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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Bloomerang CRM

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/ABloomerang CRM helps nonprofits to raise more by turning donor data into deeper relationships. With a complete 360º view of every supporter, the solution helps identify top prospects, personalize outreach, and retain more donors. Engagement and Generosity Scores, real-time dashboards, and mobile access help users to see who’s ready to give and when to reach out—supporting fundraising with confidence. From first-time donors to lifelong champions, every interaction is an opportunity…

    $1,500

    per year

    Bonterra Apricot

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/ABonterra Apricot is a cloud-based solution for nonprofits of all sizes. It's designed to bring data to the forefront in order to bolster a nonprofit organization’s impact. Apricot helps organizations to save time and resources because the tool makes managing data more efficient, so that users increase the time spent delivering the mission. Apricot offers configurable forms and fields so organizations can customize their experience to their clients and mission. It allows…N/A
    Pricing
    Bloomerang CRMBonterra Apricot
    Editions & Modules
    Bloomerang Fundraising
    $40
    per month (billed annually)
    Bloomerang Volunteer
    $119
    per month (billed annually)
    Bloomerang CRM
    $125
    per month (billed annually)
    The Giving Platform
    Contact Sales
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Bloomerang CRMBonterra Apricot
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalRequired
    Additional DetailsAll Plans include: Unlimited users, free email & chat support, free access to Bloomerang Academy, unlimited standard online giving pages & forms, donor engagement scoring, wealth screening, sustainability scorecard, email marketing, nightly address verification & deceased suppression updates, and 1 scholarship to Fundraising Standard (40 pts toward CFRE certification, $599 value)Pricing for Bonterra Case Management is driven by individual usage and needs of the nonprofit. Organizations aren't one-size fits all, so neither is Bonterra's pricing.
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    Bloomerang CRMBonterra Apricot
    Considered Both Products
    Bloomerang
    No answer on this topic
    Bonterra
    Chose Bonterra Apricot
    Apricot best met our needs at the time when we were looking into new CRM software. We really liked the usability of the software and how easy it was to make adjustments and changes. Additionally, the support that we got and the responsiveness of our team were incredible and …
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    Would buy again
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    91%
    Would buy again
    84 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    63 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    85 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    80%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    40 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    79%
    Implementation went as expected
    46 Answers
    Features
    Bloomerang CRMBonterra Apricot
    Communications and Marketing
    Comparison of Communications and Marketing features of Bloomerang CRM and Bonterra Apricot
    Feature
    Bloomerang CRM
    9.7
    2 Ratings
    36% above category average
    Bonterra Apricot
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    Ratings
    Constituent engagement and marketing9.22 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social listening10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Digital advocacy enablement10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting and Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting and Analytics features of Bloomerang CRM and Bonterra Apricot
    Feature
    Bloomerang CRM
    5.2
    2 Ratings
    21% below category average
    Bonterra Apricot
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    Ratings
    Reporting and data visualization8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Wealth screening2.32 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fundraising and Events
    Comparison of Fundraising and Events features of Bloomerang CRM and Bonterra Apricot
    Feature
    Bloomerang CRM
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Bonterra Apricot
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    Ratings
    Online donation options7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security and Platform
    Comparison of Security and Platform features of Bloomerang CRM and Bonterra Apricot
    Feature
    Bloomerang CRM
    8.8
    2 Ratings
    25% above category average
    Bonterra Apricot
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    Role-based user permissions8.32 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile access8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrations10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Bloomerang CRMBonterra Apricot
    Small Businesses
    Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud
    Score9 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Medium-sized Companies
    DonorPerfect
    Score7.4 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Enterprises
    Ellucian CRM Advance
    Score7.6 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
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    User Ratings
    Bloomerang CRMBonterra Apricot
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (101 ratings)
    9.5
    (190 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    8.9
    (9 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    9.9
    (8 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (11 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.4
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    4.5
    (4 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    2.4
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
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    1.0
