11 Best Nonprofit Software for Small Business in 2026, Compared

Quick comparison

The best nonprofit software for small business

#1

Zeffy

Best for: Small nonprofits that want every fundraising tool free and want to keep 100% of every donation

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Starting priceFree ($0, every feature included; no platform or processing fees)

Free planYes — free forever ($0, every feature included)

Zeffy is the only tool here with no paid plan at all: donation forms, events, memberships, peer-to-peer campaigns and raffles are all free, and Zeffy charges no platform fee and no card processing fee. It funds itself from optional tips donors can leave at checkout, and it says more than 100,000 nonprofits have raised over $2 billion through it.

On $50,000 raised, a nonprofit keeps the full $50,000 — Zeffy's own pricing page shows that comparison. The trade-off is depth: Zeffy tracks donors and gifts but is not a full donor CRM, so a team that needs moves management or grant tracking will outgrow it. Pick Zeffy when the budget is $0.

What we like

• Truly $0: no platform fee, no card processing fee, no paid plan at all
• Donation forms, events, memberships, peer-to-peer campaigns and raffles all included
• Zeffy says more than 100,000 nonprofits have raised over $2 billion through it
• On $50,000 raised a nonprofit keeps the full $50,000, per Zeffy's own pricing page

Watch out for

• Not a full donor CRM: no moves management, grant tracking or deep reporting
• No paid tier to upgrade into when the organization needs more database depth
• Funded by optional donor tips, so the model depends on donors choosing to tip

#2

Givebutter

Best for: Small nonprofits that want polished campaign pages free and will pay for Plus only when the contact list justifies it

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Starting priceFree (core plan; Givebutter Plus from $29/month billed monthly, $348/year)

Free planYes — free core plan ($0)

Givebutter's core fundraising tools are free: donation forms, pages, events, peer-to-peer campaigns and auctions cost $0, funded by optional donor tips. Givebutter Plus adds more, starting at $29 a month for up to 1,000 contacts, then $79 and $129 as the contact list grows, and every Plus tier can be tested free for 30 days.

The catch is the contact count: Plus pricing steps up with the size of the list, so a growing donor base raises the bill even if fundraising stays flat. Processing still applies on gifts, and the free plan leans on donor tips to cover it. Pick Givebutter when you want polished campaign pages free and will pay for Plus only when the contact list justifies it.

What we like

• Core fundraising tools are free: donation forms, pages, events, peer-to-peer and auctions
• Givebutter Plus starts at $29/month and can be tested free for 30 days
• Optional donor tips fund the free plan, so the nonprofit pays $0 in platform fees
• Modern campaign pages with team fundraising, milestones and social sharing

Watch out for

• Plus pricing steps up with the contact count, so a growing donor list raises the bill
• The free plan leans on optional donor tips to cover payment processing
• Processing fees still apply on gifts, on top of any Plus subscription

#3

Funraise

Best for: Small nonprofits raising under $1 million a year that want a complete platform, not a stripped demo, for $0

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Starting priceFree ($0/month for organizations raising under $1 million a year; Premium plans are custom-quoted)

Free planYes — Free plan ($0/month for organizations raising under $1 million a year)

Funraise's Free plan costs $0 a month for organizations raising under $1 million a year, and it still includes donation forms, donation pages, recurring giving, events and donor management. That makes it the most complete free option here for a small nonprofit that is not yet at seven figures.

Above $1 million, or for the Premium plans, pricing is a conversation with sales — there is no published rate card. The free plan also shows the platform's limits: advanced tools and integrations sit on the paid tiers. Pick Funraise when you raise under $1 million and want a real platform, not a stripped demo, for $0.

