Neon CRM vs.
Sponsor A Purpose
Discover why nonprofits choose Sponsor A Purpose
A Neon CRM alternative without revenue-based pricing
Neon CRM prices its plans by your organization's revenue, starting at $99 a month, then adds separate percentage-based fees for memberships, events, and volunteer modules on top of that base subscription. Sponsor A Purpose charges nothing per month for the CRM, donations, forms and reporting, so growing your revenue does not grow your software bill. The reason nonprofits look at Neon CRM alternatives is usually the shape of the bill: the price rises with your revenue, and volunteers and events are modules priced as a percentage of it.
What SAPu offers
One flat price: free
CRM, donations, and volunteer management included from day one
Pricing that doesn't punish growth
Raising more doesn't move you into a more expensive tier
Room to grow
Website, Google Ad Grants, and consulting available as you scale
It replaces your whole stack, not just Neon CRM
A CRM here, a donation form there, email somewhere else. Sponsor A Purpose brings all of it into one connected platform.
Cost and what you get free
Neon CRM prices in revenue-based tiers from $99 to $409 a month, then charges for modules on top: volunteers add about 10% of your subscription, events about 20%. Sponsor A Purpose charges nothing per month for the CRM, publishes its processing rate, and caps neither contacts nor staff users.
| Feature | Sponsor A Purpose | Neon CRM |
|---|---|---|
| Free core CRM | Sponsor A Purpose: yes | Neon CRM: no |
| No monthly subscription on the free tier | Sponsor A Purpose: yes | Neon CRM: no |
| Published processing rates | Sponsor A Purpose: yes | Neon CRM: no |
| Unlimited contacts | Sponsor A Purpose: yes | Neon CRM: yes |
| Unlimited staff users | Sponsor A Purpose: yes | Neon CRM: yes |
Donor CRM
Neon is a capable CRM and this is even ground: donor records, reporting and dashboards, stewardship journeys and donor scoring all run on both. Their wealth screening for major gift prospects is a capability we do not offer.
| Feature | Sponsor A Purpose | Neon CRM |
|---|---|---|
| Donor records with full giving history | Sponsor A Purpose: yes | Neon CRM: yes |
| Reporting and dashboards | Sponsor A Purpose: yes | Neon CRM: yes |
| Stewardship journeys | Sponsor A Purpose: yes | Neon CRM: yes |
| Giving metrics and donor scoring | Sponsor A Purpose: yes | Neon CRM: yes |
| Wealth screening for major gift prospects | Sponsor A Purpose: no | Neon CRM: yes |
Giving and payments
DAF giving inside the donation widget runs on both platforms.
| Feature | Sponsor A Purpose | Neon CRM |
|---|---|---|
| DAF giving built into the widget | Sponsor A Purpose: yes | Neon CRM: yes |
Communication and automation
Automated workflows and email campaigns run on both. Neon adds text messaging to supporters, which we do not offer.
| Feature | Sponsor A Purpose | Neon CRM |
|---|---|---|
| Automated workflows | Sponsor A Purpose: yes | Neon CRM: yes |
| Email campaigns | Sponsor A Purpose: yes | Neon CRM: yes |
| Text messaging to supporters | Sponsor A Purpose: no | Neon CRM: yes |
Grants
Both platforms manage grants. Grant discovery on IRS 990 funder filings and AI-assisted writing are ours, priced as an add-on.
| Feature | Sponsor A Purpose | Neon CRM |
|---|---|---|
| Grant management | Sponsor A Purpose: yes | Neon CRM: yes |
| Grant discovery on IRS 990 data | Sponsor A Purpose: yes | Neon CRM: no |
| AI grant writing | Sponsor A Purpose: yes | Neon CRM: no |
Volunteers
Both platforms manage volunteers. The difference is how it is priced: Neon's volunteer module costs roughly 10% of your subscription, so it rises as your revenue does, where ours is a flat $29 a month.
| Feature | Sponsor A Purpose | Neon CRM |
|---|---|---|
| Volunteer management | Sponsor A Purpose: yes | Neon CRM: yes |
Services and support
Both are nonprofit-only with well-regarded support, and both offer websites. Neon Websites is a separate add-on at $69 to $89 a month; ours is a design, build and hosting service. Appointment scheduling is ours.
| Feature | Sponsor A Purpose | Neon CRM |
|---|---|---|
| Appointment scheduling | Sponsor A Purpose: yes | Neon CRM: no |
| Website design and hosting (service) | Sponsor A Purpose: yes | Neon CRM: yes |
| Nonprofit-only focus | Sponsor A Purpose: yes | Neon CRM: yes |
Sponsor A Purpose vs. Neon CRM: common questions
One flat platform, no revenue-based tiers
Neon CRM starts at $99 a month and charges extra for memberships, events and volunteers. Sponsor A Purpose includes the CRM, donations, forms and reporting at no monthly cost, with volunteers included rather than a module.