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Why nonprofits switch to Fundraise Up
See how Fundraise Up compares to Givebutter, Donorbox, Blackbaud, Bonterra, and more — on the criteria that actually change how much you raise.
No contract
Free migration
No hidden fees
No annual platform fee
4.8/5
The AI fundraising platform trusted by the world’s leading nonprofits
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| Criteria | Fundraise Up | Blackbaud | Bonterra | Engaging Networks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COST & TERMS | ||||
| Contracts / lock-in |  None | Multi-year common | Annual / multi-year | Contract-based |
| Pricing model | % of revenue | Custom / product-based | Custom / product-based | Custom / module-based |
| SECURITY & ACCESS | ||||
| SOC 2 Type II, PCI DSS | | | | |
| SSO & access controls | | | Plan / product dependent | |
| INTEGRATION & DATA | ||||
| CRM integration depth | Native, real-time | Native ecosystem + APIs | Native ecosystem + paid integrations | Two-way CRM integrations |
| Data export & access | Yours, exportable | Export + APIs | Export + APIs | Export + APIs |
| Multi-entity / subaccounts | | Available / configuration dependent | Product dependent | Available for complex orgs |
| Multi-currency & languages | 135+ / 23 | Limited by product | Limited by product | Global-ready |
| Built-in CRM system | Integrates with yours | Available | Available | eCRM, integrates with CRM |
| ONBOARDING | ||||
| Implementation & migration support | Free, white-glove | Professional services / partner-led | Implementation services | Onboarding included |
Fundraise Up may not be the right fit if you need a full legacy CRM as your system of record.
| Criteria | Fundraise Up | Givebutter | Donorbox | Bloomerang |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COST & TERMS | ||||
| Contracts / lock-in | None | None | None on Standard / Pro | Annual billing |
| Pricing model | % of revenue | Free with donor tips / paid Plus | Transaction fees + paid tiers | Subscription + add-ons |
| SECURITY & COMPLIANCE | ||||
| SOC 2 Type II, PCI DSS | | PCI compliant | | PCI compliant |
| SSO & access controls | | User roles / access controls | 2FA + access controls | User roles / permissions |
| INTEGRATION & DATA | ||||
| CRM integration depth | Native, real-time | Select native + Zapier/API | CRM integrations + Zapier/API | Built around Bloomerang CRM |
| Data export & access | Yours, exportable | Export + API | Export + API | Export + API |
| Multi-entity / subaccounts | | Multiple accounts | Limited / account-based | Limited / configuration dependent |
| Multi-currency & languages | 135+ / 23 | USD only | 52+ / 15 | Limited |
| Works with your existing CRM | 13+ native integrations | Select integrations | Salesforce, HubSpot, RE NXT + more | Primarily its own CRM |
| ONBOARDING | ||||
| Implementation & migration support | Free, white-glove | Self-serve + support | $195 / Premium included | Paid professional services |
Fundraise Up may not be the right fit if you need a full legacy CRM as your system of record.
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Where Fundraise Up pulls ahead
Organizations choose Fundraise Up when they want more than software to process donations. They want a platform designed around donor experience, fundraising performance, and shared success.
A donor experience built to raise more
Every step of giving is designed and continuously optimized to help more donors complete their gift, give more, and keep giving.
Fundraise Up: Personalized, conversion-focused donor journeys
Typical platforms: Standard forms with more manual optimization
Built to grow recurring revenue
Fundraise Up helps organizations acquire, retain, and grow recurring donors with optimized conversion, payment recovery, donor self-service, and intelligent upgrade opportunities.
Fundraise Up: Optimizes recurring giving across the donor lifecycle
Typical platforms: Recurring giving requires more manual management
Pricing aligned with your success
No subscriptions, annual and setup fees, paid feature tiers, or long-term contracts. Fundraise Up earns when you raise, so our incentives stay aligned with yours.