What we like

• Free plan costs $0/month and still includes forms, pages, recurring giving and events
• Donor management, automated tasks and a donor portal included at $0
• Built by nonprofit people, with fundraising websites and text-to-give included
• No contracts, subscriptions or setup fees to start on the Free plan

Watch out for

• Premium plans are custom-quoted, so there is no published price for growing organizations
• Advanced tools and integrations sit on the paid tiers, not the Free plan
• Free plan is limited to organizations raising under $1 million a year

#4

Donorbox

Best for: Small nonprofits that want a free start on donation forms and are willing to pay Pro later for lower fees

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Starting priceFree (Standard plan; Pro $150/month)

Free planYes — Standard plan is free

Donorbox Standard is free and covers unlimited donation forms, pages, crowdfunding, peer-to-peer campaigns and event ticketing, which is enough for many small nonprofits. Pro costs $150 a month and adds advanced form customization, tracking and analytics, receipt whitelabeling, Zapier and API access, crypto and stock donations, and lower fees.

The fees are the real cost: Standard takes 2.95% to 3.95% of each gift, so on $50,000 raised across 500 gifts the fees run about $1,625. Pro cuts the rate to 1.75% to 2%, which only pays off once volume is high. Pick Donorbox when you want a free start and are willing to pay Pro later for lower fees.

What we like

• Standard is free and covers unlimited forms, pages, crowdfunding and event ticketing
• Pro at $150/month cuts fees to 1.75% to 2% and adds analytics and API access
• Donorbox says more than 100,000 nonprofits use the platform
• QuickDonate, donor portal, memberships and text-to-give cover most fundraising needs

Watch out for

• Standard takes 2.95% to 3.95% of each gift, which adds up fast at volume
• Pro at $150/month only pays off once donation volume is high
• Premium plan is custom-quoted with no published price

#5

Little Green Light

Best for: Small nonprofits leaving spreadsheets that want a real donor database for $45 a month

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Starting price$45/month (up to 2,500 constituent records; 10% off billed annually)

Free planNo — 30-day period with no subscription fee

Little Green Light is the cheapest paid donor database here: $45 a month covers up to 2,500 constituent records, with every feature included on every account — donor profiles, gift entry, pledges, grants, events and mailings — and unlimited users. The price steps up $15 at a time as the database grows, to $135 a month at 50,000 records, with 10% off for paying annually.

There is no free plan, only a 30-day period with no subscription fee, and online gift processing runs 2.2% plus $0.30 per transaction to the payment processor. The interface is plain and the tool does not run campaigns itself. Pick Little Green Light when you are leaving spreadsheets and want a real donor database for $45 a month.

What we like

• Cheapest paid donor database here: $45/month for up to 2,500 constituent records
• Every account gets all features, including the ones not yet released
• Unlimited users with no setup fees and no long-term contract
• Price steps up only as the database grows, with 10% off for paying annually

Watch out for

• No free plan, only a 30-day period with no subscription fee
• Online gift processing runs 2.2% plus $0.30 per transaction to the payment processor
• Plain interface, and it does not run fundraising campaigns itself

#6

Aplos

Best for: Small nonprofits and churches that need true fund accounting and grant tracking in the books

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Starting price$79/month (Lite, billed monthly; $39.50/month for 3 months for new customers)

Free planNo — 15-day free trial

Aplos is the fund accounting pick: Lite costs $79 a month for two users and covers balance sheet by fund, income statement by fund, bank reconciliation, custom reports, a board portal and 1099 management. Core costs $129 a month and adds budgeting, accounts payable and receivable, and recurring transactions for growing teams.

New customers get 50% off for three months with a promo code ending November 30, 2026, so budget on the $79 list price after that. Aplos is accounting first, not fundraising: it does not run donation forms or campaigns. Pick Aplos when the books must track funds and grants properly and the fundraising side already has a home.

