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CiviCRM

Constituency relationship management suite.

What it is

CiviCRM is open-source constituent relationship management built for non-profits, memberships and campaigns.

Strengths and trade-offs

What works well

  • Free and self-hostable
  • Built for donations, memberships and events
  • Integrates with WordPress and Drupal

Where it falls short

  • Requires technical setup and maintenance
  • Interface is functional rather than modern
  • Small implementer community

Who it is for

Non-profits and membership organisations with technical support available.

Our verdict

The standard open-source non-profit CRM. Budget for someone to run it.

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What we checked

  • Public APIOffers a documented API you can build against.Not checked
  • Mobile appHas a native app for iOS or Android, not just a mobile website.Not checked
  • Open source / self-hostableSource is open and the tool can be run on your own infrastructure.Not checked
  • SSO (SAML)Supports SAML single sign-on on at least one plan.Not checked

“Not checked” means exactly that — we have not verified it, and we do not guess.

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