Blackbaud Reviews, Ratings & Features 2026 | Gartner Peer Insights

Higher education alumni advancement platforms support activities related to alumni and donor management, communications, marketing, and fundraising. The functionality is often quite broad, as it includes system-of-record, back-office functions (that is, demographic records and gift processing); system-of-engagement functions (that is, alumni networking and communication between the institution and constituents, such as graduates, donors, stewards, parents, and community members); and analytics functions (that is, campaign ROI analysis and donor giving propensity scores).

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Raiser's Edge NXT

Blackbaud CRM

Blackbaud

Director of Annual Giving

RE NXT offers a solid, high end donor CRM with cloud access. When done well, you can get robust reporting and insights from the platform with the right budget and knowledge. 

Gov't/PS/ED <5,000 Employees

<50M USD

50M - 250M USD

Gov't/PS/ED 5,000 - 50,000 Employees

SENIOR DIRECTOR, ADVANCEMENT SERVICES

Raiser's Edge NXT is an easy to use CRM that provides all essential fundraising needs--and then some.

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Blackbaud is a software provider that predominantly serves the social impact sector, with a focus on the education and nonprofit domains. The firm offers a wide range of software solutions aimed at optimizing impact in different areas, including fundraising, digital giving, nonprofit financial management, education management, and grantmaking. Blackbaud operates on a remote-first basis, with operations in various locations globally including the United States, Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, and the United Kingdom.


Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) is the leading software provider exclusively dedicated to powering social impact. Serving the nonprofit and education sectors, companies committed to social responsibility, and individual change makers, Blackbaud‚Äôs essential software is built to accelerate impact in fundraising, nonprofit financial management, digital giving, grantmaking, corporate social responsibility and education management. 

With millions of users and $100 billion donated, granted, and invested through its platforms every year, Blackbaud‚Äôs solutions are unleashing the potential of the people and organizations who change the world.

Blackbaud has been named to Newsweek‚Äôs list of America‚Äôs Most Responsible Companies, Quartz‚Äôs list of Best Companies for Remote Workers, and Forbes‚Äô list of America‚Äôs Best Employers. A remote-first company, Blackbaud has operations in the United States, Australia, Canada, Costa Rica and the United Kingdom, supporting users in 100+ countries. Learn more at blackbaud.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram.

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Favorable Review

Ease of Use Highlighted Amid Minor Data Export Limitations in Raiser's Edge NXT

Critical Review

Power Users Benefit From Advanced Reporting While Clunky Design Limits Efficiency

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