Is there a free Bloomerang alternative?

Givebutter and Zeffy are free, transaction-fee-funded platforms with donor management built in, but neither includes real volunteer hour or shift tracking. If you only need donor tracking, they are worth a look. If you need both donor and volunteer tracking together, that is the specific gap Briskly is built for.

How much does Bloomerang actually cost?

Bloomerang's own pricing page states plans start from $125 per month billed annually, with no published tier table beyond that starting price. Expect a sales conversation for anything past the entry level.

Does Bloomerang track volunteers?

Not in the base CRM. Bloomerang Volunteer (formerly InitLive) is a separate product starting around $119 per month.

Bloomerang Alternative for Small Nonprofits

Quick answer: Bloomerang is a mature, feature-rich donor CRM built for nonprofits with a paid development staff — pricing starts at $125/month billed annually, with no self-serve tier and volunteer tracking sold as a separate $119+/month product. Briskly is $19/month flat, self-serve, and includes donor and volunteer tracking together — built specifically for the all-volunteer board that doesn't have, and doesn't need, Bloomerang's depth.

Side by side

Bloomerang		Briskly
From $125/mo, billed annually	Price	$19/mo flat
No public tier past entry price — sales call required	Pricing transparency	One price, published, no call
Annual commitment implied by "annual pricing"	Contract	None — cancel anytime
Separate product, from $119/mo	Volunteer tracking	Included
Onboarding calls, multi-week setup reported by some users	Setup	Self-serve, minutes
Wealth screening, major-gift workflows, predictive analytics	Advanced fundraising tools	Not included — by design

Where Bloomerang is genuinely the better choice

If your organization has a paid development director, an active major-gift program, or needs wealth-screening and predictive donor analytics, Bloomerang's depth is real and earns its price for that buyer. It's a mature product — over a decade in the market, acquired Kindful and Qgiv to round out its integrations, and has a much larger support organization than a two-person volunteer board typically needs or could staff around. This page isn't arguing Bloomerang is bad software. It's arguing it's built for a different buyer.

Where Briskly fits instead

If your nonprofit is run entirely by volunteers, you're tracking donors and volunteer hours in a spreadsheet today, and $125+/month with an annual commitment isn't realistic for your budget — that's specifically who this product is for. No sales call, no onboarding project, no separate purchase for volunteer tracking.

"Cheap and simple" doesn't mean thin: donation receipts, recurring pledge tracking, custom fields for whatever your org needs to track, CSV import and export, volunteer task assignment, and printable volunteer hours letters are all included at the one price — not upsells.

What Bloomerang users say

Real reviews, not cherry-picked for effect — these are representative complaint themes from small/volunteer-run organizations specifically, sourced directly from Bloomerang's Capterra reviews:

"Revolving door customer support. Sales was very attentive, but after we purchased, we had difficulty getting ahold of our customer support." — Fernette E., Owner, Capterra review

"Apparently, Bloomerang has a reputation for poor onboarding execution, which I was unaware of until I researched it." — Laura T., Executive Director, Capterra review

"Some features do not exist or require additional payment. For instance, it would be great if the volunteers feature came with Bloomerang." — Kylee L., Marketing and Volunteer Coordinator, Capterra review

Frequently asked

Is there a free Bloomerang alternative?: Givebutter and Zeffy are free, transaction-fee-funded platforms with donor management built in — but neither includes real volunteer hour/shift tracking. If you only need donor tracking, they're worth a look. If you need both, that's the gap Briskly is built for.
How much does Bloomerang actually cost?: Bloomerang's own pricing page states plans start "from $125/month billed annually," with no published tier table beyond that starting price — expect a sales conversation for anything past the entry level.
Does Bloomerang track volunteers?: Not in the base CRM. "Bloomerang Volunteer" (formerly InitLive) is a separate product starting around $119/month.

Pricing and complaint sourcing checked 2026-07-31 against Bloomerang's own pricing page and public reviews. We re-check competitor pricing every two weeks.

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