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Bloomerang review

A donor management CRM focused on retention, with predictive giving insights, major gift tracking and automated supporter journeys.

By the TopToolAdvisor research desk · Updated November 6, 2026

Features (35%)
9.0
Ease of use (35%)
8.8
Value (30%)
7.8

Bloomerang ranks first because it covers the core of donor management well and keeps it approachable for a small development team. Each supporter record pulls together giving, engagement and sentiment, and the CRM adds predictive giving insights to show who is likely to give again. Major gifts, grants, memberships and tasks are tracked in the same system, and automated supporter journeys handle the thank-you and follow-up sequences that drive retention. Reporting includes dashboards, dynamic segmentation and filter-based reports, with insights sent to your inbox. Data hygiene is a real strength: nightly stewardship updates, duplicate matching and email tracking keep records clean without manual work. Users are unlimited. The trade-offs are cost and packaging. The CRM starts at $125 a month billed annually, and donation forms, events, text giving and peer-to-peer fundraising come from Bloomerang Fundraising, which starts at $40 a month and must be bought with the CRM.

Who it is for

Small and midsize nonprofits that want to keep more of their donors year over year and need several staff in the system.

Price

Bloomerang CRM from $125 per month billed annually; Bloomerang Fundraising from $40 per month as a bundle with the CRM.

Bloomerang CRM Increase retention, major gifts, and all-around impact. Starting at: $125 /month, billed annually
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 6, 2026.

Key features

  • 360 degree supporter records with actionable donor insights and predictive giving signals
  • Major gifts management, grant tracking, membership management and task management
  • Automated supporter journeys, a built-in email builder and customizable letters
  • Nightly data stewardship updates, duplicate matching and donor sentiment tracking
  • Mobile app for fundraisers with donor insights and real-time performance tracking

Strengths and weaknesses

  • Strength: Unlimited users with customizable permissions
  • Strength: Published starting price on the pricing page
  • Strength: Annual giving summaries and tribute acknowledgments are built in
  • Weakness: Annual billing only on the published price
  • Weakness: Donation forms, peer-to-peer and events sit in the separate Fundraising product
  • Weakness: The Fundraising product must be bought as a bundle with the CRM

Key facts

  • Free plan: No
  • Users: Unlimited
  • Other products: Bloomerang Fundraising from $40 a month, Bloomerang Volunteer from $119 a month
  • Mobile app: Yes, for fundraisers

Where it ranks

Bloomerang is No. 1 in our Best Nonprofit CRM verdict.

Alternatives we scored

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