What we like

• True fund accounting: balance sheet and income statement by fund on Lite
• Lite at $79/month includes bank reconciliation, custom reports and 1099 management
• Board portal included, so trustees see the same numbers as staff
• Core at $129/month adds budgeting, accounts payable and receivable

Watch out for

• Accounting first, not fundraising: it does not run donation forms or campaigns
• Lite covers only 2 users; a larger team needs Core at $129/month
• The 50% new-customer discount lasts 3 months, then the $79 list price applies

#7

DonorPerfect

Best for: Fundraising teams big enough to need moves management and scheduled reporting, with a budget for a quote

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Starting priceFrom $99/month (Core; Plus and Pro priced by custom quote)

Free planNo — request a demo

DonorPerfect is a long-running donor CRM with three plans — Core, Plus and Pro — and its pricing page says plans start at $99 a month, though the final price is a custom quote based on contacts and features. Core covers donor management, online forms, donor portals, payment processing and Constant Contact Lite; Plus adds QuickBooks integration, auctions, crowdfunding and moves management.

The quote-only final price is the frustration: two nonprofits can pay different amounts for the same plan, so get the full first-year cost in writing before signing. Pro adds phone support, advanced reports and custom API access. Pick DonorPerfect when the team is big enough to need moves management and scheduled reporting, and the budget allows a quote.

What we like

• Long-running donor CRM with three plans: Core, Plus and Pro
• Core includes donor management, online forms, donor portals and Constant Contact Lite
• Plus adds QuickBooks integration, auctions, crowdfunding and moves management
• Pro adds phone support, advanced reports, direct-mail tools and custom API access

Watch out for

• Final price is a custom quote, so two nonprofits can pay different amounts for the same plan
• No fixed price published for Plus or Pro, only the $99/month starting figure
• Payment processing fees sit on top of the subscription and are not published

#8

Neon CRM

Best for: Nonprofits that want one system for donors, memberships, events and volunteers without paying per seat or per record

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Starting price$99/month (Essentials, billed annually; priced on organization revenue)

Free planNo — request a demo

Neon CRM starts at $99 a month for Essentials, billed annually, with Impact at $209 and Empower at $409. Pricing is based on the organization's revenue, not the number of records, and every plan includes unlimited users, contacts, forms, emails, workflows, campaigns and reports. Optional modules for memberships, volunteers and events add 10% to 20% to the subscription.

Revenue-based pricing means the bill rises as fundraising grows, which is fair but worth modeling before signing. Essentials includes only three workflow automations, so a team that automates heavily needs Impact. Pick Neon CRM when the nonprofit wants one system for donors, memberships, events and volunteers without paying per seat or per record.

What we like

• Starts at $99/month with unlimited users, contacts, forms, emails and reports
• Pricing is based on organization revenue, not on the number of records
• Impact at $209/month and Empower at $409/month add automation and capacity
• Optional modules cover memberships, volunteers and events in the same system

Watch out for

• Revenue-based pricing means the bill rises as fundraising grows
• Essentials includes only 3 workflow automations; heavy automation needs Impact at $209/month
• Optional modules add 10% to 20% to the subscription, so the headline price is rarely the total

#9

Bloomerang

Best for: Nonprofits that care most about donor retention and want predictive insights built into the CRM

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Starting price$125/month (CRM, billed annually; Fundraising add-on from $40/month)

Free planNo — request a demo

Bloomerang CRM starts at $125 a month, billed annually, with unlimited users, donor management, predictive giving insights, marketing and engagement tools, and reporting. Bloomerang Fundraising starts at $40 a month for donation forms, events, text fundraising and peer-to-peer tools, but it must be bought as part of a bundle with the CRM. Bloomerang Volunteer starts at $119 a month.

The CRM is the real starting price: $125 a month, or $1,500 a year, before any fundraising add-on. The predictive insights are the standout — the platform flags which donors are most likely to give again. Pick Bloomerang when retention matters most and the team wants donor insights built in rather than bolted on.

