Blackbaud NetCommunity vs. GiveSmart

Blackbaud NetCommunity

70 Reviews and Ratings

GiveSmart

219 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Blackbaud NetCommunity	Score3.8 out of 10	N/A	The Blackbaud NetCommunity online alumni management system helps users to gain a deeper understanding of alumni relationships, execute multichannel engagement strategies, and eliminate tedious back-office tasks. Blackbaud NetCommunity provides tools to engage alumni and supporters, wherever they may be, helping users: Connect in person and create memorable alumni engagement events with online alumni management system tools to help foster a personal connection between alumni…	N/A
GiveSmart	Score6.9 out of 10	N/A	GiveSmart, a Community Brands company, offers a full-service event management platform supporting event website, event registration, attendee tracking, donor management and data insights, and full customer service for entities wishing to raise funds via an auction or charity event. The platform also integrates technology from Community Brands brand Gesture to provide a comprehensive suite of services. GiveSmart replaces the former 501 Auctions, a platform to support charity auctions, mobile…	N/A

Pricing

Blackbaud NetCommunity

GiveSmart

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Pricing Offerings
Blackbaud NetCommunity	GiveSmart
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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No setup fee

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Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	Blackbaud NetCommunity	GiveSmart
Considered Both Products	Blackbaud No answer on this topic	Momentive Software Brian Lewis Director of Annual Giving at Widener University (Higher Education, 1001-5000 employees) Chose GiveSmart BBNC was clunky, outdated, and a difficult legacy product to use. Our transition from NetCommunity gave us the impetus we needed to explore alternative solutions for online registration and giving platforms, and GiveSmart was the perfect solution for us. It's flexible, … Incentivized Helpful? Jennifer Florek Communications Specialist in Marketing at Bishop Noll Institute (Marketing & Advertising, 51-200 employees) Chose GiveSmart I have not used or evaluated any other platforms. Incentivized Helpful? Susan Fleming Events Manager in Marketing at Humane Society Pikes Peak (Non-profit Organization Management, 201-500 employees) Chose GiveSmart We use Qgiv for donation pages and for our large-scale event where we need to sell upwards of 2000 tickets. Qgiv pages are easier to use and more customizable than GiveSmart. Qgiv is very easy for any employee/new employee to learn and use. Qgiv is more useful for general … Incentivized Helpful?
	Would buy again
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	Delivers good value for the price
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	Happy with the feature set
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	Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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	Implementation went as expected
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User Ratings
	Blackbaud NetCommunity	GiveSmart
Likelihood to Recommend	2.0 (23 ratings)	8.2 (168 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	5.6 (5 ratings)	7.3 (7 ratings)
Usability	8.2 (2 ratings)	7.9 (167 ratings)
Availability	9.0 (1 ratings)	9.1 (2 ratings)
Performance	8.0 (1 ratings)	9.1 (2 ratings)
Support Rating	10.0 (4 ratings)	8.0 (166 ratings)
In-Person Training	9.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Online Training	- (0 ratings)	8.2 (1 ratings)
Implementation Rating	1.9 (3 ratings)	7.4 (5 ratings)
Configurability	- (0 ratings)	9.1 (2 ratings)
Ease of integration	- (0 ratings)	4.5 (1 ratings)
Product Scalability	- (0 ratings)	9.1 (2 ratings)
Vendor post-sale	- (0 ratings)	9.1 (2 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale	- (0 ratings)	9.1 (2 ratings)