RallyUp vs.
Bloomerang Fundraising (formerly Qgiv)

RallyUp is genuinely, seriously easy to use. Pick your fundraiser — a raffle, an online auction, a donation page — and launch it from a template in 15–20 minutes, or have a RallyUp fundraising expert build the whole thing for you, free, usually within one business day.

Bloomerang Fundraising is a CRM-anchored suite where auctions, peer-to-peer, and text fundraising are separately priced packages. RallyUp runs 12+ fundraiser types with no subscription and no contract.

Here’s how RallyUp and Bloomerang Fundraising (formerly Qgiv) compare, feature by feature and dollar by dollar.

Last updated: September 2026

The 30-second verdict

Easy to use for a single campaign

Clean and quick to build — live in 15–20 minutes from an Instant Fundraiser Template

Bloomerang Fundraising (formerly Qgiv) makes speed claims at the item level, such as bulk item uploads, not at the campaign level; templates cover item imports and page cloning

Experts build your campaign for you, free

Free Done-for-You build by fundraising experts, usually ready within one business day

Event support is paid, not free

Run a raffle or a 50/50

Single-Prize, Multi-Prize, 50/50 and Enhanced 50/50 with your own split, drawn automatically in-platform

Raffles run as a workaround: clone an event form and sell tickets as “packages,” with no dedicated 50/50 format, split, in-platform draw or live prize total documented

Human support on every plan

Ask for a human, get a human — on every plan. Free fundraising experts by chat or email, with phone and Zoom available.

Event support is paid, and the FundHub Live room display requires the $159/month Text Fundraising plan

Fundraise for free

Free plan with optional donor tips, and Donation Pages that are free with no donor tipping required at all

Starter is $0/month, but every transaction still carries 3.95% + $0.30 (about 4.95% on American Express), and Auctions is a separate $259/month package

Run an in-person gala

Auctioneer-led Live Auction, Paddle Raise+, Fund-a-Need, Live Display and Event Balances — one tab per guest, one charge

Live components are supported, but bid tracking is manual: you note the winner and winning bid and type it into checkout

Combine multiple campaign types to raise more

Stack 12+ campaign types in one fundraiser — one page, one URL, one checkout — to raise 38% more on average

Activities link through FundHub but each keeps its own separate page and interface, and raffles run as a separate cloned form

In short: RallyUp is genuinely, seriously easy to use for a single campaign — a raffle, an online auction, a Donation Page — and an Instant Fundraiser Template gets a polished fundraiser live in 15–20 minutes. Ease of use is RallyUp’s most-cited review strength, at 4.5/5 for ease of use on Capterra. If you would rather not build it yourself, RallyUp’s fundraising experts will build the whole campaign for you at no cost, usually ready to review within one business day. Bloomerang Fundraising (formerly Qgiv) offers no free expert build, its speed claims are item-level rather than campaign-level, and its event support is paid.

RallyUp also runs the formats Bloomerang Fundraising treats as add-ons or workarounds: raffles and 50/50s with an automatic in-platform draw, Sweepstakes, a standalone Store, and gala tools including Paddle Raise+, Fund-a-Need and Event Balances, which settles a guest’s whole night into one tab and one charge. Bloomerang Fundraising has genuine strengths — there is no donor tipping model at all, and auction items, store items and fund-a-need share a single event checkout. The pricing shape is the real divide: its Auctions package is $259/month and every transaction carries 3.95% + $0.30, while RallyUp has a free plan, no subscription, and Donation Pages with no platform fee and no tipping.

Features Comparison

Easy to build and launch

Launch a single fundraiser from a template in 15–20 minutes — or have a RallyUp fundraising expert build the whole thing for you, free, usually within one business day

Speed claims are item-level (“upload them in bulk”), not campaign-level. Templates cover item imports and page cloning. Event support is paid, not free.

Free to fundraise

Free plan with optional donor tips. Donation Pages are free with no donor tipping required at all

Starter is $0/month, but every transaction still carries 3.95% + $0.30 (4.95% Amex). Auctions is a separate $259/month package.

Raffles and 50/50

Single-Prize, Multi-Prize, 50/50, and Enhanced 50/50 with your own split (e.g., 60/40); automatic in-platform draw; the winner’s live prize total on the campaign page

Raffles run as a workaround — clone an event form and sell tickets as “packages.” No dedicated 50/50 format, split, randomized in-platform draw, or live prize total documented.

In-person galas

Auctioneer-led live auctions, Paddle Raise+, Fund-a-Need, Live Display, and Event Balances — one tab per guest, one charge

Live components are supported but bid tracking is manual — you note the winner and the winning bid and type it into checkout. The FundHub Live room display requires the Text Fundraising plan.

