Software · head to head
Little Green Light vs Salesforce for Nonprofits
Little Green Light
Software
Affordable donor management for small nonprofits
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
Salesforce for Nonprofits
Software
Enterprise CRM for nonprofit organizations
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Salesforce for Nonprofits has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Little Green Light pricing is driven purely by constituent record count, so inactive and lapsed records still raise the bill; Salesforce for Nonprofits the Power of Us free grant covers only 10 Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud or Sales/Service Cloud licences; every licence beyond that is paid
- They diverge on capability: Little Green Light covers Donor database, Salesforce for Nonprofits covers Donor management.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Little Green Light and Salesforce for Nonprofits actually diverge.
| Attribute | Little Green Light | Salesforce for Nonprofits |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | On request | Free |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Platforms | Web, Mobile-responsive | Web, IOS, Android |
| Founded | 2008 | 1999 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
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 Little Green Light
- Donor database
- Prospect tracking
- Relationship management
- Task management
- PayPal
- Google Drive
- Mobile-responsive support
Only in Salesforce for Nonprofits
- Donor management
- Campaign tracking
- Volunteer management
- Program tracking
- Advanced reporting
- Google Analytics
- Slack
- Tableau
Both cover
- Stripe
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Little Green Light
- Donor management and gift tracking for small nonprofitsnot Salesforce for Nonprofits
- Segmenting constituents for appeals and mailingsnot Salesforce for Nonprofits
- Online donation forms with pay-as-you-go processingnot Salesforce for Nonprofits
Salesforce for Nonprofits
- Nonprofit constituent CRM covering fundraising, programs, outcomes and volunteersnot Little Green Light
- Consolidating donor, grant and program data on the Salesforce platformnot Little Green Light
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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
Salesforce for Nonprofits
- The Power of Us free grant covers only 10 Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud or Sales/Service Cloud licences; every licence beyond that is paid
- Nonprofit Cloud Enterprise is $60 per user per month billed annually and Nonprofit Cloud Unlimited is $100 per user per month billed annually
- The free licences require passing Salesforce eligibility criteria for the Power of Us program
- Most Salesforce products are sold on annual contracts
- Some products must scale together when you add or upgrade, which requires going through an Account Executive
Pricing, plan by plan
Little Green Light
On request- Basic$50/month
- Donor database
- Prospect tracking
- Plus$80/month
- Relationship management
- Task management
- Reporting
Salesforce for Nonprofits
Free- Nonprofit CloudFree
- Donor management
- Campaign tracking
- Volunteer management
- Professional$150/month
- Advanced reporting
- API integrations
- Customization
Which should you pick?
Choose Little Green Light if
- You need donor database.
- You work on Web, Mobile-responsive.
- You also want prospect tracking.
Choose Salesforce for Nonprofits if
- You need donor management.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, IOS, Android.
- You also want campaign tracking.
Questions people ask
- Is Little Green Light or Salesforce for Nonprofits better?
- Neither clearly leads. Little Green Light starts at On request and Salesforce for Nonprofits at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Little Green Light or Salesforce for Nonprofits?
- Salesforce for Nonprofits has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Little Green Light and Free for Salesforce for Nonprofits.
- Does Little Green Light or Salesforce for Nonprofits run on more platforms?
- Little Green Light runs on Web, Mobile-responsive. Salesforce for Nonprofits runs on Web, IOS, Android.
- Can I use Salesforce for Nonprofits for free?
- Yes. Salesforce for Nonprofits has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Little Green Light starts at On request.
- What is Little Green Light best used for?
- Little Green Light is most often used for donor management and gift tracking for small nonprofits, segmenting constituents for appeals and mailings, online donation forms with pay-as-you-go processing. Of those, donor management and gift tracking for small nonprofits and segmenting constituents for appeals and mailings are not what Salesforce for Nonprofits is typically brought in for.
- What can Little Green Light do that Salesforce for Nonprofits cannot?
- Little Green Light covers Donor database, Prospect tracking, Relationship management, Task management. Salesforce for Nonprofits covers Donor management, Campaign tracking, Volunteer management, Program tracking. Both handle Stripe, Web support.