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Bloomerang Volunteer vs Constant Contact

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Bloomerang Volunteer

Nonprofit & Fundraising

Volunteer management for nonprofits

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On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Constant Contact

Nonprofit & Fundraising

Email marketing and event management

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Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Constant Contact has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Bloomerang Volunteer bloomerang Volunteer starts at $119 per month and is billed annually, with no monthly billing option shown; Constant Contact core plan started at $9.99 per month and Plus plan at $45 per month, both scaling by contact list size rather than a flat rate (Internet Archive capture, 2022)
  • They diverge on capability: Bloomerang Volunteer covers Volunteer database, Constant Contact covers Email marketing.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Bloomerang Volunteer and Constant Contact actually diverge.

Attributes where Bloomerang Volunteer and Constant Contact differ
AttributeBloomerang VolunteerConstant Contact
Starting priceOn requestFree
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, IOS, AndroidWeb, Mobile-responsive
Founded20121995

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Nonprofit & Fundraising).

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 Bloomerang Volunteer

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

Only in Constant Contact

  • Email marketing
  • Event management
  • Contact management
  • Automation
  • Analytics
  • Salesforce
  • Zapier
  • Google Analytics

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Bloomerang Volunteer

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

Constant Contact

  • Business operationsnot Bloomerang Volunteer
  • Productivitynot Bloomerang Volunteer
  • Automationnot Bloomerang Volunteer

Where each one falls short

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

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

Constant Contact

  • Core plan started at $9.99 per month and Plus plan at $45 per month, both scaling by contact list size rather than a flat rate (Internet Archive capture, 2022)

Pricing, plan by plan

Bloomerang Volunteer

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

Constant Contact

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Basic email marketing
    • Contacts up to 100
  • Plus$45/month
    • Advanced features
    • Event management
    • Automation

Which should you pick?

Choose Bloomerang Volunteer if

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

Choose Constant Contact if

  • You need email marketing.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Mobile-responsive.
  • You also want event management.
Constant Contact review

Questions people ask

Is Bloomerang Volunteer or Constant Contact better?
Neither clearly leads. Bloomerang Volunteer starts at On request and Constant Contact at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Bloomerang Volunteer or Constant Contact?
Constant Contact has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Bloomerang Volunteer and Free for Constant Contact.
Does Bloomerang Volunteer or Constant Contact run on more platforms?
Bloomerang Volunteer runs on Web, IOS, Android. Constant Contact runs on Web, Mobile-responsive.
Can I use Constant Contact for free?
Yes. Constant Contact has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Bloomerang Volunteer starts at On request.
What is Bloomerang Volunteer best used for?
Bloomerang Volunteer is most often used for recruiting, scheduling and tracking nonprofit volunteers, messaging and communicating with volunteer shifts, linking volunteer records to donor records in the same crm. Of those, recruiting, scheduling and tracking nonprofit volunteers and messaging and communicating with volunteer shifts are not what Constant Contact is typically brought in for.
What can Bloomerang Volunteer do that Constant Contact cannot?
Bloomerang Volunteer covers Volunteer database, Scheduling, Task management, Communication. Constant Contact covers Email marketing, Event management, Contact management, Automation. Both handle Web support.
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