Funraise vs Neon CRM (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Funraise if

• Fits if you are a nonprofit raising under $1 million a year and want to start at no monthly fee
• Works for teams that mostly need donation forms and recurring gifts

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you add it up: a 5% platform fee plus 2.9% and 60 cents on every gift
• Not for you if you raise over $1 million a year, as the free plan stops there
• Tight if you want peer-to-peer, SMS, email, the API or integrations, which are all premium
• Watch out: premium prices are not published

Pick Neon CRM if

• Fits if you run a small or midsize nonprofit and want unlimited records and users
• Works for groups that run events, volunteers and memberships from one database

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you are tiny: $99 a month is the starting point and the page gives no further prices
• Watch out: payment processing runs through Neon Pay and its fees are on another page
• Watch out: onboarding and data migration packages are sold separately
• Not for you if you want a free plan or trial, as neither is listed

Funraise

• The free plan is paid for through fees: the pricing page shows a 5% platform fee plus card processing of 2.9% + 60¢, and says about 90% of donors cover fees.
• Premium plan prices are not published; the vendor builds a custom quote.
• Peer-to-peer fundraising, wealth screening, SMS, auctions, email campaigns, the API and all integrations are premium features.
• The free plan is limited to organizations raising under $1 million annually.

Neon CRM

• The price depends on annual revenue; the page gives only the $99 a month starting point.
• Memberships and volunteers add 10% of the CRM price each, and events add 20%.
• Payment processing runs through Neon Pay; its fees are on a separate page.
• Onboarding and data migration packages are sold separately.

Funraise

Donation forms and pages

Builds donation forms, donation pages and fundraising websites, with recurring giving and donor fee coverage.

Donor management

Keeps donor records, donation history, households, pledges and recurring subscriptions, and creates automated follow-up tasks.

Events and ticketing

Sells event tickets and runs auctions on the same platform as donations.

Peer-to-peer fundraising

Lets supporters raise money through their own pages. This is a premium-plan feature.

Messaging

Email campaigns and SMS or text-to-give are listed on the premium plans.

Reports and dashboards

Reports and fundraising dashboards over donations and donors, with wealth screening on premium plans.

Neon CRM

Supporter profiles

One record gathers giving history, emails, notes, events and volunteer hours, with segments built from live data.

Fundraising tools

Drag-and-drop donation forms, multi-level campaigns, peer-to-peer pages, recurring gifts and grant management are in the base plan.

Email, text and journeys

A branded email builder, text messaging and trigger-based stewardship journeys, with unlimited sends and workflows.

Dashboards and reports

Live dashboards, more than 50 ready-made reports and a drag-and-drop builder for custom ones, including board reporting.

Events, volunteers and memberships

Optional add-ons cover event ticketing and seating, volunteer shifts and timesheets, and member portals with auto-renewals.

Open API and integrations

Every customer can use the Open API. Listed integrations include QuickBooks, Windfall wealth data, Constant Contact and Zapier.

Funraise

• Free$0

  per month, plus fees on each donation

  For orgs raising under $1 million a year. Shows a 5% platform fee plus 2.9% + 60¢ card processing (Stripe).

• Premium PlansCustom

  Adds peer-to-peer, wealth screening, SMS, auctions, email, the API and a success manager. Quoted by sales; fee shown 0-3%.

Neon CRM

• Neon CRM$99

  per month and up, based on annual revenue

  Unlimited contacts, users, forms, workflows, emails and reports, with chat, email and phone support included.