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
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    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
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    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Bloomerang CRMBonterra Apricot
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Bloomerang
    If you are a small organization just getting started, Bloomerang can be a good fit. It is simple and straightforward for development staff who maybe aren’t super savvy with data management or analysis in spreadsheets. In the sales demo they will try to upsell a lot of extras that are ultimately not necessary unless your stuff is very unfamiliar with database software. The base price of the software is something like $300 per year, as long as you mix all of the training and phone support add-ons they initially present you with.
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    Bonterra
    Our team has a lot of different steps to take in regard to their jobs. Apricot is very helpful in breaking everything down into separate folders that makes everyone's job more organized and flowing. Everything has a specific place, which also makes it easy to recognize if someone on the team is doing their job well or if someone needs additional training. The biggest flaw in Apricot is the Connect system, as I stated in a previous question. A big perk to Apricot in the beginning was being able to send out resources directly to a large group. However, not every resource is applicable for all families. We manage a large population of families, so it's very hard to organize it manually. There needs to be a way to filer out who we want to send things to right through the system instead of having to do it 1 by 1
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    Pros
    Bloomerang
    • Reporting: Once I understood the logic behind Bloomerang's reporting tools, I could not believe I'd ever worked a different way. Some of our funders request very complicated reports and getting the relevant data out of Bloomerang is SO much easier than it was with our previous CRM tools.
    • Website integration: I love the tracking functionality that Bloomerang offers, as well as how easy it is to integrate event ticket, volunteer, and other forms into our existing website.
    • Intuitive design: I've introduced total novices to Bloomerang and been very impressed with how quickly they've been able to figure out all the top level navigation as well as deeper functionality.
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    Bonterra
    • Allows us to set notification reminders when residents of our program advance through out program
    • Allows us to create reports tailored to the information that we need
    • Allows us to update information efficiently and in real time so that everyone on the team can be on the same page.
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    Cons
    Bloomerang
    • Some of the searches did not bring up the expected results. It would be good to see the logic be a little more "fuzzy".
    • More pre-set reports would be helpful for small organizations who do not understand the logic behind how to get the results they are seeking.
    • An ability to just page through donor records would be nice. Sometimes you just want to browse the data to get inspired.
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    Bonterra
    • There are several things in the "suggestion" area that have been there for a while. For instance, to be able to see the client's age instead of just the birthdate. Many people want this, but I don't understand why it can't be done for us.
    • Luckily, whenever an issue arises, it's not there for long, as you have a fairly quick turnaround for resolving them.
    • Being able to view notes and other information sources with just a drop-down, instead of opening the entire note, would be preferred.
    • There are times when the system is just slow or doesn't work at all and it takes a little extra time for it to be resolved. This causes some stress.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Bloomerang
    #1 - I am very happy with the product and support so far.
    #2 - With significant data migration costs, I wouldn't even consider another option for at least 3 years no matter how much better it might be.
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    Bonterra
    I went to the Summit a few weeks ago to learn about the future expansion and vision of Social Solutions. I already been with Apricot for 5 years and researched other products I still come back to Apricot and where it can grow with us.
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    Usability
    Bloomerang
    Data and settings are very customizable to fit the needs of our organization. We are able to not only keep track of donations, but also other interactions we may have with a constituent. Support is extremely helpful when issues arise.
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    Bonterra
    Without any formal IT education, I was able to utilize their articles and videos to teach myself how to configure and customize the software to our organization (although I do recommend their Apricot Admin training to polish your skills). The majority of users are able to adapt immediately with minimal training.Staff that have challenges with technology in general do adapt to using the system once you can create buy in and engagement (although it does take time and training)
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    Reliability and Availability
    Bloomerang
    No answers on this topic
    Bonterra
    It is usually available when I need to use it
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    Performance
    Bloomerang
    No answers on this topic
    Bonterra
    The system does tend to run slowly when pulling more complex reports
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    Support Rating
    Bloomerang
    Any time i had a problem or question it has been easy to find an answer or tutorial. When I cannot find an answer, it is easy to email or live chat with support and they resolve my problems very quickly.
