Donorfy vs Trail Blazer

Donorfy is a fundraising CRM for charities that brings supporter contact details, donation histories, event attendance and communications together. It supports campaign and event management, recurring giving, pledges, donation processing and Gift Aid claims. Charities can use online donation forms, automated receipts, donor segmentation and advanced reporting. Communication preference tools help manage contact choices, and Donorfy describes its contact management as GDPR-compliant. Listed integrations include JustGiving, Enthuse, Stripe, GoCardless, Mailchimp, Dotdigital and Eventbrite. The REST API is included in Professional for building integrations. Donorfy says it is certified to ISO 27001 and ISO 9001. Subscription support ranges from online resources and webinars to live chat, check-ins and a named Customer Success Manager. Essentials costs nothing for up to 250 constituents; a charity or work email is required. A free trial lasts up to 30 days and requires no payment information. Paid plans are billed monthly plus VAT, with prices based on constituent count. Billing uses peak monthly constituents, including archived records, rather than user count. Donorfy says it charges no fee for online donations; payment gateways may charge processing fees.

Trail Blazer offers software for political campaigns, nonprofit donor management, and PACs. Non-Profit Manager tracks donors, members, volunteers, relationships, events, grants, and memberships, and includes donor searches, online donation and event forms, thank-you letters, and document storage. Campaign features include voter segmentation, state voter records, mapping and turf cutting, canvassing, polling, and FEC reporting. Mobile Base Camp apps provide access to donor and voter records through Google Play and the Apple Store. Vanco Payment Solutions is listed for mobile giving and optional text-to-give. Nonprofit users can send unlimited mass emails to opted-in lists without separate email software. The company says customer data resides on its servers and is backed up by Trail Blazer. Pricing for the small-database Non-Profit Manager plan is $50 a month for fewer than 500 contacts, with a one-time setup fee of $295 to $495 based on record count. Another Non-Profit Manager plan starts at $100 a month for fewer than 2,500 contact records. A trial is available, but there is no free plan. Windows installation is offered; Mac or other mobile access can be arranged through support.