Non-profit, 5000 contacts for $10 - $150/mo

Email Marketing Software with a Donately Integration

Marcus Taylor
Data refreshed on: 22nd February 2023
Fact checked by Anna Hamzah

Our algorithm used 113k data points to whittle 678 email marketing tools down to 6 with the best performance among non-profits. We may receive a commission if you sign up with a company below.

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ActiveCampaign

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Gist

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Who uses it and why?

78% of ActiveCampaign's small business users are very satisfied with it.
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Great satisfaction score · all users
77% of Klaviyo's small business users are very satisfied with it.
😃Great
Great satisfaction score · all users
76% of Gist's small business users are very satisfied with it.
😃Great
Great satisfaction score · all users
74% of Sendinblue's small business users are very satisfied with it.
😃Great
Great satisfaction score · all users
60% of Elastic Email's small business users are very satisfied with it.
🙂Good
Good satisfaction score · all users
42% of GetResponse's small business users are very satisfied with it.
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Okay satisfaction score · all users
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Exceptional range of features, customer support & integrations.

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CRM functionality is okay but not great.

👍

Good segmentation and a wide variety of native integrations.

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Relatively expensive compared to other options.

👍

An affordable all-in-one marketing automation platform.

👎

Some features are average in comparison to similar-priced competitors.

👍

Great for transactional email.

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Send limits and throttling can be sensitive causing emails being delayed or not sent. 

👍

Scalability and API documentation is very good.

👎

Email marketing automation functionality is basic.

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Users tend to choose GetResponse for its affordability and wide range of features.

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GetResponse's product has struggled to keep up with the competition.

What people are saying

4 · 588 ratings

Non-profits often highlight the quality of ActiveCampaign's automations, email builder and ease of use.

3.8 · 81 ratings

Users tend to highlight Klaviyo's ease of use, setup flexibility and reporting functionality.

3 · 9 ratings

Users often highlight Gist's breadth of features and affordability.

4.4 · 3,016 ratings

Users often highlight SendInBlue's responsive support team, ease of set up and email traceability.

4.3 · 140 ratings

Users often highlight Elastic Email's deliverability and developer experience.

4.2 · 494 ratings

Users tend to highlight GetResponse's unlimited sending and ease of designing emails.

Growth Marketing Manager at Narrative
Taegan Baxter
Growth Marketing Manager at Narrative

In terms of features, I love using ActiveCampaign’s powerful automation builder. More generally, I love the sense of momentum I get from ActiveCampaign and their drive to continue to constantly improve their product.

Senior Ecommerce Manager, Living Proof
Ilana Cohen
Senior Ecommerce Manager, Living Proof

We’ve definitely been able to grow our email list since switching to Klaviyo. We’ve run different programs like sample programs and exclusive access to product launches through social and using our website. And through that, we’ve been able to segment our list and send more customized emails to these subscribers.

Marketing Manager, Small-Business
Madhav
Marketing Manager, Small-Business

Live chat is great, drip emails are quite good, support is GREAT.

Founder @ Edwart Chocolatier
Edwin Yansané
Founder @ Edwart Chocolatier

As a small team, simplifying our workflow is a top priority, so having our contacts, SMS, and email in one place helps us a ton!

Co-founder, Poptin
Tomer Aharon
Co-founder, Poptin

Elastic Email has probably one of the highest email deliverability rates on the market. Besides this, the pricing is very affordable and scalable, the API is documented and easy to use, and the editor works great too.

BetterU, Inc.
Nick Nilsson
BetterU, Inc.

I've been with them for a long time and I'm not going anywhere. I love GetResponse's tracking, stats and features.

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Your recommended plan

Lite
$/mo
for up to 5K contacts

14-day free trial

Free migration

No cancellation fees

Email
$/mo
for up to 5K contacts

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No cancellation fees

Professional
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for up to 5K contacts

14-day free trial

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No cancellation fees

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Pre-Designed Templates

Visual funnel builder

Integrations

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Google Ads

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Pre-Designed Templates

Visual funnel builder

Integrations

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Facebook

GivingFuel

Google Ads

Google Analytics

Typeform

Zapier

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A/B Testing

Campaign tracking

Drag and Drop

Pre-Designed Templates

Visual funnel builder

Integrations

Donate2

Donately

Facebook

GivingFuel

Google Ads

Google Analytics

Typeform

Zapier

Features

A/B Testing

Campaign tracking

Drag and Drop

Pre-Designed Templates

Visual funnel builder

Integrations

Donate2

Donately

Facebook

GivingFuel

Google Ads

Google Analytics

Typeform

Zapier

Features

A/B Testing

Campaign tracking

Drag and Drop

Pre-Designed Templates

Visual funnel builder

Integrations

Donate2

Donately

Facebook

GivingFuel

Google Ads

Google Analytics

Typeform

Zapier

Features

A/B Testing

Campaign tracking

Drag and Drop

Pre-Designed Templates

Visual funnel builder

Integrations

Donate2

Donately

Facebook

GivingFuel

Google Ads

Google Analytics

Typeform

Zapier

ActiveCampaign has 3 plans starting at $79/mo. This plan is the cheapest based on your list size & requirements.

$79/mo is higher than the average cost of $64/mo for plans that cover 5K contacts. This plan comes with 5000 contacts.

