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Qgiv vs Submittable

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Qgiv

Nonprofits

Complete fundraising platform for nonprofits

From
$40/month
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
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Submittable

Nonprofits

Application, review and grant management for funders running open calls at volume

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Qgiv qgiv has been renamed Bloomerang Fundraising and qgiv.com/pricing now redirects to bloomerang.com/pricing; Submittable pricing is not published and tier jumps are steep, so an organisation that grows past a submission or form limit can face a renewal quote well above the previous year with limited negotiating room mid-programme.
  • They diverge on capability: Qgiv covers Online donation forms, Submittable covers Configurable application forms.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Qgiv and Submittable actually diverge.

Attributes where Qgiv and Submittable differ
AttributeQgivSubmittable
Starting price$40/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
PlatformsWeb, IOS, AndroidWeb
Founded2007Unknown

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Nonprofits).

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 Qgiv

  • Online donation forms
  • Peer-to-peer fundraising
  • Event registration
  • Text-to-give
  • Auction management
  • Salesforce
  • Blackbaud
  • Mailchimp

Only in Submittable

  • Configurable application forms
  • Blind and multi-stage review
  • Reviewer management
  • Grant payments
  • Impact reporting
  • Applicant messaging
  • API and integrations

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Qgiv

  • Nonprofit fundraisingnot Submittable
  • Donor relationship managementnot Submittable
  • Volunteer managementnot Submittable
  • Church givingnot Submittable

Submittable

  • A foundation running an open grant round where a volunteer panel must score hundreds of applications without seeing applicant identitiesnot Qgiv
  • A corporate giving team collecting employee-nominated grant requests and needing an audit trail for financenot Qgiv
  • An arts council managing fellowship and residency applications with multi-stage juriesnot Qgiv
  • A city agency distributing relief funds and required to show equitable review and decision recordsnot Qgiv

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Qgiv

  • Qgiv has been renamed Bloomerang Fundraising and qgiv.com/pricing now redirects to bloomerang.com/pricing
  • The fundraising product starts at $40 per month billed annually but must be purchased as part of a bundle with Bloomerang CRM, which itself starts at $125 per month
  • All published prices are billed annually with no monthly billing option shown
  • The full Giving Platform starts at $242 per month billed annually
  • Every listed price is a starting price and the page directs buyers to Contact Sales for actual pricing

Submittable

  • Pricing is not published and tier jumps are steep, so an organisation that grows past a submission or form limit can face a renewal quote well above the previous year with limited negotiating room mid-programme.
  • It is built around the application funnel rather than the funder's relationship with grantees, so long-term relationship management, pledge tracking and multi-year commitments are weaker than in a purpose-built grants CRM.
  • Applicant-facing forms are constrained by the platform's templates, and organisations wanting a fully branded application experience on their own domain will find the customisation shallow.
  • Reporting is serviceable for programme counts but limited for board-level financial reporting, so many finance teams still export to spreadsheets to reconcile awards against the general ledger.
  • Payment disbursement capability varies by tier and region, and organisations funding recipients outside the United States often still pay grants through their bank rather than through the platform.

Pricing, plan by plan

Qgiv

$40/month
  • Bloomerang Fundraising$40/month
    • Donation forms
    • Events
    • Mobile apps
  • Bloomerang CRM$125/month
    • Donor management
    • Predictive insights
    • Marketing automation
  • Bloomerang Volunteer$119/month
    • Volunteer recruitment
    • Scheduling
    • Communications
  • The Giving Platform (All-in-One)$242/month
    • Fundraising, CRM, Volunteer management all included
    • Prospect AI
    • Predictive insights

Submittable

On request
  • Submittable$undefined/year
    • Application forms and applicant portal
    • Reviewer workflow and scoring rubrics
    • Grant award and reporting modules on higher tiers

Which should you pick?

Choose Qgiv if

  • You need online donation forms.
  • You work on Web, IOS, Android.
  • You also want peer-to-peer fundraising.
Qgiv review

Choose Submittable if

  • You need configurable application forms.
  • You also want blind and multi-stage review.
Submittable review

Questions people ask

Is Qgiv or Submittable better?
Neither clearly leads. Qgiv starts at $40/month and Submittable at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Qgiv or Submittable?
Qgiv starts at $40/month and Submittable at On request.
Does Qgiv or Submittable run on more platforms?
Qgiv runs on Web, IOS, Android. Submittable runs on Web.
What is Qgiv best used for?
Qgiv is most often used for nonprofit fundraising, donor relationship management, volunteer management, church giving. Of those, nonprofit fundraising and donor relationship management are not what Submittable is typically brought in for.
What can Qgiv do that Submittable cannot?
Qgiv covers Online donation forms, Peer-to-peer fundraising, Event registration, Text-to-give. Submittable covers Configurable application forms, Blind and multi-stage review, Reviewer management, Grant payments.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Qgiv: How much does QGIV cost?

QGIV's website redirects to Bloomerang, which offers pricing starting at $40/month for Fundraising, $119/month for Volunteer, $125/month for CRM, or $242/month for the all-in-one Giving Platform.

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Submittable: What does Submittable actually cost?

It is not published. Reported entry points are in the low thousands of dollars a year, with price driven by submission volume, number of forms and seats. Get the tier limits written into the contract before signing.

Qgiv: What is Bloomerang's pricing model?

Bloomerang uses constituent-based pricing where costs scale with the number of records/contacts in your database, not per user. All plans include unlimited users.

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Submittable: Is it a grants management system or a submission manager?

Both, depending on tier. The review side is its strength. Award tracking, payments and grantee reporting sit on higher tiers and are less deep than a dedicated grants CRM.

Qgiv: What does the Giving Platform include?

The Giving Platform at $242/month (billed annually) is an all-in-one solution including fundraising, CRM, volunteer management, Prospect AI, and predictive insights with unlimited users.

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Submittable: Can reviewers work anonymously?

Yes. Blind review, staged rounds and conflict of interest flagging are core features rather than paid extras.

Submittable: Is there a nonprofit discount?

Nonprofit pricing exists but is applied inside the quote rather than published as a percentage, so compare quotes rather than assuming a standard rate.

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