Blackbaud eTapestry vs. Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT

Blackbaud eTapestry

159 Reviews and Ratings

Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT

713 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Blackbaud eTapestry	Score2.7 out of 10	N/A	Blackbaud eTapestry is a donor management solution that helps growing nonprofits build a stable foundation for success, beat fundraising goals, and catalyze growth. eTapestry boasts more than 6,000 nonprofits and institutions as users, who manage and track fundraising performance, engage new supporters, and maximize existing donor relationships with the software.	$115 per month Usage based per constituent record
Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT	Score8.1 out of 10	N/A	Raiser's Edge NXT is cloud fundraising and constituent relationship management software from Blackbaud.	N/A

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Blackbaud eTapestry

Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT

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Pricing Offerings
Blackbaud eTapestry	Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Key User Insights
	Blackbaud eTapestry	Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT
Considered Both Products	Blackbaud Verified User Chose Blackbaud eTapestry Blackbaud eTapestry is more user friendly for all members of the department. You don't have to be as data-minded to understand the information you put in. The cost is also a huge factor in being the perfect option for smaller organizations. You can increase the number of … Incentivized Helpful? Brittany Beltz Assistant Director of Annual Giving and Stewardship Manager at The University of Findlay (Education Management, 201-500 employees) Chose Blackbaud eTapestry We use this suite of products in our entire division. It helps us with reports and donor management, and it is very helpful on a day-to-day basis. I enjoy the ease of use as well as the product offerings available. I would recommend using this in your development office. Incentivized Helpful? Allanna Yates Finance and Data Coordinator/Sr. Admin Assistant in Finance and Accounting at Alzheimer Society York Region/Lake Simcoe Conservation Foudation (Fundraising, 51-200 employees) Chose Blackbaud eTapestry I very much prefer eTapestry to Raiser's Edge. I found the separation between the database and web view of Raiser's Edge very disorienting and didn't like having to switch back and forth between the two views to be able to complete certain tasks. I REALLY didn't like that a few … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Blackbaud eTapestry we were trying to consolidate eTapestry, our donation and event ticketing platform and our email marketing service. RE NXT would certainly have been an upgrade to eTapestry but did not offer the full functionality we were looking for. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Blackbaud eTapestry I was not involved in the selection of Blackbaud eTapestry. However, in comparing it to my experience with Raiser's Edge, this program is more user-friendly despite the learning curve battle of the query and reports section of eTapestry. Incentivized Helpful? Rich Horning Director of Development & Communications in Marketing at Alberta AdaptAbilities Association (Civic & Social Organization, 51-200 employees) Chose Blackbaud eTapestry Blackbaud eTapestry is not as robust as Blackbaud Raiser's Edge. However, eTapestry provides strong value for the cost. It is much less expensive than using Raiser's Edge. Incentivized Helpful? Greg Kottler Manager of Philanthropy Services at National Aviary (Non-profit Organization Management, 51-200 employees) Chose Blackbaud eTapestry I have used Raisers Edge at a former workplace. I absolutely loved Raisers Edge, however, that organization was much larger and needed a platform with the ability to maintain a very large donor count. While more complicated to use than eTap, and far more powerful, I feel … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Blackbaud eTapestry Raiser's Edge NXT is like eTapestry on steroids. That being said, eTapestry is useful and serves its purpose as long as you're not trying to create complicated compound queries and need the ability to filter lists in real time. We selected eTapestry for its lower purchase price … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Blackbaud eTapestry Blackbaud eTapestry is easier to use than the old Raiser's Edge - it is more intuitive and modern in its front end and back end. Aside from Bloomerang's extensive donor analytics features and a wide array of integrations, I would say the donor management capabilities are fairly … Incentivized Helpful? Scott Liggett Director of Advancement in Sales at Western Michigan Christian High School (Education Management, 51-200 employees) Chose Blackbaud eTapestry Raiser's Edge is a Blackbaud product. It is one of the reasons we went with Blackbaud eTapestry. Raiser's Edge was too much for what the school needed. Raiser's Edge is great but would be way too expensive for us to use as a collaborative of schools. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Blackbaud eTapestry We have less than 10,000 records in our donor database. eTapestry continues to be the best solution because of its ease of use, and Blackbaud's customer service. Any time we have a question or issue it is resolved quickly and efficiently. In addition, we are happy with … Incentivized Helpful?	Blackbaud Genesis Clark Database Administrator in Research & Development at Safe Harbor of NC (Non-profit Organization Management, 11-50 employees) Chose Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT I think Raiser's Edge NXT, in comparison to Blackbaud eTapestry, is more robust. We selected NXT because while eTapestry is great for donor management, NXT takes it to the next level by allowing more engagement with donors. NXT has more available, so you do not have to … Incentivized Helpful? Tom A. Taylor, II CDO (Chief Development Officer) in Corporate at Family & Children's Services (Non-profit Organization Management, 501-1000 employees) Chose Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT I have been in only two other non-profit organizations since my current place of employment. The first system we bought under my decision was Blackbaud eTapestry before it was part of Blackbaud. That purchase was made in 2007 and was still in use when I moved to a larger … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT is a much more thorough system than Blackbaud eTapestry and offers more possibilities for your donor database. The variety of modules available allows you to tailor your package to your organization's needs. OneCause is great for auctions and other … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT has much more functionality, which can be good when you have the capacity to utilize it. Incentivized Helpful? Alyse Rick Development Assistant in Marketing at Open Arms (Non-profit Organization Management, 11-50 employees) Chose Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT We selected NXT because of the features we had been told about. We have been a Blackbaud customer for years. Our consultant told us we would see an increase in donations and the system would be like adding another employee. It definitely was not. We have since changed back to … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT NXT has a similar, accessible interface and intuitive process to eTapestry, but offers more advanced and robust options. (As an eTap user, though, I held RE in a bit of awe as the more advanced, expensive option. Now using NXT, I do see the advantages but they're not as extreme … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT Upgraded level of accessibility and features. We are able to do so much more and be up to date on our system as well as current to trends that are happening right now. Incentivized Helpful? Ingrid Heggoy Zepp, bCRE-Pro Director of Advancement Operations at Mary Baldwin University (Higher Education, 201-500 employees) Chose Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT Raiser's Edge NXT is more robust than the other databases I'm familiar with and has more robust query, exporting, and reporting capabilities. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT We have a mix of both direct mail and online donor base and Blackbaud Raiser's Edge/Raiser's Edge NXT provides the right-size product to manage all of the different channels and the processes involved in managing them. The canned reporting is also very helpful when creating … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT The database view component is the best in class, but with an old and outdated interface. The web view is modern looking and slick, but without the powerful capabilities needed for a modern fundraising office. Despite these limitations, the ability to customize is a huge … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT We use both NXT and the original Raiser's Edge. They both have their pros and cons. Original (database view) has more robust querying available, but the display is awful and it takes a lot of hunting to find the information you need. NXT is more streamlined and efficient, but … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT As I stated before, RE is the most comprehensive and robust CRM and non-profit software solution on the market, yet perhaps out of the reach of smaller non-profits and schools, thus allowing smaller and more generic programs to occupy the ever-changing fundraising world. Incentivized Helpful? Judith Youngblood President/CEO in Professional Services at Wist Data Solutions LLC (Non-Profit Organization Management, 1-10 employees) Chose Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT eTapestry and Little Green Light are both very flexible and customizable, but neither is as robust as RE in terms of reporting, setting performance metrics, integrating with a Finance department, or creating a moves management system. CRM is quite extensive, good for the very … Incentivized Helpful? Rachel Bailey Database Associate at Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver (Non-Profit Organization Management, 51-200 employees) Chose Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT We also looked at Salesforce and Giveffect when evaluating CRMs. Incentivized Helpful? Andrea Koenig-Feldman at Blueprint Events (Non-Profit Organization Management, 201-500 employees) Chose Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT I only considered projects for non-profits. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT I have used the product Daxko in the past and now am using Raiser's Edge, I have also used eTapestry. All of these products work with the non-profit organizations and I feel provide excellent service and are competitive in pricing. Incentivized Helpful? Mary Kate McKenna Operations Director in Corporate at Sierra Foothill Conservancy (Non-Profit Organization Management, 11-50 employees) Chose Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT I've used Etapestry in the past, another BlackBaud product and was very pleased. I find the company really professional and easy to work with. Incentivized Helpful?
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	Delivers good value for the price
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Features

