Nonprofit & Fundraising · head to head
Virtuous vs Funraise
Virtuous
Nonprofit & Fundraising
CRM designed for faith-based and mission-driven organizations
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
F
Funraise
Nonprofit & Fundraising
Nonprofit fundraising and donor management with revenue-based free tier
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Funraise has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- 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; Funraise free plan is restricted to organizations raising under $1 million annually and carries a 5% platform fee on top of processing fees, as of August 2026
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Virtuous and Funraise actually diverge.
Identical on both: 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
- Slack
Only in Funraise
Nothing recorded that Virtuous does not also cover.
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 Funraise
- Marketing automation and supporter journeys tied to giving datanot Funraise
- Online donation forms and giving pages connected to the CRMnot Funraise
Funraise
No use cases recorded yet. See the Funraise review.
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
Funraise
- Free plan is restricted to organizations raising under $1 million annually and carries a 5% platform fee on top of processing fees, as of August 2026
- Wealth screening, SMS messaging and dedicated success manager access require the Premium plan starting at $99 per month, as of August 2026
Pricing, plan by plan
Virtuous
On request- Starter$99/month
- Donor management
- Volunteer tracking
- Advanced$199/month
- Giving analysis
- Ministry management
- Email campaigns
Funraise
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Funraise review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Virtuous if
- You need donor management.
- You work on Web, IOS, Android.
- You also want volunteer tracking.
Questions people ask
- Is Virtuous or Funraise better?
- Neither clearly leads. Virtuous starts at On request and Funraise at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Virtuous or Funraise?
- Funraise has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Virtuous and Free for Funraise.
- Does Virtuous or Funraise run on more platforms?
- Virtuous runs on Web, IOS, Android. Funraise runs on Web.
- Can I use Funraise for free?
- Yes. Funraise has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Virtuous starts at On request.
- 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 Funraise is typically brought in for.
- What can Virtuous do that Funraise cannot?
- Virtuous covers Donor management, Volunteer tracking, Giving analysis, Ministry management.