--- title: "Eleo Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra" description: "Is Eleo the right Fundraising solution for you? Explore 172 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice." source_url: "https://www.capterra.com/p/157005/Eleo/reviews/" page_type: "reviews" language: "en" --- Eleo 4.9 (172) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/157005/Eleo/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated July 20th, 2026 # Reviews of Eleo Ease of use 4.8 Customer Service 4.9 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews KG Kathy G Director of OperationsNon-Profit Organization Management, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “Customer service is amazing, the support in their online library is extensive, and ELEO does everything we need it to do at a price we can afford. If you're shopping around for a CRM database, this is the one!“ August 1, 2024 ML Melissa L Membership and Outreach CoordinatorNon-Profit Organization Management, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “In the past I have had issues with forms not functioning during high traffic times like of #GivingTuesday and have chosen to use another provider for this day.“ October 2, 2025 ML Melissa L Membership and Outreach CoordinatorNon-Profit Organization Management, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “I use other tools in conjunction like excel, and InDesign which is really easy to do by downloading csv's from Eleo.“ October 2, 2025 WS Wayne S Foundation Development LeaderConsumer Services, 201 - 500 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “The system doesn't support our letterhead template. While I can write the letter, I need to adjust my process to create the final product.“ April 7, 2025 ML Melissa L Membership and Outreach CoordinatorNon-Profit Organization Management, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Eleo is hands down the best priced CRM and offers most of what the other CRMs offer at a quarter of the price.“ October 2, 2025 CT Christine T Volunteer role as Board PresidentNon-Profit Organization Management, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “The largest issue is that it is severely slow - like dial up in 1999 processing speed.“ September 15, 2024 JH June H Development and Grants ManagerNon-Profit Organization Management, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “Customer Service, Value for Money, Reporting, Easy of Use, Safe and Secure, and Organizes all Donor Information“ October 3, 2025 SP Suzanne P Business ManagerHealth, Wellness and Fitness, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “When manually entering new donations, it's a little cumbersome to have to search for the donor, open the donor record, then click on gifts, then add a gift. When I have a lot to enter, it's irritating. But I decided to just upload the new deposits. “ August 1, 2023 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 172 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Wayne J. Board member Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Good choice for small to medium organization." October 23, 2021 4.0 Pros Linking to Quickbooks saves a lot of time. Easy to send end-of-year IRS statements. Allows fund tracking. Cons Sometimes an exact match search doesn’t work, so you have to do a broader search and select the correct record to update. Switched from [Salesforce Sales Cloud](https://www.capterra.com/p/61368/Salesforce/) Salesforce was cumbersome and difficult for volunteers Review Source BK Beau K. Executive Director Mental Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great For Our Nonprofit!" December 6, 2024 5.0 I used to have Neon as our CRM. Unfortunately their software updates began counterproductive and the cost too high. Unfortunately, Neon required using their payment processing and their software updates seemed to be targeted for mid to large size nonprofits. Pros The customer services is so nice and easy to work with. Night and day compared to our last CRM. Cons Integrations can be challenging to execute. Alternatives considered [DonorPerfect](https://www.capterra.com/p/2698/DonorPerfect-Fundraising-Software/) Reason for choosing Eleo Cost because we are very small nonprofit Switched from [Neon CRM](https://www.capterra.com/p/102088/NeonCRM/) Cost and updated software became counterproductive Review Source BV Brandon V. Director of Operations Accounting Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Limited but happy user" March 19, 2019 3.0 Pros The flexibility in creating reports and other options. Cons From the limited features that I used, I don't have any negatives to mention. Review Source LH Libby H. Board member and volunteer Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Step Up with Eleo" November 6, 2024 5.0 Really helped our small non-profit “step up” from excel reports to a database environment. Easy to run letters, year end tax statements and top donor reports. Pros