Blackbaud eTapestry

Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT

Comparison of Communications and Marketing features of Blackbaud eTapestry and Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT
Feature	Blackbaud eTapestry 5.0 1 Ratings	Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT 6.2 23 Ratings
Constituent engagement and marketing	6.01 Ratings	6.723 Ratings
Social listening	4.01 Ratings	5.28 Ratings
Digital advocacy enablement	5.01 Ratings	6.88 Ratings

Comparison of Reporting and Analytics features of Blackbaud eTapestry and Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT
Feature	Blackbaud eTapestry 5.2 3 Ratings	Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT 7.2 26 Ratings
Reporting and data visualization	3.53 Ratings	7.426 Ratings
Wealth screening	7.01 Ratings	7.121 Ratings

Comparison of Fundraising and Events features of Blackbaud eTapestry and Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT
Feature	Blackbaud eTapestry 4.6 2 Ratings	Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT 6.5 23 Ratings
Online donation options	4.72 Ratings	7.722 Ratings
Text and phone donations	4.01 Ratings	5.76 Ratings
Volunteer shift management	5.01 Ratings	5.55 Ratings
Event registration and ticketing	00 Ratings	6.923 Ratings
Mobile event check-in	00 Ratings	6.89 Ratings

Comparison of Security and Platform features of Blackbaud eTapestry and Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT
Feature	Blackbaud eTapestry 5.2 2 Ratings	Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT 7.3 25 Ratings
Role-based user permissions	5.92 Ratings	8.125 Ratings
Mobile access	4.92 Ratings	6.521 Ratings
Integrations	4.92 Ratings	7.422 Ratings

User Ratings
	Blackbaud eTapestry	Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT
Likelihood to Recommend	2.6 (91 ratings)	8.0 (453 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	7.0 (27 ratings)	8.2 (56 ratings)
Usability	8.8 (28 ratings)	7.0 (41 ratings)
Availability	10.0 (3 ratings)	10.0 (7 ratings)
Performance	10.0 (2 ratings)	10.0 (15 ratings)
Support Rating	2.1 (15 ratings)	4.5 (63 ratings)
In-Person Training	8.0 (1 ratings)	10.0 (13 ratings)
Online Training	10.0 (2 ratings)	7.7 (209 ratings)
Implementation Rating	6.9 (5 ratings)	5.0 (21 ratings)
Configurability	9.0 (2 ratings)	10.0 (3 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model	10.0 (1 ratings)	8.5 (2 ratings)
Ease of integration	10.0 (1 ratings)	10.0 (3 ratings)
Product Scalability	9.0 (2 ratings)	10.0 (5 ratings)
Professional Services	10.0 (1 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale	10.0 (2 ratings)	7.5 (4 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale	10.0 (2 ratings)	10.0 (4 ratings)