Compare Accelevents and The Raisers Edge - Aug 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Aug 25, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Accelevents or The Raisers Edge?

The Raisers Edge is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Accelevents, and The Raisers Edge is rated higher (86/100) than Accelevents (82/100). The Raisers Edge offers users more features (15) than Accelevents (0).

Looking for the right Non-Profit solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

AccelEvents, Inc. Vs. Blackbaud

AccelEvents, Inc.: Our vision was clear – we wanted to build a platform that fundraisers of any size could use, whether hosting a small charity walk, or a 1,500 person event. Since our first fundraiser, we have learned to make our product as universal, affordable, and easy-to-use as possible. With Accelevents, we hope to create the same excitement for our customers ...

Blackbaud: Serving the nonprofit and education sectors for 30 years, Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) combines technology and expertise to help organizations achieve their missions. Blackbaud works with more than 27,000 customers in over 60 countries that support higher education, healthcare, human services, arts and culture, faith, the environment, independent K-12 ...

Who is more expensive? Accelevents or The Raisers Edge?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Non-Profit software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Accelevents and The Raisers Edge.

Accelevents price starts at $3 per attendee/day , On a scale between 1 to 10 Accelevents is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Non-Profit software. The Raisers Edge price starts at $499 per month , When comparing The Raisers Edge to its competitors, the software is rated 6 - similar to the average Non-Profit software cost.

Bottom line: The Raisers Edge is more expensive than Accelevents.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Accelevents Vs. The Raisers Edge based on some of the most important and required Non-Profit features.

Accelevents: We are still working to collect the list of features for Accelevents.

The Raisers Edge: Call Center Management, Campaign Dashboard, Contact Management, Customer Database, Customer Service.

Target customer size

The non-profit organizations of all sizes are the typical customers that utilize Accelevents, however, this software can be used by small (about 10 to 200 employees) to medium-sized businesses (500 to 1,000 employees) of various market sector needing the industry of IT, data processing, hosting and related services, and mainly from the field of CRM and donor management. The Raiser Edge is specifically designed for medium-sized organizations and nonprofits to help them achieve their goal using their existing strategy for fundraising.



Accelevents

ITQlick rating
(4.8/5)

starts at $3 per attendee/day

Accelevents is a cloud-based software geared towards event ticketing as well as mobile fundraising. Accelevents offers solutions such as registration, online ticketing, online donation pages, text-to-give campa...

Categories: Non-Profit.

The Raisers Edge

ITQlick rating
(4.1/5)

starts at $499 per month

The Raiser’s Edge is a complete fundraising software solution with retention, efficiency, acquisition and upgrading features. Using this fundraising tool, users can run annual fund giving, major giving, planned...

Categories: Fund Accounting, Customer Relationship Management, Customer Loyalty, Mac CRM, Mobile CRM.

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Accelevents: 0 Features

We are working to collect the list of features

The Raisers Edge: 15 Features

Call Center Management
Campaign Dashboard
Contact Management
Customer Database
Customer Service
Customer Support Tracking
Dashboards
Email Marketing
Lead Management
Marketing Automation
Multi-Channel Marketing
Remote Access
Sales Reports
Social Media
Workflow Rules & Management
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
Functionality score
Software review
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Accelevents
ITQlick rating
4.8/5
Score
82/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$3 per attendee/day
Functionality
3
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The Rais...
ITQlick rating
4.1/5
Score
86/100
Pricing
6.6/10
License pricing
$499 per month
Functionality
31
NetSuite
ITQlick rating
3.8/5
Score
100/100
Pricing
7.8/10
License pricing
$99 per user/month + $999 per month for the platform fee
Functionality
7
DonorPerfect
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
97/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$99 per month
Functionality
8
eTapestry
ITQlick rating
4.1/5
Score
91/100
Pricing
4.4/10
License pricing
$99 per month
Functionality
13

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.