Test before you launch

Power Preview runs real test transactions through checkout before you go live

No test mode documented for the auction stack. The published test mode is a CRM procedure for self-hosted forms on Authorize.Net.

When you’re ready to grow

12+ Components stack into one campaign — one page, one URL, one checkout — and can be added to a live campaign without rebuilding it. Organizations raise 38% more on average

Auction items, store items, and fund-a-need share one event checkout, but raffles run as a separate cloned form. Auctions is a $259/month package.

All-in-one fundraising platform

Advanced functionality for: Raffles, Auctions, Galas & Events, Sweepstakes, Events & Ticketing, Crowdfunding, Peer-to-Peer, A-Thons, Store, Livestreaming, and Donation Pages

Limited functionality and campaign types: No Sweepstakes or Standalone Online Store and Crowdfunding (only via peer-to-peer/event management)

An expert will build your campaign for you, for free

Fundraising experts build professional campaigns tailored to your cause

Expert campaign review and optimization, for free

Fundraising experts review your campaign and offer guidance for success before you launch

Professional campaign planning, for free

Personal meeting with a pro who will help you plan the perfect fundraiser

Predesigned campaign templates built into the app

Quick start campaigns with Instant Fundraiser Templates. Just pick one and go

Requires manual setup using available templates

Combine different campaign types in a single fundraiser

Combine any/all: Raffles, Auctions, Events & Ticketing, Sweepstakes, Crowdfunding, A-Thons, Store, Livestreaming

Selected activities (e.g., auctions, peer-to-peer) through Qgiv’s FundHub. Link multiple fundraising activities, but each activity retains its own separate page/interface

Livestreaming

Built-in Livestreaming with fundraising games and spotlights for instant donations

Integrations only with third-party platforms (YouTube Live, Facebook Live, etc.)

Peer-to-Peer with all types of fundraisers

Peer-to-Peer with Raffles, Events & Ticketing, Sweepstakes, A-Thons, Crowdfunding, Store, Livestream

Raffles and Sweepstakes are not directly integrated into the P2P module

Total Custom Branding

Extensive customization options for complete branding capabilities. Fully white-labeled and custom domains

Full feature access

Tiered by plan

Platform fees

Free Pricing: No platform fee; donors are prompted to leave optional tips

Flex Pricing: Platform fees apply based on campaign type:

2.9% for Events

2.9% for Online Store

4.9% for Auctions

4.9% for A-Thons & Crowdfunding

6.9% for Raffles & Sweepstakes

0% for Donation Pages

0% for Peer-to-Peer

0% for Livestreaming

This is in addition to processing fees of 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction or 1.9% + $0.30 for ACH transactions

Free Starter Package

Giving Essentials Package $25/MO

Text Fundraising Package $159/MO

Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Package $259/MO

Auctions Package $259/MO

This is in addition to processing fees of

3.95% + $0.30 per transaction

+1% for peer-to-peer transactions

+1% for American Express transactions (total ~4.95% + $0.30)

Donor Tipping

Optional tips can be disabled (flat-rate platform fee). Option to allow tipping and keep donor tips

No donor “tipping” model

Platform fee coverage options (when donor tipping is disabled)

Organizers can pay fee, ask donors to cover it, or charge a flat convenience fee

Organizers can pay fee, or have donors cover the fee. No convenience fee option 

Diverse payment options

Credit and debit cards, ACH Transfers, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal

Reviews

4.8 rating

4.7 rating

What the full table adds: RallyUp runs Raffles, Auctions, Galas & Events, Sweepstakes, Events & Ticketing, Crowdfunding, Peer-to-Peer, A-Thons, Store, Livestreaming and Donation Pages as full Components, and any of them can be combined inside a single fundraiser — one page, one URL, one checkout. Combining campaign types is how organizations raise 38% more, and Components can be added to a campaign that is already live without rebuilding it. Bloomerang Fundraising (formerly Qgiv) has no Sweepstakes and no standalone online store, crowdfunding exists only through peer-to-peer or event management, and raffles and sweepstakes are not integrated into its peer-to-peer module.

Free expert help is RallyUp-only in this comparison: experts plan the fundraiser with you on a call, build it for you, and review and optimize it before launch, all at no cost — and Power Preview lets you run real test card transactions through checkout before publishing, where Bloomerang Fundraising documents no test mode for its auction stack. Livestreaming is built into RallyUp with fundraising games and item spotlights, while Bloomerang Fundraising relies on third-party integrations such as YouTube Live and Facebook Live. On price, its packages step up from $0 Starter to $25, $159 and $259/month, plus 3.95% + $0.30 per transaction; RallyUp charges 2.9%–6.9% per Component with several Components at 0%, and no subscription.

vs. Qgiv

Final Takeaway

QGive is great for nonprofits looking for steady, structured growth. It starts free and adds features as you go…perfect if you’re okay with unlocking tools gradually.

