Nonprofit & Fundraising · head to head
Salesforce for Nonprofits vs Bloomerang Volunteer
Salesforce for Nonprofits
Nonprofit & Fundraising
Enterprise CRM for nonprofit organizations
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
B
Bloomerang Volunteer
Nonprofit & Fundraising
Volunteer management for nonprofits
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Salesforce for Nonprofits has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: 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; Bloomerang Volunteer bloomerang Volunteer starts at $119 per month and is billed annually, with no monthly billing option shown
- They diverge on capability: Salesforce for Nonprofits covers Donor management, Bloomerang Volunteer covers Volunteer database.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Salesforce for Nonprofits and Bloomerang Volunteer actually diverge.
| Attribute | Salesforce for Nonprofits | Bloomerang Volunteer |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free | On request |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Founded | 1999 | 2012 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), platforms (Web, IOS, Android), 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 Salesforce for Nonprofits
- Donor management
- Campaign tracking
- Volunteer management
- Program tracking
- Advanced reporting
- Stripe
- Google Analytics
- Tableau
Only in Bloomerang Volunteer
- Volunteer database
- Scheduling
- Task management
- Communication
- Reporting
- Bloomerang CRM
- Google Calendar
Both cover
- Slack
- Web support
- IOS support
- Android support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Salesforce for Nonprofits
- Nonprofit constituent CRM covering fundraising, programs, outcomes and volunteersnot Bloomerang Volunteer
- Consolidating donor, grant and program data on the Salesforce platformnot Bloomerang Volunteer
Bloomerang Volunteer
- Recruiting, scheduling and tracking nonprofit volunteersnot Salesforce for Nonprofits
- Messaging and communicating with volunteer shiftsnot Salesforce for Nonprofits
- Linking volunteer records to donor records in the same CRMnot Salesforce for Nonprofits
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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
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
Salesforce for Nonprofits
Free- Nonprofit CloudFree
- Donor management
- Campaign tracking
- Volunteer management
- Professional$150/month
- Advanced reporting
- API integrations
- Customization
Bloomerang Volunteer
On request- Standard$75/month
- Volunteer database
- Scheduling
- Reporting
- Premium$125/month
- Mobile app
- Advanced communications
- Integrations
Which should you pick?
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.
Choose Bloomerang Volunteer if
- You need volunteer database.
- You work on Web, IOS, Android.
- You also want scheduling.
Questions people ask
- Is Salesforce for Nonprofits or Bloomerang Volunteer better?
- Neither clearly leads. Salesforce for Nonprofits starts at Free and Bloomerang Volunteer at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Salesforce for Nonprofits or Bloomerang Volunteer?
- Salesforce for Nonprofits has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Salesforce for Nonprofits and On request for Bloomerang Volunteer.
- Does Salesforce for Nonprofits or Bloomerang Volunteer run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, IOS, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use Salesforce for Nonprofits for free?
- Yes. Salesforce for Nonprofits has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Bloomerang Volunteer starts at On request.
- What is Salesforce for Nonprofits best used for?
- Salesforce for Nonprofits is most often used for nonprofit constituent crm covering fundraising, programs, outcomes and volunteers, consolidating donor, grant and program data on the salesforce platform. Of those, nonprofit constituent crm covering fundraising, programs, outcomes and volunteers and consolidating donor, grant and program data on the salesforce platform are not what Bloomerang Volunteer is typically brought in for.
- What can Salesforce for Nonprofits do that Bloomerang Volunteer cannot?
- Salesforce for Nonprofits covers Donor management, Campaign tracking, Volunteer management, Program tracking. Bloomerang Volunteer covers Volunteer database, Scheduling, Task management, Communication. Both handle Slack, Web support, IOS support, Android support.