CharityEngine vs Snowball Fundraising
CharityEngine
charityengine.netSnowball Fundraising
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| Figure | CharityEngine | Snowball Fundraising |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $450/mo | $33.25/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 10 | 6 |
| Spec score · Fundraising Software | 8.7 (#4) | 8.3 (#10) |
| Spec score · Nonprofit Text-to-Give Software | 8.8 (#8) | 8.3 (#12) |
| Headquarters | Sarasota, Florida, United States | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States |
| Integrations | The vendor documents Zapier connectivity to more than 7,000 apps, including QuickBooks, Mailchimp and Eventbrite. | Officially listed integrations include QuickBooks, Mailchimp, Constant Contact, Salesforce, HubSpot, Google Contacts and Google Sheets. |
| Payment processing | CharityEngine processes payments in-house and supports ACH, credit cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay and DAF donations. | Snowball states that processing is PCI compliant, includes fraud monitoring and dispute tracking, and supports daily, weekly or monthly deposits. |
| Rating on Capterra | 4.2 out of 5 from 33 reviews | 4.8 out of 5 from 16 reviews. |
| Rating on G2 | 4.3 out of 5 from 61 reviews | 4.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews. |
| Rating on GetApp | 4.2 out of 5 from 33 reviews | 4.8 out of 5 from 16 reviews. |
| What it does | CharityEngine is an all-in-one nonprofit CRM and fundraising platform combining donor management, fundraising, communications, events, advocacy, payments and reporting. | Snowball is cloud fundraising software for nonprofits, churches and schools combining donation pages, text-to-give, auctions, ticketing and supporter records. |
Plans
CharityEngine
- The Fundraising PlatformPriced on request
- Events & VolunteersPriced on request
- Membership + AdvocacyPriced on request
- Monthly GivingPriced on request
- Engagement SuitePriced on request
- Digital FundraisingPriced on request
- Enterprise CRMPriced on request
- Standard$450 a month
- Professional$700 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
Snowball Fundraising
- EssentialFree
- New Nonprofit Special$399 a year
- EssentialFree
- Premium$55 a month
- Professional$85 a month
- Enterprise$999 a year
In their own words
CharityEngine
CharityEngine is a fundraising and donor-management platform available on the web, iOS, and Android. Its core capabilities include campaign management, online donation forms, recurring donations, automated receipts, donor segmentation, and advanced reporting. The Fundraising Platform offering includes giving pages, email and automated workflows, event management, direct mail, segmentation, and custom dashboards. Other offerings address events and volunteers, membership and advocacy, monthly giving, engagement, digital fundraising, and enterprise CRM. Listed tools include ticketed events, auctions, peer-to-peer fundraising, volunteer scheduling, mobile messaging, donor journeys, payment recovery, donor portals, and CRM integration. Monthly Giving and Enterprise CRM list automated reactivation and AI-powered payment recovery, while Digital Fundraising includes attribution, tracking, and website hosting. CharityEngine was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Sarasota, Florida. Pricing is available on request; none of the listed offerings has a displayed price.
Snowball Fundraising
Snowball Fundraising has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.