Compare The Raisers Edge and Raiser’s Edge NXT - Sep 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - The Raisers Edge or Raiser’s Edge NXT?

The Raisers Edge is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Raiser’s Edge NXT, and Raiser’s Edge NXT is rated with the same score (86/100) as The Raisers Edge (86/100). The Raisers Edge offers users more features (15) than Raiser’s Edge NXT (0).

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Who is more expensive? The Raisers Edge or Raiser’s Edge NXT?

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 The Raisers Edge and Raiser’s Edge NXT.

The Raisers Edge price starts at $499 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 The Raisers Edge is rated 6, which is similar to the average cost of Non-Profit software. Raiser’s Edge NXT price starts at $5,000 per license , When comparing Raiser’s Edge NXT to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Non-Profit software cost.

Bottom line: The Raisers Edge is more expensive than Raiser’s Edge NXT.

Which software includes more/better features?

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

The Raisers Edge: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Call Center Management, Campaign Dashboard, Contact Management, Customer Database, Customer Service, Customer Support Tracking, Dashboards, Email Marketing.

Raiser’s Edge NXT: We are still working to collect the list of features for Raiser’s Edge NXT.

Target customer size

The Raiser Edge is specifically designed for medium-sized organizations and nonprofits to help them achieve their goal using their existing strategy for fundraising. The main customer target of Raisers Edge NXT are the non-for-profit organizations or those small businesses (having less than 200 employees) to medium-sized (500 to 1,500 employees) engaging in non-profit activities, mainly those engaging with the use of fundraising and donor management.