DonorPerfect vs Raiser's Edge NXT

DonorPerfect vs Raiser's Edge NXT: the short version

Which is better for you: DonorPerfect or Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT?

DP

Best if you want

DonorPerfect

• Publishes a price you can check (the other is quote only)
• Online giving forms included in the plan
• QuickBooks integration verified
• Free migration help into it (Free data transfers)
• Quiz match for Relationship Builder

RE

Best if you want

Raiser's Edge NXT

• Quiz match for Growth Engine

How these are decided: our verdict rules. The price rule uses the contact count below.

How do DonorPerfect and Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT compare on price and features?

Feature	DP DonorPerfect	RE Raiser's Edge NXT
Price at your size (4,000 contacts)	$119/moPublished starting price; your quote may be higher	QuoteQuote only
Publishes prices	Yes Custom quotes by tier (Core, Plus, Pro); homepage FAQ says plans start at $119/month.12	No Not published (sales demo / quote).6
Starting price	Plans start at $119/month, per DonorPerfect's homepage FAQ. The pricing page shows Core, Plus and Pro tiers with 'Get pricing' and a custom quote, and no visible price; an older 'starting at $99/month' banner is still in that page's code but hidden.21	Not published (sales demo / quote). One public example, not a list price: Laredo College's board approved a 3-year Raiser's Edge NXT Complete renewal totalling $134,266.17 ($40,804.02, then $44,068.34, then $47,593.81 a year). The packet doesn't state record counts or users.67
Unlimited users	Unknown Not yet verified	Unknown Not yet verified
No long-term contract	Unknown Not yet verified	Unknown Not yet verified
Online giving forms included	Yes Yes: integrated donation, volunteer, membership & event forms listed as core system features.1	Unknown Not yet verified
QuickBooks integration	Yes Yes, QuickBooks and QuickBooks Online integrations listed.3	Unknown Not yet verified
Mailchimp integration	Yes Yes, Mailchimp integration listed.31	Yes Yes. Mailchimp's Raiser's Edge NXT integration syncs constituents, donor attributes and giving activity; requires a paid Mailchimp plan and a Blackbaud Marketplace admin to connect.8
Data export documented	Yes DonorPerfect's 'Export the Data You Want' training webinar covers exporting report data to a file with only the fields you choose.4	Yes Export via Query. Web view supports asynchronous exports from the query list (separate web-view export permission). Migration guides recommend separate exports per record type (constituents, gifts, pledges) as CSV with headers, preserving system/import IDs.91011
Import docs	Yes DonorPerfect's 'Importing 101' training webinar covers prepping a file, import templates and running an import, aimed at customers who bought DonorPerfect without a data transfer.5	Yes Today, imports run in database view (Administration > Import) from spreadsheet or text files, adding new records or updating existing ones by import ID. Blackbaud says CSV import in web view (constituents and gift batch first) is in early adoption in 2026, with general availability expected toward the end of 2026.1213
Free migration offer	Yes Free data transfers: 'Free data transfers from most CRMs.'1	None verified No verified offer
Our switching guides into it	0 None yet	0 None yet
Quiz personalities it fits	1 Relationship Builder	1 Growth Engine
Consultants in our directory	0 See consultants	1 See consultants

Yes verified with a cited source No a cited vendor page says no Unknown not yet verified (we don't guess)

Prices are vendor list prices from the cited pages, not quotes. "Starting price" means the vendor publishes a minimum only; your quote depends on your database. Payment-processing fees are not included here; the switching-cost calculator adds them.

How do you switch between DonorPerfect and Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT?

DPREDonorPerfect → Raiser's Edge NXT

No guide for this direction yet. Export steps · import docs Estimate switching cost

REDPRaiser's Edge NXT → DonorPerfect

No guide for this direction yet. Export steps · import docs Estimate switching cost

How the verdict is decided

Why this pair: common alternatives; Google autocomplete suggests 'donorperfect vs raiser's edge' (checked Oct 16, 2026; autocomplete shows that people search a phrase, not how many). We have no keyword search-volume data, so pairs are chosen by transparent signals instead: a vendor publishes its own comparison page for the pair, we have a migration guide between them, our quiz recommends both for the same personality, or Google autocomplete suggests the pair.

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