Nonprofit & Fundraising · head to head
Virtuous vs Bloomerang Volunteer
Virtuous
Nonprofit & Fundraising
CRM designed for faith-based and mission-driven organizations
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
B
Bloomerang Volunteer
Nonprofit & Fundraising
Volunteer management for nonprofits
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Virtuous the pricing page publishes no rate, no minimum and no cost driver for any product; every tier says Request Pricing; Bloomerang Volunteer bloomerang Volunteer starts at $119 per month and is billed annually, with no monthly billing option shown
- They diverge on capability: Virtuous covers Donor management, Bloomerang Volunteer covers Volunteer database.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Virtuous and Bloomerang Volunteer actually diverge.
| Attribute | Virtuous | Bloomerang Volunteer |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2013 | 2012 |
Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), 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 Virtuous
- Donor management
- Volunteer tracking
- Giving analysis
- Ministry management
- Stripe
- PayPal
- Mailchimp
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.
Virtuous
- Donor management and pipeline tracking for mid-sized and large nonprofitsnot Bloomerang Volunteer
- Marketing automation and supporter journeys tied to giving datanot Bloomerang Volunteer
- Online donation forms and giving pages connected to the CRMnot Bloomerang Volunteer
Bloomerang Volunteer
- Recruiting, scheduling and tracking nonprofit volunteersnot Virtuous
- Messaging and communicating with volunteer shiftsnot Virtuous
- Linking volunteer records to donor records in the same CRMnot Virtuous
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Virtuous
- The pricing page publishes no rate, no minimum and no cost driver for any product; every tier says Request Pricing
- Tier eligibility is set by the nonprofit's own annual fundraising revenue, with a $5 million threshold separating Platform from Enterprise
- CRM+, Raise, Insights, Analytics, Volunteer and Momentum are packaged as separate products, each with its own Request Pricing button
- Momentum, the AI fundraising agent, is sold separately from the CRM rather than included
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
Virtuous
On request- Starter$99/month
- Donor management
- Volunteer tracking
- Advanced$199/month
- Giving analysis
- Ministry management
- Email campaigns
Bloomerang Volunteer
On request- Standard$75/month
- Volunteer database
- Scheduling
- Reporting
- Premium$125/month
- Mobile app
- Advanced communications
- Integrations
Which should you pick?
Choose Virtuous if
- You need donor management.
- You work on Web, IOS, Android.
- You also want volunteer tracking.
Choose Bloomerang Volunteer if
- You need volunteer database.
- You work on Web, IOS, Android.
- You also want scheduling.
Questions people ask
- Is Virtuous or Bloomerang Volunteer better?
- Neither clearly leads. Virtuous 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, Virtuous or Bloomerang Volunteer?
- Virtuous starts at On request and Bloomerang Volunteer at On request.
- Does Virtuous or Bloomerang Volunteer run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, IOS, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is Virtuous best used for?
- Virtuous is most often used for donor management and pipeline tracking for mid-sized and large nonprofits, marketing automation and supporter journeys tied to giving data, online donation forms and giving pages connected to the crm. Of those, donor management and pipeline tracking for mid-sized and large nonprofits and marketing automation and supporter journeys tied to giving data are not what Bloomerang Volunteer is typically brought in for.
- What can Virtuous do that Bloomerang Volunteer cannot?
- Virtuous covers Donor management, Volunteer tracking, Giving analysis, Ministry management. Bloomerang Volunteer covers Volunteer database, Scheduling, Task management, Communication. Both handle Slack, Web support, IOS support, Android support.