Fundraise Up: Pay when you raise, everything included
Typical platforms: Subscriptions, contracts, modules, or add-ons
Technology that keeps improving performance
Fundraise Up uses fundraising-specific AI, real-time optimization, and continuous experimentation to improve results without adding more work for your team.
Fundraise Up: Continuously optimizes fundraising performance
Typical platforms: More optimization left to your team
Global giving without the complexity
Give donors localized experiences with the languages, currencies, and payment methods they expect, while keeping operations manageable for your team.
Fundraise Up: 135+ currencies, 23 languages, localized payments
Typical platforms: More limited localization or market coverage
Works with your stack, not against it
Keep the CRM and systems your team already relies on. Fundraise Up becomes the modern giving layer, with native integrations that keep donor and donation data connected.
Fundraise Up: Built to work with your existing CRM
Typical platforms: More tied to their own ecosystem or manual workflows
Less operational work, more fundraising
Automation, donor self-service, native integrations, and included support reduce the manual work behind every donation.
Fundraise Up: More fundraising happens automatically
Typical platforms: More setup, maintenance, and manual intervention
How does migration to Fundraise Up work?
Migrating fundraising technology shouldn't put your donor relationships at risk. That's why Fundraise Up provides white-glove migration services that help nonprofits move faster, retain donors, and start seeing results sooner.
Keep the donors you've worked so hard to earn
Migrate recurring donors with confidence. Fundraise Up has successfully migrated more than 600 organizations while helping retain 99% of existing recurring donors.
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Northwest Harvest uses Fundraise Up’s Salesforce integration to save 624 hours a year in admin tasks. Before Fundraise Up, any change in donor information had to be input manually by their team, which minimized time spent expanding its fundraising campaigns. By improving their staff productivity, it allowed the team to focus on increasing 360 in new recurring plans!
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FAQ
Fundraise Up is built to maximize fundraising performance. Instead of simply processing donations, it continuously improves the donor experience with AI-powered optimization, experimentation, recurring giving tools, and localized payment experiences.
Fundraise Up is a strong fit for organizations that prioritize donor experience, make data-driven fundraising decisions, and want technology that continuously improves performance as they grow.
Yes. Fundraise Up offers native integrations with leading CRMs, including Salesforce, HubSpot, Virtuous, and others, as well as middleware and REST API options for more complex setups.
Fundraise Up uses transaction-based pricing, so you pay when you raise money. There are no subscription fees, setup fees, paid feature tiers, or long-term contracts, and the full platform is included from day one.
Yes. Fundraise Up is designed around conversion from the start, with optimized checkout flows, personalized donation amounts, payment method recommendations, recurring giving prompts, and continuous experimentation.
Fundraise Up uses fundraising-specific AI to personalize and optimize donor experiences in real time. AI can influence areas such as suggested gift amounts, recurring giving prompts, fee coverage, and payment methods based on the donor and giving context.
Yes. Fundraise Up helps organizations acquire, retain, and grow recurring donors with optimized recurring conversion, payment recovery, donor self-service, and opportunities to increase recurring support over time.
Yes. Fundraise Up supports 135+ currencies, 23 languages, and localized payment methods, helping organizations deliver giving experiences that feel familiar to donors across different markets.
Your donor and donation data remains accessible and exportable. Fundraise Up can also sync data to your CRM and other systems in real time through native integrations and APIs.
Fundraise Up provides implementation and migration support at no additional cost. The team helps configure your account, connect your systems, migrate recurring donors where applicable, and get your fundraising experience live.
Not necessarily. Many organizations use Fundraise Up as the giving layer alongside their CRM and other tools. You can modernize the donor experience without replacing the systems your internal teams already rely on.
No. Fundraise Up is designed to work alongside your CRM, not replace it. Your CRM remains the system of record, while Fundraise Up powers the donor-facing giving experience and syncs donation data back to your systems.
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Ready to see what's possible?
Talk to our team to see how Fundraise Up can help you improve donor experiences, increase conversion rates, and raise more online. White-glove onboarding and migration are included at no extra cost.