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Raiser's Edge NXT vs Virtuous

Raiser's Edge NXT usually suits mid-size and large nonprofits with complex gift coding, while Virtuous usually suits growth-focused mid-size and larger nonprofits. At 4,000 contacts, Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT is quote-only and Virtuous CRM+ is quote-only on published list prices (verified Oct 16, 2026). Virtuous CRM+ wins on quickbooks integration verified.

Raiser's Edge NXT vs Virtuous: the short version

Raiser's Edge NXT vs Virtuous at a glance. Prices verified Oct 16, 2026; list prices at 4,000 contacts.
Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXTVirtuous CRM+
Price at 4,000 contactsQuoteQuote
Publishes pricesNoNo
Unlimited usersUnknownUnknown
No long-term contractUnknownUnknown
Free migration offerNone verifiedNone verified

Which is better for you: Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT or Virtuous CRM+?

Best if you want

Raiser's Edge NXT

  • No verified advantage on our rules yet
Best if you want

Virtuous

  • QuickBooks integration verified

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

How do Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT and Virtuous CRM+ compare on price and features?

Feature Raiser's Edge NXT Virtuous
Price at your size (4,000 contacts)
QuoteQuote only
QuoteQuote only
Publishes prices
No
Not published (sales demo / quote).1
No
Quote only; Platform plan for fundraising revenue up to $5M/year, Enterprise above.9
Starting price
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.12
Quote only ('Request Pricing'). Platform plan for nonprofits with fundraising revenue up to $5 million/year; Enterprise above that.9
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
Unknown
Not yet verified
Unknown
Not yet verified
QuickBooks integration
Unknown
Not yet verified
Yes
Yes, QuickBooks Online via the Virtuous Connect sync tool (gifts pushed as sales receipts).10
Mailchimp integration
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.3
Yes
Yes, Tag-to-Audience sync; does not update existing Mailchimp member fields when changed in CRM+.11
Data export documented
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.456
Yes
'Easy Data Exports' is listed as a feature on the pricing page; no export procedure verified yet.9
Import docs
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 2026.78
Yes
Gift and Contact Import Tool with a Contact Import Template; imports sorted into Match Needed / Update Needed / Ready for Import. Email address is the primary unique identifier.12
Free migration offer
None verified
No verified offer
None verified
No verified offer
Our switching guides into it
0
None yet
0
None yet
Quiz personalities it fits
1
1
Consultants in our directory
1
0

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 Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT and Virtuous CRM+?

Raiser's Edge NXT → Virtuous
No guide for this direction yet. Export steps · import docs Estimate switching cost
Virtuous → Raiser's Edge NXT
No guide for this direction yet. Export steps · import docs Estimate switching cost

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How the verdict is decided

A CRM gets a "best for" line only when a rule below favours it with cited data. Nobody pays to change these.

  1. Lower list price at your size. Lower list price at your contact count (both published), or "publishes a price" when the other is quote only. Starting prices are labelled.
  2. Free core plan. One side has a $0 core plan.
  3. Unlimited users (verified). Unlimited users stated on the vendor page.
  4. No long-term contract (verified). Vendor page says no long-term contract.
  5. Giving forms included. Online giving forms included in the plan, not an add-on.
  6. QuickBooks verified. QuickBooks integration verified for one side and not the other.
  7. Mailchimp verified. Mailchimp integration verified for one side and not the other.
  8. Free migration help. A verified free migration offer into that CRM.
  9. Quiz match. Quiz personalities that recommend one and not the other.

Raiser's Edge NXT vs Virtuous: FAQs

Which is cheaper, Raiser's Edge NXT or Virtuous?

At 4,000 contacts, Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT is quote-only and Virtuous CRM+ is quote-only on published list prices (verified Oct 16, 2026). A quote-only or starting price means your real price depends on your database, so ask for a quote.

Can I move my data from Raiser's Edge NXT to Virtuous?

We don't have a guide for that direction yet. Start with the export steps on our Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT profile and the import docs on our Virtuous CRM+ profile.

Do Raiser's Edge NXT and Virtuous integrate with QuickBooks?

Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT: not verified yet Virtuous CRM+: Yes, QuickBooks Online via the Virtuous Connect sync tool (gifts pushed as sales receipts).

Why this pair: our quiz recommends both for the same personality. 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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Sources

  1. Blackbaud: Raiser's Edge NXT product page · verified Oct 16, 2026
  2. Laredo College board packet (BoardBook): Raiser's Edge NXT Complete 3-year renewal · verified Oct 16, 2026
  3. Mailchimp help: Connect Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT · verified Oct 16, 2026
  4. Blackbaud help: Query in web view · verified Oct 16, 2026
  5. DonorDock help: Migrating from Raiser's Edge · verified Oct 16, 2026
  6. StratusLIVE: Raiser's Edge migration guide · verified Oct 16, 2026
  7. Blackbaud Knowledgebase: How to import - the basics of importing (database view) · verified Oct 16, 2026
  8. Blackbaud Community (product manager post, Jan 26, 2026): Import is coming to Raiser's Edge NXT web view · verified Oct 16, 2026
  9. Virtuous pricing · verified Oct 16, 2026
  10. Virtuous support: QuickBooks Online sync · verified Oct 16, 2026
  11. Virtuous support: Mailchimp integration · verified Oct 16, 2026
  12. Virtuous support: Bulk create contacts (import tool) · verified Oct 16, 2026