RallyUp is for those ready to hit the ground running. You get every tool from day one: donations, ticketing, auctions, hybrid events, plus the flexibility to cover costs yourself or let donors pitch in. We’ll help you get set up, review your campaign, and even jump in if you need us. Our Create My Campaign service alone can save you over 10+ hours.

And don’t worry, RallyUp is super intuitive. You’ll feel confident using it right from the start.

Either way, you’re in good hands. But if you’re ready to sprint, not stroll, RallyUp’s at the starting line.

An easy to use high-performance leader. RallyUp is approved!

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What people say about RallyUp

Hosting our online auction on RallyUp was such a win! We were able to customize the platform to showcase not only the items up for auction but our cause and mission with ease and the customer service couldn’t be beat. We will definitely turn to RallyUp again in the future!

— Stephanie Paddock, Michael J. Fox Foundation

RallyUp is one of the most intuitive and easy sites I have had the pleasure of using. I couldn’t ask for a better experience!

Frequently asked questions

Is Bloomerang Fundraising (formerly Qgiv) free for nonprofits?

Only in the narrow sense that its Starter package costs $0/month. Every transaction still carries 3.95% + $0.30, rising to roughly 4.95% + $0.30 on American Express and with an extra 1% on peer-to-peer transactions, and the features most event fundraisers need are packaged: Text Fundraising is $159/month and Auctions is $259/month. RallyUp’s free plan has no platform fee and is funded by optional donor tips, and RallyUp Donation Pages charge no platform fee and ask donors for no tip at all. On RallyUp’s Flex plan you pay per Component instead, from 0% to 6.9%, with no subscription. See RallyUp pricing.

Can you run a raffle on Qgiv?

On Bloomerang Fundraising (formerly Qgiv), a raffle runs as a workaround: you clone an event form and sell the tickets as “packages,” and there is no dedicated 50/50 format, custom split, randomized in-platform draw or live prize total documented. RallyUp treats raffles as a first-class Component with Single-Prize, Multi-Prize, 50/50 and Enhanced 50/50 formats where you set your own split, such as 60/40. RallyUp draws the winner automatically inside the platform and displays the winner’s live prize total on the campaign page. Raffles are 6.9% on RallyUp’s Flex plan and free on the RallyUp free plan with optional donor tips.

How much does Qgiv auction software cost?

The Auctions capability on Bloomerang Fundraising (formerly Qgiv) is a separate $259/month package, on top of processing fees of 3.95% + $0.30 per transaction. RallyUp has no subscription and no auction package: auctions run at 4.9% on the Flex plan, with the platform fee capped at $100 per item no matter how high the winning bid goes. RallyUp also runs all three auction formats — online, silent and auctioneer-led live — and adds Paddle Raise+, Fund-a-Need and Live Display for the same event. Auction items can also sit in the same fundraiser as tickets, a store and a raffle.

Which is better for a gala, RallyUp or Bloomerang Fundraising?

RallyUp, if you care about what happens in the room. Bloomerang Fundraising (formerly Qgiv) supports live components, but bid tracking is manual — a staffer notes the winner and the winning bid and types it into checkout — and the FundHub Live room display requires the $159/month Text Fundraising plan. RallyUp runs auctioneer-led Live Auction, Paddle Raise+, Fund-a-Need and Live Display, and Event Balances puts every guest on one tab all night that settles with one charge. Ninety percent of those payments complete in under a minute and guests on automatic checkout spend zero minutes checking out.

Does Bloomerang Fundraising have livestreaming?

Not natively. Bloomerang Fundraising (formerly Qgiv) supports livestreaming only through integrations with third-party platforms such as YouTube Live and Facebook Live. RallyUp has Livestreaming built in as a Component, with fundraising games and item spotlights that prompt instant donations while the stream is running, and it carries a 0% platform fee on RallyUp’s Flex plan. Because it is a Component rather than an embed, a livestream can sit inside the same RallyUp fundraiser as a raffle, an auction or ticketing, sharing one page and one checkout.

What is the best Qgiv alternative for nonprofits?

For organizations that want the full range of fundraising formats without buying them a package at a time, RallyUp is the strongest alternative to Bloomerang Fundraising (formerly Qgiv), whose Auctions and Peer-to-Peer capabilities are $259/month each. RallyUp offers 12+ stackable Components — Raffles, Auctions, Galas & Events, Sweepstakes, Events & Ticketing, Crowdfunding, Peer-to-Peer, A-Thons, Store, Livestreaming and Donation Pages — with no subscription and no contract, and organizations that combine campaign types raise 38% more on average. RallyUp is rated 4.8/5 on G2 from 115 reviews, and its fundraising experts will build your first campaign for free.

RallyUp vs. Bloomerang Fundraising (formerly Qgiv)