ELEO provides a ton of functionality and organization at an incredibly reasonable price for small to medium nonprofits. Their onboarding process to import all data was very comprehensive and there are many ways to customize the platform to make it easier to access and grow donor support. The best part is the email support - my specific queries have always received detailed instructions from the ELEO support team within hours. Cons Would love to be able to run a report on Monthly donors or be able to add our logo to templates. Alternatives considered [Microsoft Excel](https://www.capterra.com/p/176574/Excel/) Reason for choosing Eleo The Low monthly cost and simple to use and also let us run thank you letters Review Source CR Carla R. Community Engagement Volunteer Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Easy to Use, Full Featured, Inexpensive, and Great Customer Support!" June 9, 2023 5.0 Before Eleo we could not generate monthly thank you receipts, and we had to maintain a separate Excel spreadsheet of newsletter subscribers in order to email them through Mailchimp. Now we have one database that's easily filtered on gifts and donors so we can quickly generate thank you receipts, and email our subscribers. Their customer support team is very knowledgeable, kind, and patient, and also open to suggestions on how they can improve Eleo. We're astonished at how they can provide all of these features at such a reasonable price, and our donor base has been rapidly growing since standing up Eleo - thank you Eleo! Pros Eleo is very intuitive and easy to use. Initial set up and onboarding went smoothly with help from their awesome support team. I initially trained our admin, and moving forward, she has been able to figure things out on her own. We use Eleo's easy to create web forms for donating, contacting us, volunteer interest, and to subscribe to our newsletter. We record donations, reconcile them with Quickbooks, generate thank you receipts, and email subscribers through an integration with Mailchimp. We also find it very easy to generate reports on donors and gifts, which we use heavily for grant applications, budget planning, and financial reports. Recently, we used Eleo's event module to plan and organize our annual fundraising gala, and it was the most successful ever! Cons I had to do a minor workaround in the event module to organize entree choices. Alternatives considered [DonorSnap](https://www.capterra.com/p/97513/DonorSnap/)[Little Green Light](https://www.capterra.com/p/123954/Little-Green-Light/)[NationBuilder](https://www.capterra.com/p/130934/NationBuilder/) Reason for choosing Eleo Eleo was easy to use, and had all of the features we needed at the best price. Switched from [Method CRM](https://www.capterra.com/p/130389/Method-CRM/) Method was not suitable for donor management. We had to pay exorbitant fees for them to tailor the software for our needs. Review Source SK Susan K. Development-Communications Coordinator Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Eleo delivers lots of bang for very few bucks (i.e., a great price)!" March 23, 2022 5.0 Support is A+++. Kind, helpful, and knowledgeable. Be sure to take the Inside Eleo webinars to keep improving your ability to get the most out of Eleo. There is so much there! I like that each aspect of donor management (running a campaign, sending it out via email, entering or receiving online donations, and tracking the results) is covered by Eleo. One-Stop Shop! Pros Eleo handles all of our donor/constituent database needs. We track all donations, create campaigns, and create and track our fundraising events. We are able to integrate with Constant Contact for digital marketing to our contacts. I really like that you can see all of the Eleo components from the screen and the main Navigation bar. It is easy to see, learn, and understand all of these components. Cons Looking forward to additional features to be added, such as letterhead on Thank You letter templates and some report improvements. Eleo is always making improvements and encourages suggestions from users. Alternatives considered [NonProfitEasy](https://www.capterra.com/p/171851/Fundly/)[DonorPerfect](https://www.capterra.com/p/2698/DonorPerfect-Fundraising-Software/)[Bloomerang](https://www.capterra.com/p/131207/Bloomerang/) Reason for choosing Eleo The price and functionality. The wonderful customer support. Switched from [Blackbaud eTapestry](https://www.capterra.com/p/29170/eTapestry/) A Digital Marketing consultant recommended Eleo to us. We took the free demo, asked lots of questions, and found it to be a cost-effective solution for us. Review Source AA Alhassan A. Research Coordinator Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Eleo allows our 3-man Grants Team function like they're 20 members strong" July 19, 2021 5.0 Out of the 5 different donor management software we use across our organization, Eleo consistently ranks in the top 2 in terms of donor satisfaction