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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Bonterra Network for Good

    Score5.2 out of 10
    N/ABonterra Network for Good offers a nonprofit fundraising suite of applications, with donor management features like intelligent tracking of donor readiness and targeted messaging.N/A

    Salesforce Sales Cloud

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/ASalesforce Sales Cloud is a platform for sales with a community of Sellers, Sales Leaders, and Sales Operations, who use the solution to grow sales and increase productivity. The AI CRM for Sales features data built right in, so that companies can sell faster, sell smarter and sell efficiently. Salesforce Sales Cloud is used for, and supports: Buyer Engagement Sales Engagement Enablement Sales AI Sales Analytics Team…

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    Pricing
    Bonterra Network for GoodSalesforce Sales Cloud
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Starter
    $25.00
    per month per user
    Professional
    $80.00
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    $165.00
    per month per user
    Unlimited
    $330.00
    per month per user
    Agentforce 1 Sales
    $550
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Bonterra Network for GoodSalesforce Sales Cloud
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup Fee$500Optional
    Additional DetailsPricing is based on how many contacts are imported into the Donor Management System. All packages have unlimited users, unlimited campaigns, unlimited peer-to-peer pages, unlimited emails and communications, and optional events and auctions. All packages also include support and data migration.
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    Bonterra Network for GoodSalesforce Sales Cloud
    Considered Both Products
    Bonterra
    Chose Bonterra Network for Good
    Easier to use and more intuitive.
    Incentivized
    Chose Bonterra Network for Good
    We love what Salesforce is trying to do, but it was too hard for us and too costly to get Salesforce where we needed it. We had a horrible experience with onboarding, so the entire experience was negative. We do not believe it was because of Salesforce; they tried to help. It …
    Incentivized
    Chose Bonterra Network for Good
    The ease of use and interface is better.
    The mail merge capabilities make it easier to send donation acknowledgements.
    Being able to directly send emails, videos and newsletters from the platform is great.
    Incentivized
    Chose Bonterra Network for Good
    NFG had more fluidity between platforms and in it's communications. The others felt heavy handed as databases, but hard labor to create a simple letter to quickly email or print in real time. Thank you acknowledgements took two or three steps when in NFG you add a donation, …
    Incentivized
    Chose Bonterra Network for Good
    We are experiencing much better customer service with Network for Good and it is much simpler to use than open-source apps like Salesforce, which almost require an IT staff just to keep you in operation. You cannot customize Network for Good the way that you can Salesforce, …
    Incentivized
    Chose Bonterra Network for Good
    Network for Good is cheaper than Pardot and has multiple features for donor outreach that Pardot lacked.
    Incentivized
    Chose Bonterra Network for Good
    Unfortunately I do not have experience on other platforms.
    Incentivized
    Salesforce
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    99%
    Would buy again
    134 Answers
    88%
    Would buy again
    136 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    129 Answers
    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    117 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    134 Answers
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    143 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    116 Answers
    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    113 Answers
    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    84 Answers
    Features
    Bonterra Network for GoodSalesforce Sales Cloud
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Bonterra Network for Good and Salesforce Sales Cloud
    Feature
    Bonterra Network for Good
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Sales Cloud
    8.4
    261 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings9.3261 Ratings
    Workflow management00 Ratings8.3252 Ratings
    Territory management00 Ratings7.7204 Ratings
    Opportunity management00 Ratings8.7253 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings8.7238 Ratings
    Contract management00 Ratings7.9209 Ratings
    Quote & order management00 Ratings7.7192 Ratings
    Interaction tracking00 Ratings8.8223 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings8.1184 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Bonterra Network for Good and Salesforce Sales Cloud
    Feature
    Bonterra Network for Good
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Sales Cloud
    7.9
    99 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Case management00 Ratings8.397 Ratings
    Call center management00 Ratings7.878 Ratings
    Help desk management00 Ratings7.482 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Bonterra Network for Good and Salesforce Sales Cloud
    Feature
    Bonterra Network for Good
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Sales Cloud
    8.4
    239 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Lead management00 Ratings8.5234 Ratings
    Email marketing00 Ratings8.2201 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Bonterra Network for Good and Salesforce Sales Cloud
    Feature
    Bonterra Network for Good
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Sales Cloud
    8.4
    242 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Task management00 Ratings8.9231 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings7.774 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings8.6195 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Bonterra Network for Good and Salesforce Sales Cloud
    Feature
    Bonterra Network for Good
