Little Green Light vs Neon CRM (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Little Green Light grades higher than Neon CRM: 2.4 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Little Green Light grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Little Green Light
Donor management database for small and mid-size nonprofits
Neon CRM
Nonprofit CRM priced by revenue raised, with unlimited records
Which one is for you
Pick Little Green Light if
- Fits if you run a small nonprofit and want every feature at one price per record count
- Works for teams of any size, since users are unlimited
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if your organization is in the EU, UK or Switzerland, as the vendor does not sell there
- Pricey if your list is large: $135 a month at 50,000 records and $15 more per extra 10,000
- Watch out: online gifts also pay processor fees of 2.2% plus $0.30 and up
- Skip it if you want phone apps, as none are listed
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
How we grade them
| 2.4GPALittle Green LightFair | 1.8GPANeon CRMWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$45 a month for up to 2,500 records, rising to $135 at 50,000, against a category middle of $29. Unlimited users and every feature are on every tier. | D$99 a month is the floor and it rises with your revenue. Memberships and volunteers each add 10% and events add 20%. |
| Free plan and trial | C30-day free trial on every new account with no card required. After that there is no free plan. | FNo free plan and no trial is listed on the pricing page. |
| Features | BConstituent and gift records, acknowledgments and receipts, email and appeals, online donation forms and reports for major gifts. Nothing in the listing is missing from a donor database's core job. | BSupporter profiles, fundraising, email and text journeys, events, volunteers, memberships, reports and an open API. Nothing in the listing is missing from the job. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You import and set up your records and forms before it pays off. | CNo store rating on record. A database with forms, workflows and reports you build, and onboarding sold separately. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with Mailchimp, Constant Contact, Stripe, PayPal, QuickBooks Online and Zapier. No desktop or phone apps are listed. | BWeb, with QuickBooks, Constant Contact, Eventbrite, Zapier and an open API. No mobile or desktop app is listed. |
| Best for | donor records for small and mid-size nonprofits | a nonprofit donor database with events and memberships |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Little Green Light and Neon CRM. How we grade
Price against what you get
Little Green Light starts at $45 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Neon CRM starts at $99 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and Little Green Light starts $54 a month lower. Of the other CRM tools on the chart, 7 score higher than Little Green Light for less, and 9 score higher than Neon CRM for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Little Green Light also covers tasks.
- Neon CRM also covers workflow automation, sMS marketing and dashboards.
At a glance
| Little Green Light | Neon CRM | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Paid |
| Starts at | $45 per month for up to 2,500 constituents, billed monthly | $99 per month, rising with the revenue your nonprofit raises |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 30 days free on every new account, no credit card required | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Little Green Light, LLC | Neon One |
| Price read from | littlegreenlight.com | neonone.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Little Green Light
- The vendor says it does not offer Little Green Light to organizations in the EU, UK or Switzerland.
- Online donations carry processor fees of 2.2% plus $0.30 per transaction and up, paid to the processor.
- Cost rises with record count: $135 a month at 50,000 constituents and $15 more per further 10,000.
- Platform is web only; the pages list no desktop or mobile apps.
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.
Key features
Little Green Light
- Constituent and gift records
- Keeps donors, volunteers and members in one database with every gift, tags, documents and a log of mailings, emails, meetings and tasks.
- Acknowledgments and receipts
- Produces thank-you letters and receipts by mail or email from inside the system, plus mail-merge letters, labels and envelopes.
- Email and appeals
- Builds, schedules and sends emails for acknowledgments, appeals and event invitations, with segmented lists for solicitations.
- LGL Forms for online donations
- Donation forms that sync gifts into constituent records; payments are processed through Stripe or PayPal.
- Reports and major gifts
- Built-in and custom reports, scheduled reports, a dashboard of fundraising totals, and task series for managing major gift prospects.
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.
Plans
Little Green Light
Up to 2,500 constituents$45
per month for up to 2,500 constituents, billed monthly
Every feature and unlimited users on every tier; the price follows the record count.
Up to 5,000 constituents$60
per month for up to 5,000 constituents, billed monthly
Same features. The price rises with the record count: $75 at 10,000 and $90 at 20,000.
Up to 50,000 constituents$135
per month for up to 50,000 constituents, billed monthly
Above 50,000 records it adds $15 a month per 10,000; accounts top out at 200,000 records.
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.
Ways to pay less
Little Green Light
- Annual discount
10% off for prepaying 12 months
Prepaying 12 months takes 10% off the monthly price; 6 months gets 5% and 3 months gets 2.5%.
Neon CRM
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Little Green Light or Neon CRM?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Little Green Light is cheaper to start with: $45 a month, against $99 a month for Neon CRM. Little Green Light starts at $45 per month for up to 2,500 constituents, billed monthly, and Neon CRM starts at $99 per month, rising with the revenue your nonprofit raises.
Which has a free plan, Little Green Light or Neon CRM?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Little Green Light nor Neon CRM has a free plan. Little Green Light has a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.