with reports and communications from assigned team members. The online resources are also quite comprehensive and shortens our training times for volunteers during peak fundraising seasons. Pros The contact management system is really very responsive and comprehensive. Seamless flow of information throughout the system allows for real time updates of the activity history of each contact in our database. This makes it very easy to tailor outreach and relationship-nurturing efforts to each contact. Cons The pricing model could be broken down into several more subscription packages that allows more features the higher you go instead of just varying the number of records that can be processed per package type. For campaigns that yield much smaller individual contributions but not necessarily higher overall totals, this can be quite unbalanced. Alternatives considered [DonorSnap](https://www.capterra.com/p/97513/DonorSnap/)[DonorPerfect](https://www.capterra.com/p/2698/DonorPerfect-Fundraising-Software/) Reason for choosing Eleo The pricing was much better that some of the other alternatives Switched from [DonorSnap](https://www.capterra.com/p/97513/DonorSnap/)[DonorPerfect](https://www.capterra.com/p/2698/DonorPerfect-Fundraising-Software/) We kept experimenting with different tools for different campaigns, and Eleo made the cut because their demo sessions were quite instructive and informative. Review Source DH Denise H. Executive Director Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Graces of Gurley ELEO review" September 4, 2024 5.0 I have no complaints. Customer service has been great and very timely and ELEO does everything I need. Pros Ease of use, price, and customer support Cons I haven't had enough experience to say. So far everything has worked just as explained. Alternatives considered [DonorView](https://www.capterra.com/p/162375/DonorView/) Reason for choosing Eleo It had exactly what I needed and for a price I could afford as a nonprofit Review Source MA Marsha A. Program Director Government Administration Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Excellence!" May 10, 2019 5.0 We have been able to provide updated and real time reporting to both customers and funders. The software also allows us to ensure fairness in our job selection and placement processes as well as provides us with amazing payroll results and supports. As an agency we rely on the software and the providers over at CSS to make us successful and to date they have not disappointed. Pros The software has amazing usability and runs awesome reports. The ease in customizing it based on our needs makes it ones that makes it #1 in line with other competitors. We truly have no idea what we'd do without it. Cons We have no issues or complaints with the software. Alternatives considered [Auto Decision Platform](https://www.capterra.com/p/173166/ADP/) Reason for choosing Eleo Customization, amazing customer service, usability, reporting, on site assistance if needed Review Source Rachael D. Administrative Assistant Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Eleo has been wonderful!" May 19, 2020 5.0 We have really enjoyed it! Pros Eleo is really easy to use and the customer service is amazing! And you just can't beat the price! Cons The look is a little dated and some of the categorizing of things is not entirely intuitive. Switched from [Salesforce.org Nonprofit Cloud](https://www.capterra.com/p/265078/Salesforceorg-Nonprofit-Cloud/) Salesforce was too big and cumbersome for our small organization. Review Source DG Darlie G. Business Manager Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "One of the Best ever!" August 30, 2019 5.0 We've just subscribed to Eleo for almost a year now and so far, this is the best Donor Software I've ever used. I'm very satisfied of the prompt support and friendliness of the team and the design of the software itself for an everyday user like me. Pros Prompt customer support, affordable, user friendly, simple yet effective design for reporting. Cons I wish that in the future, they will integrate address updating. Reason for choosing Eleo n/a Review Source RD Richard D. Membership Chairperson Libraries Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Eleo is excellent" November 1, 2024 5.0 Use it for managing 600 memberships....Never a problem....best part is when you make a mistake it lets you know before you can proceed Pros EZ to use...EZ to update...has very cool self correcting feature that prevents me from making errors Cons Have not had any problems so far...sometimes there is a very short delay in processing info...but that is a rare occurrence Review Source DA Daun A. Community Outreach Coordinator Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Eleo was the answer to many prayers" November 1, 2022 5.0 Pros I love that Eleo is all inclusive. Their payment play is not based on how much you use it but how many contacts you have. Even though we fit in the lowest price point we still