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Bloomerang is the donor retention specialist, with engagement scoring, a well-liked interface and separately priced volunteer and event products. Pick Neon CRM if members and volunteers matter as much as donors, or your database keeps growing; pick Bloomerang if retention reporting is the job. Membership-first groups that run programs or rent space need a third option.","2026-08-19",{"title":16,"text":17},"Membership-first, with donations and volunteers included","Communal prices by members, not records: $75/mo to 250 members with donor management, numbered tax receipts, volunteer shifts and POS included, programs +$50/mo and facility booking from +$50/mo. No annual contract, 30-day free trial, free migration.",[19,22,25,28,31,34],{"question":20,"answer":21},"Neon CRM vs Bloomerang: which is cheaper?","At the entry level Neon CRM: Essentials is $99/mo against Bloomerang CRM at $125/mo billed annually. For a membership or volunteer organization the comparison is Neon Impact at $209/mo against Bloomerang CRM plus Bloomerang Volunteer at $119/mo, or the Giving Platform bundle at $242/mo. Neon's price is flat with unlimited records; Bloomerang's rises with records (third-party listings cite about $199/mo for 1K to 5K and $349/mo for 5K to 25K), so large databases usually cost less on Neon.",{"question":23,"answer":24},"Is Bloomerang or Neon CRM better for membership management?","Neon CRM. Its membership module on Impact and above includes levels, automated renewals, a member portal and directories, alongside events and volunteers. Bloomerang tracks membership levels on constituent records with partial renewal automation and a donor portal rather than a member portal. Neither issues digital membership cards or offers a website builder.",{"question":26,"answer":27},"Which has better donor retention tools?","Bloomerang. Engagement scoring, generosity indicators and stewardship workflows are its core, and its interface and reporting are widely praised. Neon CRM has donation pages, receipts, workflow automation and solid reporting but does not model retention to the same depth. If your development director lives in lapsed-donor reports, Bloomerang is the tool built for that.",{"question":29,"answer":30},"What are the processing fees on Neon CRM and Bloomerang?","Neon Pay publishes 2.99% + $0.30 per card transaction, 1% + $1 per ACH and an additional 1% on American Express, with a donor-covered fee option. Bloomerang Payments, built on Stripe, is widely reported at 2.9% + $0.30 per card and about 1% + $0.30 for ACH with a further 1% on peer-to-peer, but the rate is not published on Bloomerang's pricing page. Ask for it in writing before you sign.",{"question":32,"answer":33},"Do Neon CRM or Bloomerang offer a free trial or monthly billing?","Neither offers a free trial or free plan; both sell through a demo. Bloomerang bills annually and does not list monthly billing. Neon CRM's contract term is typically annual but is not confirmed on the vendor's pricing page. If you want to try before committing, neither is the answer.",{"question":35,"answer":36},"Neon CRM vs Wild Apricot vs MemberClicks vs Bloomerang: which is for memberships?","Wild Apricot and MemberClicks are membership systems; Neon CRM and Bloomerang are donor CRMs with membership features. For a club or association that sells memberships and needs a website, Wild Apricot (from $66/mo) or, for staffed associations, MemberClicks (from $3,500/yr) fit better. For a charity where donations lead and membership is a program, Neon CRM or Bloomerang fit. Groups that also run programs or book facilities should look at Communal, which is membership-first with donations and volunteers included from $75/mo.",{"type":38,"children":39,"toc":291},"root",[40,49,70,76,121,127,170,176,181,187,280,286],{"type":41,"tag":42,"props":43,"children":45},"element","h2",{"id":44},"the-short-version",[46],{"type":47,"value":48},"text","The short version",{"type":41,"tag":50,"props":51,"children":52},"p",{},[53,55,61,63,68],{"type":47,"value":54},"Pick ",{"type":41,"tag":56,"props":57,"children":58},"strong",{},[59],{"type":47,"value":60},"Neon CRM",{"type":47,"value":62}," if you want one system for donors, members, events and volunteers, your database is large or growing, and you are comfortable with the Impact tier at $209/mo as your real starting point. 