomerang Volunteer

A

Authorize.net

E-commerce

We help make it easy to get paid

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On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
B

Bloomerang Volunteer

Nonprofit & Fundraising

Volunteer management for nonprofits

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Authorize.net all-in-One plan charges a $25 monthly gateway fee plus 2.9% + 30 cents per transaction on top of it; Bloomerang Volunteer bloomerang Volunteer starts at $119 per month and is billed annually, with no monthly billing option shown

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Authorize.net and Bloomerang Volunteer actually diverge.

Attributes where Authorize.net and Bloomerang Volunteer differ
AttributeAuthorize.netBloomerang Volunteer
PlatformsWebWeb, IOS, Android
CategoryE-commerceNonprofit & Fundraising
FoundedUnknown2012

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Authorize.net

Nothing recorded that Bloomerang Volunteer does not also cover.

Only in Bloomerang Volunteer

  • Volunteer database
  • Scheduling
  • Task management
  • Communication
  • Reporting
  • Bloomerang CRM
  • Slack
  • Google Calendar

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Authorize.net

No use cases recorded yet. See the Authorize.net review.

Bloomerang Volunteer

  • Recruiting, scheduling and tracking nonprofit volunteersnot Authorize.net
  • Messaging and communicating with volunteer shiftsnot Authorize.net
  • Linking volunteer records to donor records in the same CRMnot Authorize.net

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Authorize.net

  • All-in-One plan charges a $25 monthly gateway fee plus 2.9% + 30 cents per transaction on top of it
  • eCheck processing carries its own $10 monthly minimum fee separate from the card processing charges

Bloomerang Volunteer

  • Bloomerang Volunteer starts at $119 per month and is billed annually, with no monthly billing option shown
  • It is sold as one product in the Bloomerang Giving Platform, which starts at $242 per month billed annually when combined with fundraising and CRM
  • The published figure is a starting price and the page directs buyers to Get Personalized Pricing rather than listing tiers
  • No free tier or trial pricing is published on the pricing page

Pricing, plan by plan

Authorize.net

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Authorize.net review.

Bloomerang Volunteer

On request
  • Standard$75/month
    • Volunteer database
    • Scheduling
    • Reporting
  • Premium$125/month
    • Mobile app
    • Advanced communications
    • Integrations

Which should you pick?

Choose Authorize.net if

Nothing in the data separates Authorize.net from Bloomerang Volunteer on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Authorize.net review

Choose Bloomerang Volunteer if

  • You need volunteer database.
  • You work on Web, IOS, Android.
  • You also want scheduling.
Bloomerang Volunteer review

Questions people ask

Is Authorize.net or Bloomerang Volunteer better?
Neither clearly leads. Authorize.net starts at On request and Bloomerang Volunteer at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Authorize.net or Bloomerang Volunteer?
Authorize.net starts at On request and Bloomerang Volunteer at On request.
Does Authorize.net or Bloomerang Volunteer run on more platforms?
Authorize.net runs on Web. Bloomerang Volunteer runs on Web, IOS, Android.
What can Authorize.net do that Bloomerang Volunteer cannot?
Bloomerang Volunteer covers Volunteer database, Scheduling, Task management, Communication.
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