get all the amazing features. Plus Eleo is constantly sending out information on how to use their program. Its almost as if it is unlocking new features every month. It general Eleo is very user friendly and intuitive. Cons My one complaint if I had to have one is that couples are only listed by one person's name and then the other is listed as a spouse. \[SENSITIVE CONTENT\] are listed as \[SENSITIVE CONTENT\] and spouse \[SENSITIVE CONTENT\]. You can search \[SENSITIVE CONTENT\] profile will appear, but you won't see \[SENSITIVE CONTENT\] name until you open the donor profile. Reason for choosing Eleo Number one reason customer service and Eleo would grow with us while not costing us a small fortune. Review Source BP Bea P. Development Director Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Eleo - Just the Best" August 1, 2023 5.0 Simply sensational. Customer service is everything to me. And the Eleo team - from sales to support - has been supportive, caring, and dedicated to solving any issues I might have encountered. Pros I have been in fundraising more than 30 years and have used a variety of data base management programs. I have acquire "Professional User" status in one premier system and consider myself an expert on donor database management. I began using Eleo when I accepted this position and was immediately impressed with the ease with which I was able to learn the system, the basic functionalities and the interrelationships of the modules within the database. But far more importantly, Eleo is supported by a team of expert, caring professionals who go out of their way to help the User deal with issues, find solutions, and manage their data in the best possible manner to effectively execute fundraising plans. Every member of the Eleo support team has been fantastic, courteous, and helpful! Also, Eleo also offers webinars to assist their clients improve their fundraising skills and subsequently fundraising goals! Cons Every database has its limitations, but Eleo's team has worked diligently to assist me overcome any type of obstacle or data tracking impediment I might have encountered - even historical data issues. If anything, I would love to see the Tasks module broadened for increased use of tracking actions and next steps. Reason for choosing Eleo Ease of use and cost-effective. Review Source MK Michael K. CEO Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Does exactly what it says and exactly what we need" October 3, 2023 5.0 Eleo is not only a great piece of software and capabilities but every time I call I get to talk to a live person that listens and addresses my needs. Even the ones I should have addressed myself with their awesome online help section. Pros Everything was very simple and easy to get started including the option for historical data to be loaded in. Eleo has so much more to offer as we grow and expand the mission and we have only scratched the surface with over 10k donors in our system. Cons Nothing truly makes me think about not liking anything in Eleo. It is an awesome product. Review Source IF Ivy F. President Management Consulting Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great Quality at Reasonable Price" May 5, 2022 5.0 I have been extremely pleased with Eleo's functionality and the level of customer service that the company provides. Their representatives are courteous, knowledgeable and friendly. Pros Eleo is easy to use, easy to learn, and easy to integrate with your communications and finance functions. It is always hard to train staff to use new software and to use it effectively, but Eleo's ease of use makes navigating through the program a piece of cake. Cons It would be great if Eleo could integrate with additional merchant services. I'd also like to see more defined user roles- ie- for those organizations who use Eleo for grant tracking it would be great to be able to limit users to viewing only the grants they track. Reason for choosing Eleo While the functionality of Eleo can't be beat for small to mid-size nonprofits, the price for the service is a huge plus. Review Source LD Leta D. Development Coordinator Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Our first donor management software" March 9, 2022 5.0 Prior to using Eleo, we had been using basic spreadsheets for donor management and tracking. Eleo has allowed us to manage all donor information in one place and further map out a strategic plan for fundraising. Pros I absolutely love all the capabilities Eleo has for organizing data and customization. Being able to input our own campaigns, appeals, and funds allows us to use Eleo's features to fit our specific needs. The customer service is impeccable and I appreciate how quick and easy it is to get assistance when needed. Cons We have yet to encounter and issue with Eleo! My only "complaint" would be that the system can run a bit slowly at times, but I imagine this is to be expected with any software with a high volume of data, not necessarily