Nonprofit & Fundraising · head to head
DonorPerfect vs Little Green Light
DonorPerfect
Nonprofit & Fundraising
Comprehensive donor management software
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
Little Green Light
Nonprofit & Fundraising
Affordable donor management for small nonprofits
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: DonorPerfect the pricing page publishes only a 'starting at $99/month' figure and asks for a custom quote for the Core, Plus and Pro tiers; Little Green Light pricing is driven purely by constituent record count, so inactive and lapsed records still raise the bill
- They diverge on capability: DonorPerfect covers Campaign management, Little Green Light covers Prospect tracking.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which DonorPerfect and Little Green Light actually diverge.
| Attribute | DonorPerfect | Little Green Light |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Web, Desktop, Mobile | Web, Mobile-responsive |
| Founded | 1995 | 2008 |
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 DonorPerfect
- Campaign management
- Event management
- Grant tracking
- Financial reporting
- QuickBooks
- Salesforce
- Constant Contact
- MailChimp
Only in Little Green Light
- Prospect tracking
- Relationship management
- Task management
- PayPal
- Stripe
- Google Drive
- Mobile-responsive support
Both cover
- Donor database
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
DonorPerfect
- Donor management and gift tracking for small and mid sized nonprofitsnot Little Green Light
- Running online donation, event and membership forms tied to a donor databasenot Little Green Light
Little Green Light
- Donor management and gift tracking for small nonprofitsnot DonorPerfect
- Segmenting constituents for appeals and mailingsnot DonorPerfect
- Online donation forms with pay-as-you-go processingnot DonorPerfect
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
DonorPerfect
- The pricing page publishes only a 'starting at $99/month' figure and asks for a custom quote for the Core, Plus and Pro tiers
- QuickBooks integration, crowdfunding, moves management, batch gift entry and ReadySetAuction are all withheld from the entry Core tier
- Custom API access is available only on the top Pro tier
- Enterprise direct mail segmentation and enterprise reports and graphs are Pro tier only
- Scheduled reports are capped at 5 on Plus and 100 on Pro, and are unavailable on Core
- Phone support is Pro tier only; Core and Plus get chat support
- The bundled Constant Contact account is the Lite version on Core
Little Green Light
- Pricing is driven purely by constituent record count, so inactive and lapsed records still raise the bill
- The base plan is $45 per month for up to 2,500 constituents, rising to $135 per month at 50,000
- Above 50,000 records each additional 10,000 tier adds $15 per month
- An account is hard-capped at 200,000 constituent records
- Online donation processing costs from 2.2% plus $0.30 per transaction to the payment processor
- The 10% saving requires annual rather than monthly billing
Pricing, plan by plan
DonorPerfect
On request- Express$80/month
- Donor database
- Gift tracking
- Professional$175/month
- Campaign management
- Grant tracking
- Prospect research
Little Green Light
On request- Basic$50/month
- Donor database
- Prospect tracking
- Plus$80/month
- Relationship management
- Task management
- Reporting
Which should you pick?
Choose DonorPerfect if
- You need campaign management.
- You work on Web, Desktop, Mobile.
- You also want event management.
Choose Little Green Light if
- You need prospect tracking.
- You work on Web, Mobile-responsive.
- You also want relationship management.
Questions people ask
- Is DonorPerfect or Little Green Light better?
- Neither clearly leads. DonorPerfect starts at On request and Little Green Light at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, DonorPerfect or Little Green Light?
- DonorPerfect starts at On request and Little Green Light at On request.
- Does DonorPerfect or Little Green Light run on more platforms?
- DonorPerfect runs on Web, Desktop, Mobile. Little Green Light runs on Web, Mobile-responsive.
- What is DonorPerfect best used for?
- DonorPerfect is most often used for donor management and gift tracking for small and mid sized nonprofits, running online donation, event and membership forms tied to a donor database. Of those, donor management and gift tracking for small and mid sized nonprofits and running online donation, event and membership forms tied to a donor database are not what Little Green Light is typically brought in for.
- What can DonorPerfect do that Little Green Light cannot?
- DonorPerfect covers Campaign management, Event management, Grant tracking, Financial reporting. Little Green Light covers Prospect tracking, Relationship management, Task management, PayPal. Both handle Donor database, Web support.