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Bloomerang is priced by records, from $125/mo to reported $349/mo at 5K to 25K.",{"type":41,"tag":81,"props":92,"children":93},{},[94,99],{"type":41,"tag":56,"props":95,"children":96},{},[97],{"type":47,"value":98},"Breadth on one tier.",{"type":47,"value":100}," Impact ($209/mo) includes memberships, events, volunteer management, an online store, 15 workflows and the open API. Bloomerang sells Volunteer separately at $119/mo and Fundraising at +$40/mo.",{"type":41,"tag":81,"props":102,"children":103},{},[104,109],{"type":41,"tag":56,"props":105,"children":106},{},[107],{"type":47,"value":108},"Published processing rates.",{"type":47,"value":110}," Neon Pay is 2.99% + $0.30 per card and 1% + $1 per ACH, with donor-covered fees. 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Add payment fees on your real volume (Neon Pay 2.99% + $0.30; Bloomerang reported 2.9% + $0.30) and note that Neon's older Capterra listing showed memberships, events and volunteers as quote-based add-ons, so confirm current packaging in writing.",{"type":41,"tag":42,"props":182,"children":184},{"id":183},"who-should-pick-which",[185],{"type":47,"value":186},"Who should pick which",{"type":41,"tag":188,"props":189,"children":190},"table",{},[191,210],{"type":41,"tag":192,"props":193,"children":194},"thead",{},[195],{"type":41,"tag":196,"props":197,"children":198},"tr",{},[199,205],{"type":41,"tag":200,"props":201,"children":202},"th",{},[203],{"type":47,"value":204},"If you are...",{"type":41,"tag":200,"props":206,"children":207},{},[208],{"type":47,"value":209},"Lean towards",{"type":41,"tag":211,"props":212,"children":213},"tbody",{},[214,228,241,254,267],{"type":41,"tag":196,"props":215,"children":216},{},[217,223],{"type":41,"tag":218,"props":219,"children":220},"td",{},[221],{"type":47,"value":222},"A nonprofit that needs donors, members, events and volunteers in one CRM",{"type":41,"tag":218,"props":224,"children":225},{},[226],{"type":47,"value":227},"Neon CRM Impact",{"type":41,"tag":196,"props":229,"children":230},{},[231,236],{"type":41,"tag":218,"props":232,"children":233},{},[234],{"type":47,"value":235},"A growing charity with a database past a few thousand records",{"type":41,"tag":218,"props":237,"children":238},{},[239],{"type":47,"value":240},"Neon CRM (unlimited records)",{"type":41,"tag":196,"props":242,"children":243},{},[244,249],{"type":41,"tag":218,"props":245,"children":246},{},[247],{"type":47,"value":248},"A small development team focused on donor retention and stewardship",{"type":41,"tag":218,"props":250,"children":251},{},[252],{"type":47,"value":253},"Bloomerang CRM",{"type":41,"tag":196,"props":255,"children":256},{},[257,262],{"type":41,"tag":218,"props":258,"children":259},{},[260],{"type":47,"value":261},"A fundraising-led nonprofit that also runs galas and volunteer programs",{"type":41,"tag":218,"props":263,"children":264},{},[265],{"type":47,"value":266},"Bloomerang with Volunteer",{"type":41,"tag":196,"props":268,"children":269},{},[270,275],{"type":41,"tag":218,"props":271,"children":272},{},[273],{"type":47,"value":274},"A membership-first group that runs programs or rents facilities",{"type":41,"tag":218,"props":276,"children":277},{},[278],{"type":47,"value":279},"Neither; see the third option below",{"type":41,"tag":42,"props":281,"children":283},{"id":282},"the-third-option",[284],{"type":47,"value":285},"The third option",{"type":41,"tag":50,"props":287,"children":288},{},[289],{"type":47,"value":290},"If you found these two while searching for membership software, the fit may be wrong from the start. 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