What we like

• CRM starts at $125/month with unlimited users and predictive giving insights
• Donor management, marketing and engagement, reporting and grant tracking included
• Fundraising add-on from $40/month covers forms, events, text and peer-to-peer
• Bloomerang says top customers retain 47% of first-time donors, against a 19% industry average

Watch out for

• The CRM is the real starting price: $125/month before any fundraising add-on
• Fundraising at $40/month must be bought as a bundle with the CRM, not on its own
• Volunteer tools are a separate product at $119/month, not part of the CRM

#10

Classy

Best for: Large nonprofits running big peer-to-peer drives that can support an annual contract

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Starting priceCustom quote (annual subscription; Essentials option carries no subscription fee for nonprofits under $1M annual revenue)

Free planYes — Essentials plan carries no subscription fee (nonprofits under $1M annual revenue)

Classy, now GoFundMe Pro, is the enterprise peer-to-peer platform: custom donation pages, crowdfunding, recurring giving, events and corporate giving, with access to GoFundMe's large donor network. The Essentials option carries no subscription fee for nonprofits with under $1 million in annual revenue; larger organizations pay a custom annual subscription plus a per-donation fee, with no published price list.

The custom quote is the barrier for a small nonprofit: there is no way to price a campaign before a sales conversation, and processing fees sit on top of the subscription. The platform earns its keep on big peer-to-peer drives with team pages and milestone tracking. Pick Classy when the annual drive is the main event and the organization can support an annual contract.

What we like

• Enterprise peer-to-peer fundraising with team pages and milestone tracking
• Access to GoFundMe's large donor network as GoFundMe Pro
• Custom donation pages, crowdfunding, recurring giving and events in one platform
• Essentials option carries no subscription fee for nonprofits under $1M in annual revenue

Watch out for

• No published price list: there is no way to price a campaign before a sales conversation
• Processing fees sit on top of the annual subscription
• Enterprise focus and complex onboarding are a poor fit for grassroots organizations

#11

Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT

Best for: Large nonprofits that have outgrown mid-tier CRMs and need prospect research and major-gift workflows at scale

Visit blackbaud.com

Starting priceCustom quote (priced per organization; no published starting price)

Free planNo — request a demo

Raiser's Edge NXT is the enterprise standard for donor management: deep constituent records, moves management, prospect research, major-gift portfolios and reporting built for large development teams. Blackbaud publishes no starting price — every quote is tailored to the organization — so a small nonprofit should expect an enterprise-level annual contract, not a monthly subscription.

That scale is also the warning: implementation, training and support are built for teams with dedicated staff, and a two-person shop will pay for power it never uses. There is no free plan and no free trial, only a demo. Pick Raiser's Edge NXT when the nonprofit has outgrown the mid-tier CRMs and needs prospect research and major-gift workflows at scale.

What we like

• Deep constituent records with moves management and major-gift portfolios
• Prospect research built in, for finding and ranking major-gift candidates
• Reporting built for large development teams and boards
• The long-established enterprise standard for donor management

Watch out for

• No published starting price: every quote is tailored to the organization
• Built for teams with dedicated staff, so a two-person shop pays for power it never uses
• No free plan and no free trial, only a demo

The best nonprofit software for small business does two jobs at once: it collects donations without taking a big cut, and it keeps a clean record of every donor, gift and campaign. We ranked the 11 tools below by fit for the most common buyer — a small US nonprofit with a small team and a tight budget — starting with the free options and ending with the enterprise systems, and every price was checked on the vendor's own pricing page on November 8, 2026.

How to choose the best nonprofit software for small business

• Start with the money job or the relationship job. If the need is donation forms and events, a fundraising platform is enough; if the need is donor records, thanking and second gifts, a donor CRM is the buy.
• Count the fees, not just the subscription. A free plan that takes 2.95% of every gift plus $0.30 per gift costs about $1,625 on $50,000 raised across 500 gifts, while a $45-a-month CRM with no gift fee costs $540 a year.
• Count the records, not the users. Little Green Light charges by constituent records, Neon CRM by organization revenue, and Bloomerang by constituents too — the count that grows is the one that raises the bill.
• Check whether fundraising is bundled or separate. Bloomerang Fundraising must be bought with the CRM, Aplos does no fundraising at all, and Zeffy does everything for $0 but is not a full CRM.
• Ask who else touches the data. If the board wants reports and the bookkeeper wants fund accounting, Aplos or a CRM with grant tracking matters more than a pretty donation form.

