HelpYouSponsor vs Bloomerang
Every feature, every plan. AI native. Starts free.
Bloomerang is a strong general-purpose nonprofit platform with a Giving Platform (Fundraising + CRM + Volunteer) that starts at $524 a month. HelpYouSponsor is a full donor CRM with everything Bloomerang's Giving Platform does, and adds four categories Bloomerang does not cover: purpose-built sponsorship programs, sponsor-to-recipient messaging with AI translation, mission trip management, and AI wealth intelligence with optimal ask calculators. HYS ships every feature on every plan, starts free, and processes at lowest available nonprofit Stripe rate instead of Bloomerang Payments' standard rates.
Feature comparison
| Feature | HelpYouSponsor | Bloomerang |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | Published usage-based pricing. Current plan details live on /pricing. | Giving Platform starts at $524/mo billed annually. Fundraising alone starts $40/mo (bundle with CRM required). |
| Pricing transparency | Published pricing. Pay per commitment above the Free tier. Enterprise for high-volume programs. | Constituent-based pricing. Contact Sales for personalized pricing. |
| Every feature on every plan | Full feature set on every plan. Peer-to-peer, journeys, text-to-give, mailings, trips, wealth insights, all included. | Feature-gated by tier. Peer-to-peer, auctions, virtual storefront, unlimited automation, and outbound text fundraising require Pro. Volunteer management is a separate $119/mo product. |
| Stripe processing for nonprofits | Lowest available nonprofit Stripe rate. | Bloomerang Payments standard rates; typically 3%+. |
| Sponsorship programs (1:1, community, pooled, hybrid) | Purpose-built. Matching, transfers, lifecycle, multi-program, hybrid models. | Not available. Requires custom fields and manual workarounds. |
| Sponsor-recipient messaging with AI translation | Moderated 1:1 messaging with automatic translation in 50+ languages. | Not available. |
| Mission trip management | HYS Trips. Registration, individual fundraising, Checkr background checks, e-signatures. | Not available. Background checks are offered through Bloomerang Volunteer, a separate $119/mo product. |
| AI donor intelligence (wealth capacity, ask calculator) | HYS Insights. AI wealth capacity scoring, optimal-ask calculators, major-gift prospecting. Built in. | Predictive giving insights focused on retention. No AI wealth capacity or ask calculators. |
| Full donor CRM (records, households, giving history) | Full CRM on every plan. Households, giving history, custom fields, activity log. | Full CRM. 360° supporter understanding, dynamic segmentation. |
| Major gifts, grants, memberships | Major-donor tracking with moves management, grant tracking, and membership support on every plan. | Major gifts management, grant tracking, membership management included in CRM. |
| Donor retention & engagement | At-risk sponsor flags, lapsed donor detection, cohort retention, payment recovery, AI wealth capacity, all in one view. | Engagement scores, donor sentiment tracking, retention dashboards. |
| Email, newsletters, and print mailings | Appeals, newsletters, auto emails, and print mailings (tax summaries, year-end letters, labels) from one composer. | Built-in email builder, customizable letters & mailings, annual giving summaries. |
| Journeys (automation & workflow builder) | Journeys on every plan. Multi-step automations across email, SMS, tasks, and portal events. | Automated supporter journeys. Unlimited automated email and task outreach is Pro tier only. |
| Peer-to-peer fundraising | First-class program type on every plan. Sponsors, participants, and ambassadors each get a branded fundraising page tied to the donor record. | Pro tier only. Drag-and-drop page builder, individual & team registration, gamification. |
| Payment recovery | Built in. Smart retry on failed recurring gifts, abandoned-checkout recovery, and automatic card updates via Stripe's Account Updater. | Abandoned gift reminders and donor upgrade prompts. |
| Text-to-Give | Available on every plan via the Sendblue integration. | Pro tier only. Outbound text fundraising, pledge reminders. |
| Native mobile apps | Included mobile app for donors and sponsors on every plan. | Mobile app for fundraisers (included) and donors (with Fundraising). |
| Embeddable donor experiences | Smart Embed. Six embed types with auto-resizing, brand matching, and three lines of code. | Embeddable donation forms. |
| API, webhooks, MCP server for AI agents | Full REST API, webhooks, Zapier, and MCP server. Every plan. | API access; enterprise-tier feature. |
| Auctions | On the roadmap. HYS Events arriving in 2026. | Pro tier. App & web-based bidding, outbid alerts, fund-a-need. |
| Virtual storefront / merchandise | Coming soon. | Pro tier. Virtual storefront for auction items and campaign sales. |
| Data hygiene | Duplicate detection, activity log, custom fields, and donor sentiment surfaced in reporting. | Nightly NCOA updates, deceased donor suppression, duplicate matching, seamless email tracking. |
Why switch to HelpYouSponsor
Built for sponsorship. Priced for the nonprofit actually running one.
Bloomerang's Giving Platform starts at $524 a month. HYS uses published usage-based pricing with current plan details maintained on /pricing. For a small or mid-size sponsorship program, the cost comparison is usually not close. And sponsorship itself is a category Bloomerang does not ship, no 1:1 matching, no community pooling, no sponsor-recipient messaging, no AI translation.
Everything, every plan
HYS ships the full product on every plan. Peer-to-peer, auctions (2026), journeys automation, text-to-give, mailings, trips, insights, API, mobile app. Bloomerang tiers access: Standard vs Pro, Fundraising vs CRM bundle, Volunteer as a separate $119/mo product. Growing past the entry tier on HYS is measured in commitments, not unlocking new features.
HYS Trips and HYS Insights are categories Bloomerang does not cover
Running a mission trip program? HYS Trips includes trip registration, individual fundraising pages, Checkr background checks, and e-signatures. Running a major-gift cultivation motion? HYS Insights adds AI wealth capacity and optimal ask calculators, not retention scores. Both are on the same donor record.
Stripe nonprofit pricing, not bundled payment fees
lowest available nonprofit card rate through Stripe's nonprofit rate. Bloomerang Payments is convenient, but the rate is higher. At $250K processed a year, the delta is real money returned to program, year after year.
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