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Account Cloud Unity vs Bloomerang: Add a CRM or Replace Two Systems with One
Bloomerang is excellent donor software. But it isn't accounting software. Unity gives you both — fund accounting and donor management — in one platform, at one flat price.
Bloomerang Is Best-in-Class Donor Software — Just Not Accounting Software
Bloomerang has earned its reputation. Its donor retention tools, intuitive UX, and sector focus make it a genuine best-in-class product for nonprofit CRM.
But Bloomerang doesn't do accounting. Organizations using Bloomerang still need QuickBooks — or something else — for fund accounting, financial statements, and grant compliance. That means two systems, two subscriptions, two places where data can get out of sync. And Bloomerang's pricing scales with your donor count.
How We Compare
A side-by-side look at Account Cloud Unity vs Bloomerang for nonprofits.
Full Fund Accounting Built In
Unity includes complete ASC 958 fund accounting. Bloomerang is a donor CRM with no accounting capability — users still need a separate accounting system.
One System, Not Two
Unity combines donor CRM and fund accounting in one database. Bloomerang users maintain a separate accounting system, creating duplicate data entry every month.
Flat-Rate Pricing Regardless of Donor Count
Unity is $99–$299/mo regardless of donor count. Bloomerang pricing scales with donor count, from ~$125/mo to $400+/mo for larger databases.
Compass Grant Management
Unity includes dedicated grant tracking tied to your fund accounting. Bloomerang has no built-in grant management.
Volunteer & Membership Included
Unity's Meridian module handles volunteer and membership management as part of the platform. Bloomerang offers volunteer management as a paid add-on.
Automatic Nonprofit Financial Statements
Unity generates your Statement of Financial Position, Statement of Activities, and Statement of Functional Expenses automatically. Bloomerang doesn't produce financial statements.
Why Nonprofits Switch from Bloomerang
- "We loved Bloomerang for donors, but we still needed a whole separate accounting system." Unity let us consolidate.
- "Our costs kept climbing as our donor database grew." Bloomerang's pricing scales with donor count.
- "We added volunteer management and suddenly we were paying an extra $119/mo." Unity includes it.
Common questions
Bloomerang is great at donor retention. What does Unity offer on that side?+
Unity includes a full donor CRM with giving history, relationship tracking, and stewardship notes. What Unity adds is a live connection between donor records and fund ledger entries — no reconciliation required.
Bloomerang is a CRM, not an accounting system. Does Unity actually replace both?+
Yes. Unity includes complete ASC 958 fund accounting alongside its donor CRM. Organizations using Bloomerang plus QuickBooks can replace both with Unity.
How does Unity handle the Bloomerang + QuickBooks data reconciliation problem?+
With Unity, every gift is logged simultaneously as a financial transaction and a donor event — there's nothing to reconcile.
Bloomerang's pricing scales with our donor count. How does Unity handle that?+
Unity is priced at a flat $99–$299/month regardless of donor count. Bloomerang starts around $125/month and can reach $400+/month for larger databases.
Does Bloomerang support grant management?+
Bloomerang has no native grant management functionality. Unity's Compass module tracks grant awards, deliverables, budgets, and compliance, linked to your fund codes and financial statements.
See Account Cloud Unity in action
Fund accounting and donor management in one platform. No second system. No reconciliation. Flat-rate pricing starting at $99/mo.
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