Fundraising is one system in the stack, not the whole stack. If the nonprofit also needs to be found online, our guide to marketing platforms for small business SEO covers the visibility side. And before you publish new appeal pages, run your titles through the free SERP snippet preview tool — it shows exactly how the title and description will look in Google.

Whatever you shortlist, try it with real data before you pay. The free plans and trials in this list are long enough to run one genuine appeal — your forms, your donors, your thank-you emails — and that appeal tells you more than any review can. Check two things in the trial: that the donation form converts on a phone without friction, and that the donor export includes gift history in a format the next tool can read. Every tool here lets you export your donor data, so there is no reason to buy before you have tested the exit.

Nonprofit software for small business pricing: what you will actually pay

Take a small nonprofit with 2,000 donors raising $50,000 a year across about 500 gifts. On list prices, the subscription costs $0 a year on Zeffy, Givebutter's free plan, Funraise's Free plan or Donorbox Standard, $540 on Little Green Light, $948 on Aplos Lite, $1,188 on DonorPerfect or Neon CRM Essentials, and $1,500 on Bloomerang CRM. Two of those numbers need adjusting before they are real: Little Green Light drops to $486 a year with its 10% annual prepay discount, and Aplos Lite is $39.50 a month for the first three months, then $79.

Over a year, that is $0 at the free end and $1,500 at the dear end for subscriptions alone — but the processing fees change the picture. Donorbox Standard takes 2.95% plus $0.30 per gift, which on $50,000 across 500 gifts is about $1,625, so a "free" Donorbox setup actually costs more than a year of Little Green Light. Zeffy takes nothing, so the same $50,000 stays $50,000. Little Green Light passes on 2.2% plus $0.30 per online gift to the payment processor, which is about $1,250 on the same $50,000 — a cost to model even though the subscription is only $45 a month.

Three costs sit outside every number above. First, the quote-only tools: DonorPerfect's $99 is a starting figure, and Classy and Raiser's Edge NXT publish no price at all, so get a written quote that includes implementation and training. Second, the add-ons: Bloomerang Fundraising at $40 a month needs the $125 CRM underneath it, and Neon CRM's membership, volunteer and event modules add 10% to 20% each. Third, the visibility side: if the nonprofit also needs donors to find it online, our local SEO service covers Google Maps and local search, which is where most small nonprofits win new supporters.

Annual billing cuts the bill on some tools here: Little Green Light takes 10% off for prepaying a year, dropping it to $486, and Givebutter Plus at $29 a month costs $348 whether it is billed monthly or once a year. Zeffy, Funraise and Donorbox Standard stay $0 either way, and Neon CRM and Bloomerang bill annually by default, so their monthly figures are already the annual rate divided by twelve. One more cost to check before you commit: a second chapter or a second fund is not always a second subscription, but on record-based pricing it can be — Little Green Light charges by total records, so merging chapters into one database is cheaper than running two.

Know the difference: a donor CRM vs a fundraising platform

The confusion in this category is between two jobs that sound the same. A fundraising platform collects the money: it runs the donation form, the event page, the peer-to-peer campaign and the raffle. A donor CRM keeps the relationships: it stores the donor record, the gift history, the thank-you, the moves management and the report the board reads. Zeffy, Givebutter, Funraise and Donorbox are platforms; Little Green Light, DonorPerfect, Neon CRM, Bloomerang and Raiser's Edge NXT are CRMs; Aplos is neither — it is the accounting that sits behind both.

There is a second, quieter confusion: a free plan is not the same as a free tool. Zeffy is free with no fees at all, which is rare. Givebutter and Funraise are free to use but still involve processing costs that donors cover with tips, and Donorbox Standard is free to start but takes up to 3.95% of every gift. The subscription price and the gift fee are two different bills, and the gift fee is usually the bigger one.

