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Givebutter vs Salsa Labs
Compare Givebutter's pricing, features, and support to Salsa Labs (Salsa CRM and Salsa Engage). As Salsa Labs phases out entirely by 2024, now is the time to choose an all-in-one fundraising platform that will sustain and strengthen your organization for years to come.
See for yourself why Givebutter is a better way to give
🧈 Our take: Recently absorbed under the Bonterra umbrella along with EveryAction and Network for Good, long-time nonprofit CRM Salsa Labs is sunsetting, giving nonprofits an opportunity to start fresh and pay a whole lot less for state-of-the-art fundraising features. Givebutter's free, user-friendly tools and integrations may be just what your organization is looking for.
Givebutter
Salsa Labs
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Givebutter is a free, modern fundraising platform that anyone can start using in minutes to raise money for good causes.
With robust fundraising, CRM, and marketing tools built right into the platform, Givebutter is the number one choice for thousands of nonprofits.
Nonprofits have trusted the powerful donor tracking and engagement features offered through Salsa CRM and Salsa Engage for a long time.
But with parent company Bonterra sunsetting the Salsa platform altogether, Givebutter is a great alternative that’s just as powerful, but offers fundraising tools that are more modern, easy to use, and completely free.
Givebutter is free thanks to optional donor tips.
The fee charged by our secure payment processors is 2.9% + 30¢ except ACH, which offers a reduced rate of 1.9% + 30¢ per transaction. Donors can choose to cover these fees (which 95% do!).
If you'd prefer to disable tips, a platform fee applies instead:
→ 1% for Donation Forms
→ 3% for Fundraising Pages
→ 5% for Events & Auctions
Salsa Labs' monthly pricing depends on the features you need, the number of constituents you want to track, and if you plan to add on other products to your package. The lowest pricing package starts at $349 per month.
Standard payment processing fees also apply, which donors can choose to cover.
💳 Major credit/debit cards
🚀 Donor-advised funds
📱 Google Pay & Apple Pay
⚡️ Venmo
🤝 PayPal
💫 ACH
💵 Checks & cash
💳 Major credit/debit cards
🤝 PayPal
💫 ACH
💵 Checks & cash
💬 Chat
🕊️ Always free
💛 Always human
📞 Phone
🕊️ Always free
✅ Donation forms, fundraising pages, events, livestreaming, and auctions
✅ Individual, team, multi-team, & peer-to-peer fundraising
✅ Built-in donor management CRM with robust email, text messaging, and automation marketing tools (third-party integrations also available)
✅ Outbound text blasts, peer-to-peer texting, & Text-To-Donate with custom shortcodes
✅ Real-time supporter feed with likes, comments, images, GIFs, and drawings
✅ 100+ more fundraising features & 50+ third-party integrations available for no additional cost
✅ Donation forms, fundraising pages, events, and direct advocacy features
✅ Team, multi-team, & peer-to-peer fundraising
✅ Built-in donor management CRM with robust email marketing tools (third-party integrations also available)
✅ Outbound texting available for additional monthly cost but not permitted for soliciting donations
✅ More features & limited integrations available for additional monthly costs
Methodology
Givebutter’s editorial staff aims to bring you the most transparent and objective comparisons possible. We sourced these comparison metrics directly from sites like G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, BBB, InHerSight, Comparably, Glassdoor, and more. Score data gathered on October 6 2022.
Givebutter leads the pack in user satisfaction
Givebutter is ranked as the #1 software for fundraising, donor management, and auctions on G2, the largest independent software review site.
Givebutter solves the problem of smaller nonprofits and the steep prices of CRM databases and easy-to-use donation platforms. Just because we are a smaller organization does not mean we should have to sacrifice aesthetics and efficiency. Givebutter solves that problem and many more!
Macy Becker
Director of Development
Comeau Catholic Campus Center
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