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Bloomerang Volunteer vs Kindful

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Bloomerang Volunteer

Nonprofit & Fundraising

Volunteer management for nonprofits

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On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
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Kindful

Nonprofit & Fundraising

Simple donor management and fundraising

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On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Bloomerang Volunteer bloomerang Volunteer starts at $119 per month and is billed annually, with no monthly billing option shown; Kindful kindful's own site now states that Kindful is a Bloomerang product and directs visitors to demo Bloomerang instead
  • They diverge on capability: Bloomerang Volunteer covers Volunteer database, Kindful covers Online donation forms.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Bloomerang Volunteer and Kindful actually diverge.

Attributes where Bloomerang Volunteer and Kindful differ
AttributeBloomerang VolunteerKindful
PlatformsWeb, IOS, AndroidWeb, Mobile-responsive
Founded20122014

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), 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 Kindful

  • Online donation forms
  • Donor segmentation
  • Recurring donation management
  • Volunteer portal
  • Stripe
  • PayPal
  • Mailchimp
  • 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 Kindful
  • Messaging and communicating with volunteer shiftsnot Kindful
  • Linking volunteer records to donor records in the same CRMnot Kindful

Kindful

  • Donor database and online fundraising for nonprofitsnot Bloomerang Volunteer
  • Running peer to peer campaigns, auctions and ticketed events from the donor CRMnot 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

Kindful

  • Kindful's own site now states that Kindful is a Bloomerang product and directs visitors to demo Bloomerang instead
  • The Bloomerang Giving Platform starts at $242 per month billed annually
  • Bloomerang Fundraising starts at $40 per month billed annually but must be purchased as part of a bundle with Bloomerang CRM
  • All plans are annual; there is no month to month option
  • Pricing is constituent based, so the bill rises with the size of the donor database
  • Only a starting price is published and the actual figure comes from contacting sales

Pricing, plan by plan

Bloomerang Volunteer

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

Kindful

On request
  • Starter$50/month
    • Online donation forms
    • Donor segmentation
  • Growth$120/month
    • Volunteer portal
    • Multi-channel fundraising

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 Kindful if

  • You need online donation forms.
  • You work on Web, Mobile-responsive.
  • You also want donor segmentation.
Kindful review

Questions people ask

Is Bloomerang Volunteer or Kindful better?
Neither clearly leads. Bloomerang Volunteer starts at On request and Kindful at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Bloomerang Volunteer or Kindful?
Bloomerang Volunteer starts at On request and Kindful at On request.
Does Bloomerang Volunteer or Kindful run on more platforms?
Bloomerang Volunteer runs on Web, IOS, Android. Kindful runs on Web, Mobile-responsive.
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 Kindful is typically brought in for.
What can Bloomerang Volunteer do that Kindful cannot?
Bloomerang Volunteer covers Volunteer database, Scheduling, Task management, Communication. Kindful covers Online donation forms, Donor segmentation, Recurring donation management, Volunteer portal. Both handle Web support.
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