BetterWorld vs FundRaiser Family

BetterWorld is web-based fundraising software for nonprofits and other community-serving organizations. Its tools include standard donations, donation forms, auctions, events and ticketing, giveaways and raffles, peer-to-peer fundraising, crowdfunding, paddle raises, impact giving, a-thons, and donor management. Plans include all fundraising tools, unlimited campaigns, and unlimited teammates. A donor system organizes donations, interactions, and insights; checkout supports cards, digital wallets, and bank transfers online or at events. BetterWorld lists more than 5,000 integrations, including native connections to Stripe, PayPal, Venmo, Apple Pay, Google Pay, HubSpot, Salesforce, DonorPerfect, and Blackbaud, plus Zapier integrations such as Mailchimp and Google Sheets. The platform states that it is PCI-compliant, uses bank-level encryption, and does not sell donor data. A free plan is available. Partner costs $1,550 a year and Keystone costs $5,950 a year, both billed annually. Standard payment processing fees of 1.5%-2.9% + $0.30 apply; donors can choose to cover them.

FundRaiser Family is donor management software for nonprofits to track supporters and gifts, manage campaigns and communicate with donors. FundRaiser Spark includes unlimited donor records, gift tracking, membership management, donor groupings and reports. The Donor Portal accepts one-time and recurring donations through an organization’s website and automatically enters those gifts into FundRaiser. An API can control the donation page, and another API can connect web services to FundRaiser data. Online and installed versions are available. Installed editions are Windows desktop applications; the maker says hosted and online versions work with any operating system and most mobile devices. Select offers optional QuickBooks integration for locally installed versions, as well as Wintix and Tixsales integration for theater organizations. Access is password-protected, with about 100 per-user access control points. The maker describes database-engine encryption for files containing payment details, plus additional encryption for sensitive data. There is no free plan, but a 30-day free trial includes all features in evaluation copies. Online plans range from $69 a month for Spark to $349 a month for Professional.