Blackbaud CRM vs HubSpot Sales Hub comparison

Blackbaud and HubSpot are both solutions in the CRM category. Blackbaud is ranked #39 with an average rating of 8.0, while HubSpot is ranked #12 with an average rating of 8.1. Blackbaud holds a 0.3% mindshare in CRM, compared to HubSpot’s 0.8% mindshare. Additionally, 66% of Blackbaud users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 85% of HubSpot users who would recommend it.

Blackbaud CRM

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66% willing to recommend

HubSpot Sales Hub

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85% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Blackbaud CRM

Ranking in CRM

39th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

HubSpot Sales Hub

Ranking in CRM

12th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the CRM category, the mindshare of Blackbaud CRM is 0.3%, down from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HubSpot Sales Hub is 0.8%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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reviewer2596560

IT Specialist at a educational organization with 1-10 employees

Integrated profiles increase centralization and streamline donor management

We were using it for managing our donor database The solution provided an integrated profile, which was helpful for having everything together available in one place. One area of improvement is the UI and UX, which could be more upgraded. It looks a little dated compared to modern UI and UX, and…

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Gonçalo Teixeira

Business Development and Product Owner at wrightia

Offers better lead and opportunity management, improved forecasting, increased visibility, and time-saving benefits

The tool has improved my sales pipeline management. It allows me to track the progress of each sales cycle and receive alerts when a sales stage is ending, prompting me to take necessary actions. I can easily manage customer interactions, primarily through email, which are automatically associated with the corresponding lead or opportunity. This helps me forecast sales. Additionally, the tool offers other useful tools for marketing and email marketing activities. The most effective feature for email tracking is the integration that immediately captures customer replies and associates them with the customer's history. This allows easy access to all interactions via email without needing to search through emails. Additionally, integrating email signatures and managing multiple email accounts makes tracking and managing emails very convenient. The tool offers an easy overview of opportunities. The solution's reporting feature is easy to configure and manage. The value includes better lead and opportunity management, improved forecasting, increased visibility, and time-saving benefits.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"It was stable."

"HubSpot Sales Hub had a noticeable impact on the sales cycle length for our customers. Before focusing on the sales process, we implemented various versions, including support and payment management modules. The automation and improvements facilitated by HubSpot Sales Hub were evident, making it a valuable tool for driving positive transformations in our sales processes."

"I would say that there are two features that I found valuable. These two features are the solution's clean UI and ease of setup."

"HubSpot Sales Hub is useful for managing workflows."

"You can create the workflows and also the different dashboards that you can create. I find it really convenient to generate a lot of reports plus the different views to present the deals."

"I like the tool's flexibility. It allows us to customize our sales cycle approach. However, this flexibility can be challenging, as there are many options to consider."

"I found the interface to be modern and intuitive. It offers excellent documentation and guidance for effectively managing sales pipelines."

"It provides efficient business forecasts."

"The solution makes it easy for you to log in and manage your pipeline. So pipeline management is very easy and simple."

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Cons

"One area of improvement is the UI and UX, which could be more upgraded."

"There have been many instances where we later identified certain customers that should have been on our target list yet were not."

"The tool should add a prospect success feature. Some intelligence should be drawn from our activities and the data we're feeding to recommend the next action. Some AI enablement will help us take the next step for a particular prospect or recommend solutions to help with prospect conversion from an out-of-the-box perspective."

"There have been some challenges related to workflow customization and terminology."

"It would be good to be able to add AI and make it easier to integrate the tool with our day-to-day processes."

"The tool doesn't effectively summarize conversations and note-taking features. The solution needs to include predictive analytic capabilities. There is room for improvement in post-call functionalities. After a sales call, more can be done, such as providing detailed insights and better note-taking capabilities. An AI-enabled sales assistant feature would also be beneficial."

"The initial setup process is not very complicated."

"It would be good if there were sort of more templated processes offered by the tool since this is an area where the product has shortcomings."

"The tool should get better at catching leads. Currently, it works better on catching inbound leads. Whenever a person signs up on the website, HubSpot catches the lead and creates an account. However, it is not 100 percent accurate."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The tool's licensing offers value."

"The tool's licensing depends on factors like the number of contacts, users, and additional modules. But generally, it's feasible and accessible. A free license is also available, although it comes with limited features. Even the free license is cool to use."

"I rate the product price as seven on a scale of one to ten, where ten is the most expensive, and one is the least expensive."

"From a pricing point of view, it was 1,000 dollars per month. The solution was worth the money paid for it."

"The solution is very affordable from the perspective of the features."

"The solution is more on the cheaper side, but not the cheapest. I'd say it's somewhere in the middle. There are cheaper options like Zoho that provide many features at a lower price, but they're not as expensive as Salesforce or SAP."

"I rate the product's pricing a five out of ten. It becomes expensive when you add more features and users."

"HubSpot Sales Hub is priced reasonably. There are other solutions available that are affordable as compared to HubSpot Sales Hub. They are one of the market leaders, the price tag is good at this point."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

18%

Educational Organization

13%

Manufacturing Company

Retailer

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Blackbaud CRM?

I don't have pricing to compare against.

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What needs improvement with Blackbaud CRM?

One area of improvement is the UI and UX, which could be more upgraded. It looks a little dated compared to modern UI and UX, and there's potential for it to be more intuitive. Also, the ability to...

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What is your primary use case for Blackbaud CRM?

We were using it for managing our donor database.

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What do you like most about HubSpot Sales Hub?

It provides efficient business forecasts.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HubSpot Sales Hub?

The tool's licensing offers value.

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What needs improvement with HubSpot Sales Hub?

I think AI-driven features would be great. For example, if it could make recommendations and suggestions for each user, like when to reply or what to say, that would be a great asset in a CRM. This...

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Overview

Blackbaud CRM helps organizations by providing a complete supporter view and an organization-wide toolset for managing your constituent base. Blackbaud CRM brings industry-leading fundraising, online applications, actionable prospect research and analytics, and multichannel direct marketing together in one platform to enable an integrated view of the constituent experience across your organization. Blackbaud CRM features prospect research tools that enable your organization to build in-depth prospect profiles, including analytics offerings that provide guidance around a prospect's propensity to give. These tools allow you to prioritize donors and successfully move them through their donor lifecycle to a major gift.

Blackbaud

Powerful Sales Software That Grows With You
Track how deals are progressing, organize all sales activity in one place, and accelerate sales cycles to close more deals, faster.

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