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Sales Cloud
    8.3
    255 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings8.1223 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization00 Ratings8.1242 Ratings
    Customizable reports00 Ratings8.8252 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Bonterra Network for Good and Salesforce Sales Cloud
    Feature
    Bonterra Network for Good
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Sales Cloud
    8.7
    246 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Custom fields00 Ratings9.0244 Ratings
    Custom objects00 Ratings9.0233 Ratings
    Scripting environment00 Ratings8.2173 Ratings
    API for custom integration00 Ratings8.6203 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Bonterra Network for Good and Salesforce Sales Cloud
    Feature
    Bonterra Network for Good
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Sales Cloud
    8.9
    247 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings8.9215 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.8219 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Bonterra Network for Good and Salesforce Sales Cloud
    Feature
    Bonterra Network for Good
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Sales Cloud
    8.8
    156 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Social data00 Ratings8.9154 Ratings
    Social engagement00 Ratings8.7152 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Bonterra Network for Good and Salesforce Sales Cloud
    Feature
    Bonterra Network for Good
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Sales Cloud
    8.2
    212 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Marketing automation00 Ratings8.4208 Ratings
    Compensation management00 Ratings8.0142 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Bonterra Network for Good and Salesforce Sales Cloud
    Feature
    Bonterra Network for Good
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Sales Cloud
    7.9
    227 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Mobile access00 Ratings7.9227 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Bonterra Network for GoodSalesforce Sales Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    5.1
    (137 ratings)
    8.7
    (392 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.2
    (6 ratings)
    10.0
    (58 ratings)
    Usability
    4.9
    (17 ratings)
    9.4
    (121 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.8
    (27 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (18 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.3
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (92 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.9
    (11 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (15 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    2.4
    (18 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.8
    (9 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (5 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (5 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.7
    (52 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.3
    (8 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Bonterra Network for GoodSalesforce Sales Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Bonterra
    I used Network for the Good to run a fundraising event it was awesome. My organization is part of a larger regional non-profit dedicated to servicing those in our community who need a little help. By banding together under a larger regional organization, we can extend our impact through the utilization of Network for the Good across all associated organizations. It empowers smaller groups to have a larger impact on their community.
    Incentivized
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    Salesforce
    It’s great at bringing in members from different sources and streamlining their journey — making it easier for our staff to manage follow-ups and tailor actions based on where each member is in their path. As for where it’s less suited, I’d say it depends on company size — it might be a bit too much for a very small organization.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Bonterra
    • The donation software is very user friendly to add donations to.
    • The report section is very easy to use and to run what you need.
    • The contact portion is extremely user friendly and is easy to keep track of donors, what they've paid and communication to them.
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    Salesforce
    • Logging notes: SF makes it easy to log notes in the timeline or static notes that live in an easy-to-see spot for longevity.
    • Logging activities: It's easy to post a call, text, email, etc.
    • API data: Once connected, SF is critical to automation, such as website activity, login activity, pages visited, etc., which saves the Customer Success side time in understanding account activity.
    • Custom fields: you can add custom fields to really personalize your experience. We use quite a few and it's brilliant.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Bonterra
    • In exporting reports, it would be helpful to have a "select all" option so you can easily select everything without having to manually click each one.
    • In exporting reports, it may be helpful to have the option of saving various options for different needs so you don't have to manually click or unclick each choice every time, as you can currently only save one type.
    • It would be helpful to be able to change an event/ticket information after it has already gone live for sales as we recently had an issue with this.
    Incentivized
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    Salesforce
    • Sometimes setting up the interface can be overly complex.
    • Depending on what level of salesforce you are paying for, the SLA for their service team to respond can take a decent amount of time.
    • Wish there was more connection between the salesforce apps like service and sales.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Bonterra