A third distinction worth knowing is the database versus the campaign. A CRM earns its keep between appeals, when the team segments donors, plans the next ask and tracks major gifts. A platform earns its keep during the appeal, when the form has to convert. A nonprofit that only runs one appeal a year can live on a platform alone; a nonprofit that asks all year needs a CRM, and the cheapest honest one here is Little Green Light at $45 a month.

Quick comparison: tool type by need

Mistakes to avoid

• Budgeting on the subscription and forgetting the gift fee. A free plan that takes 2.95% of every gift costs $1,475 on $50,000 raised. The fee is usually the bigger bill, so compare tools on total cost per dollar raised.
• Buying a CRM before the list needs one. A donor list under a few hundred names runs fine on Zeffy or Givebutter. Paying $99 a month for a CRM that mostly holds 200 records is money spent on empty shelves.
• Assuming the fundraising add-on is included. Bloomerang Fundraising at $40 a month needs the $125 CRM underneath it, and Neon CRM's modules add 10% to 20% each. The headline price is rarely the total.
• Signing a quote-only contract without the full first-year cost in writing. DonorPerfect, Classy and Raiser's Edge NXT all price by quote; ask for implementation, training, support and renewal terms in the same document.
• Forgetting the exit. Before you buy, export a test batch of donors and gifts and check the next tool can read it. A CRM that traps your donor history is more expensive than a CRM that costs $50 more a month.

How we chose

We checked each vendor's own pricing page on November 8, 2026 and recorded the starting price exactly as shown, including the annual-billing figure where the page lists one, and we ranked the tools by fit for the most common buyer — a small US nonprofit with a small team and a tight budget — not by brand size. Two prices needed extra care: Little Green Light's $45/month starting price is the figure on its pricing page, but our text fetch could not render the page's price table, so we corroborated it against recent independent reads of the vendor's own page; DonorPerfect's page states plans start at $99/month but publishes no per-tier price, so the final cost is a custom quote. Classy's price is also quote-based, and its Essentials option carries no subscription fee for nonprofits under $1 million in annual revenue. This list carries no review ratings because we did not open G2 or Capterra pages for this post, and we would rather show no rating than a stale or estimated one. No vendor paid for a place in this list, and none of the links here are affiliate links.

What to do next

Start with the free plan or trial of your top pick and run one real appeal through it. Check that the donation form converts on a phone, that the thank-you goes out automatically, and that the donor export includes gift history before you commit to a year. If the fundraising is sorted but new supporters are not finding you, our monthly SEO service handles the visibility side — or compare providers in our guide to SEO companies for small business. Once your tools are in place, find out what's holding your rankings back.

Sources we checked (13)

• Zeffy pricing — zeffy.com/pricing (checked November 8, 2026)
• Givebutter pricing — givebutter.com/pricing (checked November 8, 2026)
• Funraise pricing — funraise.org/pricing (checked November 8, 2026)
• Donorbox pricing — donorbox.org/pricing (checked November 8, 2026)
• Little Green Light pricing — littlegreenlight.com/pricing (checked November 8, 2026)
• Aplos pricing — aplos.com/pricing (checked November 8, 2026)
• DonorPerfect pricing — donorperfect.com/pricing (checked November 8, 2026)
• Neon CRM pricing — neonone.com/pricing/neon-crm-pricing (checked November 8, 2026)
• Bloomerang pricing — bloomerang.co/pricing (checked November 8, 2026)
• Classy pricing — classy.org/pricing (checked November 8, 2026)
• Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT pricing — blackbaud.com/products/raisers-edge-nxt/pricing (checked November 8, 2026)
• Neon One on Neon CRM pricing — neonone.com/compare/little-green-light-alternative (checked November 8, 2026)
• Givebutter on DonorPerfect pricing — givebutter.com/blog/donorperfect-reviews (checked November 8, 2026)