Raiser's Edge NXT vs Virtuous (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Raiser's Edge NXT and Virtuous share a 1.8 GPA, neither has a free plan and their prices can't be set side by side, so the choice depends on which features you need.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on all five counts.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Raiser's Edge NXT
Blackbaud's fundraising CRM for donor and gift management
Paid
Virtuous
Nonprofit CRM with fundraising, volunteer and analytics products
Paid
Which one is for you
Pick Raiser's Edge NXT if
- Fits if you run major gift fundraising and want one record per supporter
- Works for organizations already on other Blackbaud products
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a price before a demo, as none is published
- Not for you if you want finance in the same product, since Financial Edge NXT is sold separately
- Watch out: peer-to-peer fundraising comes through a JustGiving link, not a native tool
- Watch out: no platforms beyond the browser are listed
Pick Virtuous if
- Fits if you run a mid-sized or large fundraising team
- Works for teams building their own integrations on the API
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a price on the page, as every product says request pricing
- Watch out: CRM+ tiers follow annual fundraising revenue, with Platform up to $5 million and Enterprise above
- Watch out: forms, volunteers, analytics and outreach are each priced separately
- Not for you if you want a free plan or trial, because neither is listed
How we grade them
| 1.8GPARaiser's Edge NXTWeak | 1.8GPAVirtuousWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo price published; the page offers a demo and an Ask About Pricing link. It stays at the ordinary grade. | CNo price is published; every product says to request pricing. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan and no trial on record, so the first step is a demo or a quote. | FNo free plan and no trial is listed on the pricing page. |
| Features | CSupporter records, a major gift pipeline, gifts and recurring giving, membership and planned giving. Finance reconciliation needs Financial Edge NXT, and peer-to-peer goes through JustGiving. | CDonor and pipeline management, journeys and reporting. Raise forms, Volunteer, Momentum and Analytics are separate products. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. A large product with records to import and workflows to set up. | CNo store rating on record. A donor database with journeys and integrations to set up. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only on the page read, with Financial Edge NXT, JustGiving, Power Automate and Blackbaud Marketplace apps. | BWeb, with Blackbaud and Bloomerang imports and a public API. |
| Best for | a fundraising CRM for donor and gift management | a nonprofit CRM, bought on a quote |
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: Raiser's Edge NXT and Virtuous. How we grade
Where they differ
- Raiser's Edge NXT also covers dashboards.
- Virtuous also covers marketing automation and forms.
In commonWebPublic APISales pipelineWorkflow automationReports
At a glance
| Raiser's Edge NXT | Virtuous | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | Not published | Not published |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Blackbaud | Virtuous |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Raiser's Edge NXT
- No prices are published; the page offers a demo request and an Ask About Pricing link.
- Tied to the wider Blackbaud product family; gift and finance data are reconciled with Financial Edge NXT, which is sold separately.
- Peer-to-peer fundraising connects through a built-in JustGiving integration rather than a native tool.
- The product page does not list platforms beyond the browser.
Virtuous
- No prices are published; every product on the pricing page says to request pricing.
- CRM+ tiers are set by annual fundraising revenue: Platform up to $5 million, Enterprise above.
- Raise, Volunteer, Analytics, Momentum and Insights are separate products, each priced separately.
- Its site answered automated page reads with a bot check, so details here come from the pricing page and API docs.
Key features
Raiser's Edge NXT
- Single supporter record
- Giving history, engagement and relationships are held on one record per supporter, with email, events and membership included.
- Major gift pipeline
- Tracks prospects through identification, qualification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship, with Prospect Insights prioritizing likely major gift donors.
- Gift processing and recurring giving
- Handles payment processing and gift management from small gifts to multi-year pledges, with tools for monthly donors and online giving forms.
- Membership and planned giving
- Runs membership programs, giving societies and planned gifts, including beneficiaries and realized revenue, in the same system.
- AI assistance
- Chat for Blackbaud AI drafts donor summaries and talking points, and Agents for Good help with outreach sequencing. Generative AI is off until an admin turns it on.
- Dashboards and workflows
- Dashboards show annual giving, sustainers and major gifts, and Workflow Designer builds multi-step email and outreach sequences.
Virtuous
- Donor and pipeline management
- CRM+ manages contacts, gifts and donor relationships, with pipeline tracking and unlimited users, according to the pricing page.
- Marketing and journey automation
- CRM+ lists marketing and communications tools and workflow and journey automation for donor outreach.
- Reporting and analytics
- CRM+ includes reporting. Virtuous Analytics is a separate business intelligence product with role-based reporting and board-ready formatting.
- Donation forms with Raise
- Raise covers customizable donation forms, landing pages, project-based giving and real-time dashboards.
- Momentum donor outreach
- Momentum gives fundraisers a prioritized donor inbox, personalized email drafting and engagement plans that log back to the CRM.
- API and volunteer tools
- A public API covers CRM, Raise, Volunteer, Analytics and Momentum. Virtuous Volunteer handles onboarding, scheduling and communication.
Plans
Raiser's Edge NXT
Pricing could not be confirmed. See blackbaud.com.
Virtuous
Pricing could not be confirmed. See virtuous.org.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Raiser's Edge NXT or Virtuous?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Raiser's Edge NXT has no price we could confirm, and Virtuous has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Raiser's Edge NXT or Virtuous?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Raiser's Edge NXT nor Virtuous has a free plan.
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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.