Nonprofit & Fundraising · head to head
Givebutter vs Bloomerang Volunteer
Givebutter
Nonprofit & Fundraising
Free nonprofit fundraising with donor management and campaign tools
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
Bloomerang Volunteer
Nonprofit & Fundraising
Volunteer management for nonprofits
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Givebutter zero platform fee only applies when the donor tip option is left enabled; disabling tips triggers a flat 3% platform fee plus card processing, as of August 2026; 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 Givebutter and Bloomerang Volunteer actually diverge.
| Attribute | Givebutter | Bloomerang Volunteer |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Web | Web, IOS, Android |
| Founded | Unknown | 2012 |
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 Givebutter
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.
Givebutter
No use cases recorded yet. See the Givebutter review.
Bloomerang Volunteer
- Recruiting, scheduling and tracking nonprofit volunteersnot Givebutter
- Messaging and communicating with volunteer shiftsnot Givebutter
- Linking volunteer records to donor records in the same CRMnot Givebutter
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Givebutter
- Zero platform fee only applies when the donor tip option is left enabled; disabling tips triggers a flat 3% platform fee plus card processing, as of August 2026
- Automated workflows, texting and custom reports require the Plus tier starting at $29 per month for 250 or fewer contacts, as of August 2026
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
Givebutter
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Givebutter 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 Givebutter if
Nothing in the data separates Givebutter from Bloomerang Volunteer on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Choose Bloomerang Volunteer if
- You need volunteer database.
- You work on Web, IOS, Android.
- You also want scheduling.
Questions people ask
- Is Givebutter or Bloomerang Volunteer better?
- Neither clearly leads. Givebutter 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, Givebutter or Bloomerang Volunteer?
- Givebutter starts at On request and Bloomerang Volunteer at On request.
- Does Givebutter or Bloomerang Volunteer run on more platforms?
- Givebutter runs on Web. Bloomerang Volunteer runs on Web, IOS, Android.
- What can Givebutter do that Bloomerang Volunteer cannot?
- Bloomerang Volunteer covers Volunteer database, Scheduling, Task management, Communication.