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The Open-Source Tinkerer

You'd rather own the server than rent the software.

If you have technical skills and a thin budget, our quiz recommends CiviCRM, the open-source nonprofit CRM: the software is free, and you pay for hosting, setup and support. If you'd rather not run servers, it suggests Little Green Light, which starts at $45 a month with unlimited users.

  • Technical comfort
  • Low budget
  • Standard processes
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Best open-source CRM for technical nonprofits

You have real technical comfort and a thin budget, but your processes are fairly standard. An open-source CRM gives you control without writing everything from scratch.

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CRMs that fit you

CiviCRM

CiviCRM (open source)

Open-source; self-hosted or hosted, with QuickBooks and Mailchimp extensions.

Pricing

Open-source software; hosted option CiviCRM Spark is a 'low monthly subscription' (exact price not verified on the page).1

QuickBooks YesMailchimp Yes

Little Green Light

Little Green Light

If you'd rather not run servers: low price and simple setup.

Pricing

$45/month up to 2,500 constituents; $60 up to 5,000; $75 up to 10,000; $90 up to 20,000; up to $135 for 50,000 (10% off billed annually). No charge for additional users.2

QuickBooks YesMailchimp YesFree migration offer

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Sources

  1. CiviCRM Spark (hosted CiviCRM) · verified Oct 16, 2026
  2. Little Green Light pricing · verified Oct 16, 2026