Nonprofit & Fundraising · head to head
GiveWP vs Bloomerang Volunteer
GiveWP
Nonprofit & Fundraising
WordPress donation plugin for nonprofits
- From
- $199/year
- Rated
- -
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Bloomerang Volunteer
Nonprofit & Fundraising
Volunteer management for nonprofits
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: GiveWP recurring donations and fee recovery only available in Pro and Elite tiers; Essentials tier ($199/year) limited to one-time donations; Bloomerang Volunteer bloomerang Volunteer starts at $119 per month and is billed annually, with no monthly billing option shown
- They diverge on capability: GiveWP covers Donation forms, Bloomerang Volunteer covers Volunteer database.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which GiveWP and Bloomerang Volunteer actually diverge.
| Attribute | GiveWP | Bloomerang Volunteer |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $199/year | On request |
| Platforms | WordPress plugin (self-hosted on WordPress sites) | Web, IOS, Android |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Nonprofit & Fundraising), founded (2012).
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 GiveWP
- Donation forms
- Recurring donations
- Donor management
- Fundraising campaigns
- Stripe
- PayPal
- Mailchimp
- Zapier
Only in Bloomerang Volunteer
- Volunteer database
- Scheduling
- Task management
- Communication
- Reporting
- Bloomerang CRM
- Slack
- Google Calendar
Both cover
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
GiveWP
- WordPress-hosted nonprofits managing donors with self-hosted data (no third-party donor database)not Bloomerang Volunteer
- Organisations needing text-to-give and multi-gateway payment processing (Stripe, PayPal, Square, Apple Pay, Google Pay)not Bloomerang Volunteer
Bloomerang Volunteer
- Recruiting, scheduling and tracking nonprofit volunteersnot GiveWP
- Messaging and communicating with volunteer shiftsnot GiveWP
- Linking volunteer records to donor records in the same CRMnot GiveWP
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
GiveWP
- Recurring donations and fee recovery only available in Pro and Elite tiers; Essentials tier ($199/year) limited to one-time donations
- Email marketing integrations (Mailchimp, Constant Contact, Salesforce) require Pro tier or higher
- Peer-to-peer fundraising only available in Elite tier ($599/year); not in lower tiers
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
GiveWP
$199/yearNo published plan breakdown. See the GiveWP 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 GiveWP if
- You need donation forms.
- You work on WordPress plugin (self-hosted on WordPress sites).
- You also want recurring donations.
Choose Bloomerang Volunteer if
- You need volunteer database.
- You work on Web, IOS, Android.
- You also want scheduling.
Questions people ask
- Is GiveWP or Bloomerang Volunteer better?
- Neither clearly leads. GiveWP starts at $199/year and Bloomerang Volunteer at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, GiveWP or Bloomerang Volunteer?
- GiveWP starts at $199/year and Bloomerang Volunteer at On request.
- Does GiveWP or Bloomerang Volunteer run on more platforms?
- GiveWP runs on WordPress plugin (self-hosted on WordPress sites). Bloomerang Volunteer runs on Web, IOS, Android.
- What is GiveWP best used for?
- GiveWP is most often used for wordpress-hosted nonprofits managing donors with self-hosted data (no third-party donor database), organisations needing text-to-give and multi-gateway payment processing (stripe, paypal, square, apple pay, google pay). Of those, wordpress-hosted nonprofits managing donors with self-hosted data (no third-party donor database) and organisations needing text-to-give and multi-gateway payment processing (stripe, paypal, square, apple pay, google pay) are not what Bloomerang Volunteer is typically brought in for.
- What can GiveWP do that Bloomerang Volunteer cannot?
- GiveWP covers Donation forms, Recurring donations, Donor management, Fundraising campaigns. Bloomerang Volunteer covers Volunteer database, Scheduling, Task management, Communication. Both handle Web support.