CompareRaiser’s Edge NXT

Givable vs Raiser’s Edge NXT

Blackbaud’s enterprise donor database, quoted by size, users, and modules.

The short answer

Raiser’s Edge NXT is Blackbaud’s enterprise donor database, quoted by size, users, and modules, usually with an implementation project. Givable gives you the CRM, Stories, giving, email journeys, and AI on a published rate, with unlimited users and no implementation project to buy.

Last reviewed September 2026. Sources are listed at the end of this page.

At a glance

	Givable	Raiser’s Edge NXT
Platform pricing	3%, or 2.5% + $600/mo, plus processing	Quote by size, users, and modules
Public pricing	Yes	No
Long-term contract	No	Not published
Self-serve signup	Yes	No
Giving surfaces	Stories, forms, recurring, P2P, events	Forms, recurring, events, memberships; P2P via JustGiving
Built-in donor CRM	Yes	Yes
Salesforce (NPSP) sync	Two-way, incl. custom objects	Not published
Custom objects, no code	Yes	Custom fields
Multi-currency	Yes	Yes
Open API	Yes	Not published
Built-in AI	Yes	Yes

Raiser’s Edge NXT details from Raiser’s Edge NXT's own published pages. Last reviewed September 2026. "Not published" means we could not confirm it from an official page.

How pricing works

Blackbaud quotes Raiser’s Edge NXT by organization size, users, modules, and support level, typically including implementation. Givable publishes one rate.

	Givable	Raiser’s Edge NXT
How it’s priced	3% per online gift, published	Personalized quote by size, users, modules, and support
Users	Unlimited	Part of the quote
Setup and implementation	No setup fees	Typically included in the quote
Card processing	Billed separately	2.99% + 30¢ on US cards

Worked example. Adding a staff member to Raiser’s Edge NXT can change your quote. On Givable, users are unlimited on every plan, and the only rate is 3% on what you raise online.

Side by side

What each platform offers on the things nonprofits weigh most, and which has the edge.

Storytelling

Edge: Givable

Givable: Givable Stories: a feed of moments from the field that donors follow and give to.
Raiser’s Edge NXT: Online forms and self-service portals.

Pricing transparency

Edge: Givable

Givable: A published rate with unlimited users.
Raiser’s Edge NXT: Quote-only, partly by number of users.

Getting started

Edge: Givable

Givable: Self-serve: set up your forms, pages, and CRM without an implementation project.
Raiser’s Edge NXT: Implementation services, and a marketplace of consultants.

Salesforce

Edge: Givable

Givable: Two-way sync with NPSP, including custom objects.
Raiser’s Edge NXT: No Salesforce integration published.

Custom data

Edge: Givable

Givable: Custom objects to model programs, grants, and relationships.
Raiser’s Edge NXT: Custom fields. Custom objects aren’t published.

Donor CRM

Even

Givable: Supporters, accounts, leads, tasks, and dynamic lists.
Raiser’s Edge NXT: A deep donor database with households, relationships, and dashboards.

AI

Even

Givable: Ask questions of your data and get drafts where you work, with donor identities kept from the model.
Raiser’s Edge NXT: Blackbaud AI chat, prospect insights, and a development agent for US customers.

International giving

Even

Givable: 135+ currencies, and chapters as subaccounts in their own currency.
Raiser’s Edge NXT: Processing in USD, CAD, GBP, EUR, AUD, and NZD.

Platform

Even

Givable: One modern platform, with giving, the donor CRM, AI, and Stories designed to work together, not bolted on.
Raiser’s Edge NXT: “45+ years of service,” by its own account.

Which one fits you

Choose Givable if…

You want to get started without an implementation project.
You want to tell your story, with updates donors can follow and give to.
You want a published price, with unlimited users.
You run Salesforce and need changes to sync both ways.

Choose Raiser’s Edge NXT if…

You are a large institution already built around the Blackbaud ecosystem.
Prospect research and wealth insights drive your major-gift program.

Before you switch

Questions worth asking, whichever way you move.

1Contract: when does your Blackbaud agreement renew?
2Recurring gifts: can card and bank details move from Blackbaud’s payment processing?
3History: can constituents, relationships, and custom fields be imported?
4Integrations: which Blackbaud products are connected today?

Sources, reviewed September 2026

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