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Blackbaud CRM vs HubSpot CRM comparison

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

Categories and Ranking

Blackbaud CRM
Ranking in CRM
32nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
HubSpot CRM
Ranking in CRM
7th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
51
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the CRM category, the mindshare of Blackbaud CRM is 0.6%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HubSpot CRM is 1.4%, down from 1.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
CRM Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
HubSpot CRM1.4%
Blackbaud CRM0.6%
Other98.0%
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Featured Reviews

reviewer2596560 - PeerSpot reviewer
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…
Sadiq H - PeerSpot reviewer
Campaign Specialist at a outsourcing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Automation and integrated analytics have transformed how my team manages campaigns and deals
There are a couple of things which I would improve in HubSpot CRM. There are limitations with user limitations. I would want a feature where certain users do not need to export data and I want to be notified if anyone is exporting. That feature exists for a certain number of users, but it should also apply to lower-level users who should be notified as well. Second, the analysis and insights need to be provided on a weekly basis. For example, I would want to see that in this week we sent an email to a certain number of prospects, information about which was my highest open rate email campaign and which was my lowest engagement campaign, and insights from HubSpot AI that can be utilized. I would want to know which subject lines we gathered that received more attention as a form of data analytics information. Additionally, if I have one hundred contacts today and a couple of them are not active, for example, if eighty contacts are active and twenty contacts have never opened my email, I would want to trash them because they are not engaging. That kind of information would be very useful.

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."
"The solution's greatest value lies in its online capability in terms of web content creation."
"When we cannot dedicate a lot of time to each of these, in terms of research and support, it helps us automate some small things and provides opportunities."
"Ease of use is the most essential feature for us. HubSpot is intuitive, so you can learn everything just by exploring and trying it out yourself. The user interface is straightforward, and it's easy to pick that up."
"The most valuable feature for me is when I encounter a company or a person, I can drop in their URL, and it pre-populates various details like address information and other contacts they might have."
"The feature that I find valuable is the customer 360-degree view and the marketing automation."
"The solution's most valuable features stem mostly from the sequencing of marketing automation."
"The best thing about HubSpot is its clear workflow. Anyone can understand the flows of your contacts, your emails, their delivery dates, and the reasons behind their movements."
"It is quite customizable if I know what I am doing."
 

Cons

"One area of improvement is the UI and UX, which could be more upgraded."
"The solution's email capabilities could be improved."
"HubSpot CRM integrations could be improved."
"The solution's email capabilities could be improved. While these do exist, there are other platforms which offer much more robust capabilities when it comes to emailing."
"The only thing that was tough was that the functionality was very dependent on the licensing level. So there were many things I wanted to do, but then I'd have to add on different licenses or purchase different add-ons."
"It will make it easier for us to automate if HubSpot would put in a little bit of work on the properties."
"This solution could be improved if it offered more opportunity to customize how it is used, including adding different rules."
"All the features of HubSpot CRM are not buddled together, you need to purchase different modules to have a complete solution."
"HubSpot CRM should include better scanning of business cards and getting content in."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

Information not available
"There is a cost for the solution. However, I am not aware of the price."
"We use a paid version of Hubspot and we have an annual license."
"If one is a low price and ten is a high price, I rate the pricing as a five. HubSpot CRM is much more expensive than Salesforce. My company probably pays around 40 USD per user monthly."
"There are a few licensing payment models, such as annual or monthly. The solution is modular, which means that if you need a specific capability or function within the organization, you can purchase it specifically and you don't have to purchase something that is only utilized by 20 percent of the organization."
"Pricing is based on the number of users."
"The cost of HubSpot CRM is less than the cost of Freshsales."
"The pricing is reasonable."
"I do not recall the particulars of the licensing fees."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
16%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
University
9%
Construction Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business41
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise9
 

Questions from the Community

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...
What is your primary use case for Blackbaud CRM?
We were using it for managing our donor database.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HubSpot CRM?
The cost is about the same price, currently charged monthly.
What is your primary use case for HubSpot CRM?
I would describe my main use case as evaluating a couple of tools and CRMs. We found HubSpot CRM very useful in terms of ease of use, automation, setting up the user journey, and database managemen...
What advice do you have for others considering HubSpot CRM?
HubSpot CRM is only available on cloud. HubSpot CRM doesn't support on-premises or hybrid deployment. On a scale of 1-10, this solution is rated as 7.
 

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