    We are still learning and rebuilding our nonprofit using this platform, so this year is a trial run to see how we can increase our network and our donations. So long as we are able to see a significant return on investment in terms of donations received through the platform, we will renew for next year.
    Incentivized
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    Salesforce
    There are days when I wish we hadn't switched, but I know that if we put in the time, we will get to where we want to be with the software and that it has many more capabilities than anything else we looked at. However, the amount of time and onboarding we need to do is also far greater than we realized/were told when we originally bought the product. They told us we should hire onboarding support, but at the end, after we had already reached our budget maximum for this, so it's been slower than we had hoped.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Bonterra
    BGF is an easy-to-use platform for entering, editing, and analyzing customer or donor data and giving. I would highly recommend it to any organization looking to improve its customer relationship management functionality. As a previous user of different CRM platforms with other non-profits, BGF has made tracking donor information and communicating with donors much easier.
    Incentivized
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    Salesforce
    Salesforce has been designed on the basis of "Clicks, not code". So anyone willing to learn the Salesforce user interface (which is quite good as far as management software platforms go) is able to become a Salesforce user or even a Salesforce administrator. You don't have to know coding language to work in the Salesforce environment. Also, Salesforce has one of the best software training resources (Trailhead) that I have ever encountered. It is free to all, easy to use, and most importantly it is interactive. No scrolling through endless text in a user manual. There are hands-on modules and related videos interlaced and through it all you earn points and badges to display your level of learning.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Bonterra
    In 5+ years we have never had an issue with it not working when we needed it to. It is very reliable and doesn't seem to have a lot of bugs or interruptions in service.
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    Salesforce
    Salesforce is always available securely from any internet-capable device anywhere in the world, UNLESS you choose to set security measures so that ONLY trusted IP ranges may access the system at certain times of the day. It's all about choice and flexibility with Salesforce products.
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    Performance
    Bonterra
    It is always fast for us and reports have a very quick upload time. We don't integrate it into other programs so I'm not 100% sure about that, but it always works when we use it and is very reliable. Even when we run Excel files for complete information on donors, it always works very fast.
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    Salesforce
    Salesforce performance in general is excellent. "The cloud infrastructure beneath Force.com has been fine-tuned over the past 10 years. It powers nearly 100,000+ businesses running more than 185,000 applications that 3 million users count on every day."
    Points per Salesforce -
    1) Multitenant kernel - With a multitenant platform, each business that uses the app doesn’t have its own copy. Instead, all businesses share a single copy and then customize it for their specific needs.
    2) ISO 27001 certified security - You can’t compromise when it comes to enterprise-level security. Force.com is road-tested and trusted by nearly 100,000+ companies, including many of the world’s most security-conscious organizations, such as banks and health care providers.
    3) Proven reliability - All Force.com apps run on world-class data centers with backup, failover, and disaster-recovery facilities. Force.com has had a proven 99.9 percent uptime record for years.
    4) Proven, real-time scalability - Force.com is used by many of the world's largest enterprises, including Cisco, Japan Post Network, and Symantec. Applications can automatically scale from a few users to millions of page views, as needed.
    5) Real-time query optimizer - You need fast access to your data. The Force.com query optimizer delivers under 300ms response time, at a massive scale.
    6) Real-time transparent system status - You can always see real-time system performance, availability, and security information at trust.salesforce.com.
    7) Real-time upgrades - Unlike traditional software platforms, our upgrades never break your customizations, code, or integrations. We upgrade the platform for you 3 to 4 times each year. As a result, you’re always on the latest version, with access to the latest features, performance, and security enhancements.
    8) Real-time sandbox environments - With a single click, you can create copies of your applications, configuration, and data in separate environments for development, testing, and training.
    9) Three global production data centers and disaster recovery - Force.com runs on three geographically dispersed, mirrored data centers with built-in replication, disaster recovery, a redundant network backbone, and no single points of failure
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    Support Rating
    Bonterra
    Most of the time they are quick and friendly and help me resolve any issues. There have only been a couple of times that we couldn't find a resolution and I was just told that NFG didn't have that capability.
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    Salesforce
    The overall support has been good. More and more features are being released quite frequently. Very small features are also making big difference in how the tool can be adapted and used better. If there is anything we need or are stuck, the support team sets up a call and helps in resolving the issue/provides workarounds.
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    In-Person Training
    Bonterra
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    I attended two training sessions. I would rate them a 4 as an advanced user. It was very basic – great for someone new – would give 8+ for new person.