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Klaviyo has 2 plans starting at $100/mo. This plan is the cheapest based on your list size & requirements.

$100/mo is higher than the average cost of $64/mo for plans that cover 5K contacts. This plan comes with 5000 contacts.

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Gist has 2 plans starting at $59/mo. This plan is the cheapest based on your list size & requirements.

$59/mo is lower than the average cost of $64/mo for plans that cover 5K contacts. This plan comes with 5000 contacts.

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Sendinblue has 1 plan starting at $65/mo. This plan is the cheapest based on your list size & requirements.

$65/mo is higher than the average cost of $64/mo for plans that cover 5K contacts. This plan comes with 5000 contacts.

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Elastic Email has 2 plans starting at $15/mo. This plan is the cheapest based on your list size & requirements.

$15/mo is lower than the average cost of $64/mo for plans that cover 5K contacts. This plan comes with 5000 contacts.

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GetResponse has 0 plans that are customised based on your specific requirements. For pricing visit their website.

$0/mo is lower than the average cost of $64/mo for plans that cover 5K contacts. This plan comes with contacts.

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How to choose email marketing software that integrates with Donately

Besides needing to integrate with Donately, what should you be looking for when evaluating email marketing software?
This interactive guide is broken down into five steps to help you whittle the list of 6 tools above down to the right shortlist for your company.
🪄 This guide is personalised to you based on your contacts, budget and business type. If you haven’t already entered these, we recommend doing so to improve this guide.

1. What’s your budget?

How much you spend on email marketing software is going to depend on the size of your contact list, the features you need and what your organisation can afford to invest in an email marketing platform.
Based on 5000 contacts, the average monthly cost of an email marketing tool that integrates with Donately is $64/month. While useful as a guide, comparing platforms on price alone is a false economy.
While it’s true that you get what you pay for with email marketing software, this doesn’t necessarily mean that the cheaper platforms are worse.
Firstly, effective email marketing is about communicating the right message to the right person at the right time – at scale. The more leads you have (and the higher value they are) the higher the potential ROI of your email marketing activity.
As a Non-profit with 5000 contacts, you might be fine with an affordable platform that allows you to send basic newsletters to your contacts.
Secondly, the price you pay today is unlikely to be the price you pay one year from now. As such, it’s prudent to consider how much you might pay if your mailing list doubled or tripled. Don’t worry, we’ve done the maths for you for the top three tools!
5K contacts
$79/mo
5K contacts
$100/mo
5K contacts
$59/mo
10K contacts
$139/mo
10K contacts
$150/mo
10K contacts
$99/mo
15K contacts
$229/mo
15K contacts
$400/mo
15K contacts
$219/mo
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Gist is the most affordable platform today, and will also provide you with affordable list growth longer term.
Lastly, while it’s helpful to have a clear budget in mind it’s also worth noting that the features (and therefore the results you can produce) with different tools are different. At 5000 contacts, you may not need advanced features and could possibly rule out some of the more expensive options for now.
Which brings us neatly onto our next question.

2. What features do you need?

Nowadays, most basic features like templates, an easy-to-use visual editor, and segmentation are table stakes and found in virtually all tools. You may, however, want to consider some of the more unique email marketing requirements that your team needs.
If there are any specific features that you need, you can enter them here to automatically filter out any tools that don’t have them.

3. Does it integrate with your tech stack?

It’s likely that your business runs on more than just Donately. While it’s not necessary for your email marketing platform to integrate with every tool you use, it’s generally a good idea to ensure it connects with all of the tools critical to your sales, marketing and performance reporting.
If you haven’t already, you may want to consider adding your CRM, content management system, and any marketing tools you use day-to-day to the list of integration filters here, to help you further whittle the 6 email marketing tools down.
Feel free to enter any integrations you need in the box below to further whittle down your list of 6 email marketing tools.

4. What do other companies like you think?

The email marketing software recommendations on StackUp are made algorithmically – and most influenced by Satisfaction Score.
This score is based on 100,000’s of ratings we’ve collected from real users of these tools. The reason we use this metric is that it highlights the platforms that deliver a good overall experience.
This matters because, let’s face it, every email marketing tool says the same thing – easy to use, a wide range of templates and lots of features.
Yet, much of what separates the wheat from the chaff is revealed through actual usage. From email deliverability rates, to support quality, security and platform stability, these are all things that can make or break an email marketing tool.
Satisfaction Score is a good proxy for this, as the tools with low scores are typically plagued by these issues, whereas those with high scores tend to get these things right.
Based on this, our algorithm has recommended Elastic Email as the best-fit for your business with the highest user satisfaction score.

5. Can you try it for free?

All email marketing providers worth considering will offer a free trial. If not, that should probably trigger some alarm bells.
The top three recommendations above all offer free trials, and we’d recommend signing up for a trial with at least two of them so you can make a good comparison.
We hope this data-led approach has helped narrow your search and find the right email marketing service for you.
  1. Elastic Email (here's the link to start a 14 day free trial- no credit card required)
  2. Gist (here’s the link to start a 14 day free trial - no credit card required)
  3. ActiveCampaign (here’s the link to start a 30-day free trial - credit card required)

About the author

Marcus Taylor

Marcus Taylor is the Founder & CEO of Venture Harbour. Marcus is also an early-stage tech investor & the youngest Patron of The Prince's Trust.