DonorForge vs Karpura

DonorForge is a nonprofit CRM for managing donor relationships, gifts, campaigns, fundraising operations and bookkeeping. It handles one-time, recurring and pledged gifts, with recurring-card updates, retries for failed charges, installments and reminders. Campaign tools include team fundraising, ticketing, seating reservations and walk-up checkout for events. Bookkeeping features include bank reconciliation through Plaid, profit-and-loss and cash-flow views, and board-ready reports. Listed integrations include Stripe for payments, QuickBooks for financial-data exports and Zapier for connecting to 6,000+ apps. Organizations can connect their own Stripe, Sola or Banquest payment account; DonorForge says it adds no platform fee beyond processing. It offers donor-record imports and says records remain exportable. Data is encrypted at rest with AES-256 and in transit with TLS, and card tokenization is handled by a PCI Service Provider Level 1 vendor. DonorForge says it lacks its own SOC 2 attestation, ISO 27001 certification and HIPAA Business Associate Agreement. A free trial lasts 14 days. Free plans include Starter at free for 1 users and 2 campaigns, and Pro at free for 5 users and 10 campaigns. Paid plans start at $295/mo; Enterprise pricing is custom. Support is by email, with priority response on paid plans.

Karpura is a management system for nonprofit, community, and religious organizations, with tools for fundraising, volunteers, events, and email campaigns. Fundraising campaigns can set goals, offer suggested or flexible donation amounts, handle tribute gifts, and provide reporting. Volunteer tools cover program creation, online registration, communications, and profiles with availability and skills. Event features include event pages, time slots, ticket types, registration, donations during registration, and attendance tracking. Email campaigns support customizable templates, personalized messages, targeted lists, and scheduled sending, and Karpura says they work with providers including Gmail and SendGrid. Its API offers programmatic access to data and configurations, including querying and writing data. Payments use the organization’s chosen gateway; Karpura says it does not store payment card information. The Free package is free and allows up to two admin users and 100 emails per day, but excludes online payments. Silver is $99 a month, Gold is $199 a month, and Platinum is $399 a month. Karpura is based in Rochester, New York, and serves organizations around the world.