    I had 3 years of experience at the time. I skipped basic and went onto advanced and still not helpful. A lot of it was best practices that didn’t feel relevant for our business
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    Online Training
    Bonterra
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    I have gone through multiple. The content that’s delivered is quite basic – I wish they had more advanced training.

    We are grandfathered into premium support plus training. We get unlimited access to instructor led and online training for free. We have taken advantage of this
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    Implementation Rating
    Bonterra
    We only had one hiccup with the domain that was an issue on our end but NFG struggled to help us. It was finally resolved and we've been good ever since
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    Salesforce
    Just from an organizational standpoint - we standardized our data prior to moving to Salesforce. But we essentially standardized it wrong. That's created a big disgusting mess for us know that I'll have to deal with as the Admin. Be sure you think through use cases prior to doing something like that - seek outside opinions on how the data will work best, especially depending on what else you're going to integrate with Salesforce.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Bonterra
    I like Bonterra Guided Fundraising more than OneCause because OneCause was only used for events at the last nonprofit I worked at. Bonterra Guided Fundraising allow nonprofits like ours to have event pages, fundraising pages, and donor management software at a better cost than OneCause. Ultimately, I would always choose Bonterra Guided Fundraising!
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    Salesforce
    At our company, we use Salesforce and HubSpot. I personally like both for different reasons. Salesforce makes it easy to generate reports, keep track of dealer and customer information, tie customers to dealers, and is easy to use. However, I like HubSpot for the marketing features. I think HubSpot has easier-to-use workflows and email creations.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Bonterra
    We are happy with all of the options
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    Salesforce
    Salesforce is the most widely used CRM system. Professionalism tends to increase when things go wrong for market leaders. Salesforce considers us as users because they own the market. Having all of our data in one place and all of our teams working within Salesforce. Anyone who uses Salesforce is impacted by it, even if they don't.
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    Scalability
    Bonterra
    It works for the departments we need it in, finance, administration and fundraising and marketing. It does everything we need.
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    Salesforce
    Salesforce Sales Cloud is highly scalable and designed to accommodate the needs of businesses of all sizes, from small startups to large enterprises. It offers flexible subscription models and can easily scale up or down based on the organization's requirements. Whether a company is expanding its sales team, increasing its customer base, or adding new features and functionalities, Sales Cloud can adapt to support growth without sacrificing performance or reliability. Additionally, Salesforce's cloud-based architecture ensures that users have access to resources and capabilities as needed, making it a highly scalable solution for organizations looking to automate customer relationship management at scale.
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    Professional Services
    Bonterra
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    Using Salesforce.com has made my daily routines more efficient and simplified the manual tasks I had to perform independently. I can now access data from any device, online or offline, and provide better guidance to my team about the forecasts provided by the built-in artificial intelligence (AI). A chat with a Salesforce support specialist would be great. The knowledge base has a community forum where Salesforce users can ask questions and learn more about the product.
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    Return on Investment
    Bonterra
    • We went from raising only 12k at our gala to needing to implement the auction software as we work to raise 75k at our next gala. We wouldn't be able to facilitate such a large event without our software.
    • We're able to streamline a lot of tasks. Instead of using several interfaces, we're able to rely solely on Bonterra Guided Fundraising, which saves a lot of time.
    • We're able to dream about expanding the ways we reach people. Instead of simply sending out emails or using Facebook, we can send out newsletters and promote events with their own website link, which is a huge step up.
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    Salesforce
    • The inbox feature allows me to see when the customer opens my email, and hence a timely follow-up could result in a higher response rate.
    • The mobile app allows users to gain access to leads and customer contacts on the go, which increases sales team productivity and enhances customer conversations.
    • The reports of the notes on the account level are not working, which is causing manual work in the weekly report to leadership.
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    ScreenShots

    Bonterra Network for Good Screenshots

    Screenshot of Guided Fundraising on mobile, offered with the small and growing non-profit in mindScreenshot of event ticketing and managementScreenshot of mobile giving, text-to-give, and peer-to-peer fundraisingScreenshot of donor communications in a variety of ways

    Salesforce Sales Cloud Screenshots

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