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    Bonterra
    This is a difficult question to answer because when I hear the word "support" I think of this in multiple levels. The customer service on the front end, with my account manager is pretty good. There was a time for about a year and a half where I didn't even want to get to know this persons name because they wouldn't be there there long enough for me to get to know them. For the past 8-9 months we've had the same account manager, and this is helpful as a way to grow our trust in Apricot social solutions as well as the account manager understanding the needs of our organization. The technical support is also fine. The issues we most have problems with is how the technical support is calculated and the lack of roll-over of technical support time. If our account has 1 hour of technical support per month, but we don't need any technical support for 4 months, it would be great to have the ability to use those 4 hours (as time allows per the IT calendar) when we need them, even if it falls within one month. We've also had instances of working with IT persons who didn't seem to care at all about our issues, and seemed eager to put our call behind them and get onto the next without much thought as to why we were calling them in the first place. We've also had instances where the IT person didn't seem to really be listening to what it is we needed, and was heck bent on what they THOUGHT we needed rather than listening to what we actually did need. While we also have had experiences of working with IT persons who were absolutely great at working through issues. They were patient and understanding and would explain why a solution (c)would or (c)would not work. We even worked through those options in real time if they were unsure whether a data solution would work or not. That was great because we felt heard.
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    In-Person Training
    Bloomerang
    No answers on this topic
    Bonterra
    Online training only
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    Online Training
    Bloomerang
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    Bonterra
    There are good training guides.
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    Implementation Rating
    Bloomerang
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    Bonterra
    There need to be specialists who know how to best work with an organization developing a new program, not just transferring existing forms to a digital format.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Bloomerang
    We left DonorPerfect for Bloomerang. I had come from an organization that used Raisers Edge and there was no way I was going to stay with DP. RE is great for larger organizations with staff dedicated to the database, but we were a much smaller organization and needed to have something we could all use easily. We demoed Salsa and Neon and liked them both, but Bloomerang had better integration features and seemed to be the most user-friendly.
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    Bonterra
    We also use a state database called ETO that tracks case notes for our families, but doesn't give us the ability to analyze things like gross annual income growth for our families during their time in the program, # of housing applications completed, etc. It is solely used to track case notes regarding case management meeting content. Apricot allows us to generate statistics we can use to source funding and prove our efficiency as an organization as we continue to market our coaching model. ETO does not have this benefit.
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    Scalability
    Bloomerang
    No answers on this topic
    Bonterra
    I have never had a problem with the system
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    Return on Investment
    Bloomerang
    • Because my organization has been using Bloomerang for only one year, we haven't yet studied what impact it has had on our ROI. We have, however, noted that we are able to more efficiently and more rapidly communicate with constituents now than we were able to before we had Bloomerang. We can quickly and efficiently generate acknowledgements and tax receipts - and do so - better than we ever did before.
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    Bonterra
    • Consistent, accurate financial records of program spending are to be provided to Grant Funders.
    • One-stop shop for all program records, including past, current, and waitlisted clients.
    • Continued partnership with Grant Funders due to the ease on both sides with the Bonterra Apricot Software.
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    ScreenShots

    Bloomerang CRM Screenshots

    Screenshot of a constituent profile. These provide deeper insights and help to strengthen donor relationships. They are designed to keep all key details accessible.Screenshot of amounts raised. Bloomerang CRM will keep fundraising success available at a glance.Screenshot of a donor retention wheel. This creates a visual representation of donor retention rates.Screenshot of a giving summary. Bloomerang's Giving Summary displays a donor's giving history, supporting data-driven decisions.Screenshot of tasks, designed to streamline to-dos.Screenshot of Bloomerang's Generosity Score, used to identify the most promising donors.

    Bonterra Apricot Screenshots

    Screenshot of a display of a participant's profile to see important information about that individual at-a-glance.Screenshot of the "My Workspace" area of Bonterra Case Management, that allows users to see upcoming cases, appointments, events, and other notifications in one place.Screenshot of the dashboards that provide at-a-glance insights, while Census data integrations allows users to view demographics of the communities served.Screenshot of the streamlined intake process that helps serve more individuals and ensure they are aligned with the correct services to help them succeed.Screenshot of information, kept secure by assigning users specific roles and permissions to specify access levels.Screenshot of communication with participants to keep them engaged.