just Eleo. Other than that, I have no complaints about the software or our experience. Review Source KB Kaleitha B. Development Director Civic & Social Organization Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "A great CRM system!" February 11, 2021 5.0 The Eleo support staff is responsive, patient, and knowledgeable throughout the data migration process and beyond. They are always available to answer any questions and direct us to further resources or free personal training sessions if necessary. Eleo also offers occasional webinars to break down various aspects of the system. These Inside Eleo webinars are invaluable with clear and easy to follow presenters and information. The sessions are recorded which makes it great for revisiting when needed. Pros The system is very easy to navigate and use. It encompasses all the types of data that we were looking to manage, including donors, gifts, grants, events, volunteers, and members. The migration process was simple and overseen by an Eleo support person at no cost. This person was very attentive and patient along the way as we prepared our data for import. The system is easy to customize to fit the needs of our agency and we have added several fields to capture exactly the data that we want. The company is also open to suggestions for features we would like to see added to the system. Cons So far we have found nothing that we dislike. We are still fairly new to the system. Reason for choosing Eleo The Eleo system seemed to host the greatest number of records for the best price while still offering all the aspects we were looking for in a system (grants, gifts, events, etc.). It integrates with other software we use such as PayPal, QuickBooks, and MailChimp. Eleo also offered an Opportunity Grant to allow more non-profits access to donor management systems. This really spoke to us and seemed very much in line with the work we do in the community. Review Source JG Jerome G. Development Director Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great Value Great Product" July 28, 2022 5.0 Nothing but positive, easy to use and support is easy and friendly. Pros Eleo was easy to implement and use daily. Your daily tasks such as gift entry, thank you letters, reports, and list creation is complete with a few clicks. Cons A have nothing negative to say. It works well for us! Alternatives considered [DonorPerfect](https://www.capterra.com/p/2698/DonorPerfect-Fundraising-Software/)[Sumac](https://www.capterra.com/p/144095/Sumac/) Reason for choosing Eleo Price, customer service, ease of use. Switched from [Sumac](https://www.capterra.com/p/144095/Sumac/) Price, customer services, ease of use. Review Source BD Beth D. Volunteer Coordinator Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best Product and 5 Star Customer Service" March 25, 2020 5.0 We love dealing with the people at ELEO! Pros ELEO Online Donor Management is the best. It has enabled us to find numerous volunteers for our organization. It is easy to create links that are easily added to emails, Facebook and our website to help us collect and document our donations, not to mention having reports available at a moments notice.We love being able to make notes about donors to help us remember relationships and other crucial bits of information. But the best thing is the Customer Service! They are always knowledgeable and answer the phones with smiles on. They are always able to help me to answer any questions that I might have. Cons There is nothing I can think of. I do, however, know the people there are constantly working to make ELEO better every day. Review Source KC Kim C. Office Manager Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Easy peasy!" August 20, 2019 4.0 Growing our database of contacts and donors has really been a breeze with Eleo. I especially like the ease of operation all around. Pros I love that it easily grows as our organization expands. Creating reports is much quicker than other programs I've used at other non-profits I've worked for. It is a great that I can just search the library for a quick tutorial when I need to learn more of the functionality. Cons Sometimes it takes longer than I would like while waiting for an answer from the help desk. Also I had an experience with combining a duplicate donor. One of the contacts had more info than the other. I thought that when I combined them that Eleo would automatically keep the one with the most information (donations listed) but it kept the one without the needed info and I had to re-create the donaions.That being said, the customer service is always professional and courteous. I do appreciate that. Review Source PZ Pat Z. Executive Director Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "eleo is perfect for small Non-Profits" October 2, 2023 5.0 An overall excellent experience. the suppor tdepartment is timely, helpful and provides results. Pros Customer support is excellent. eleo was relativley easy to set up in the beginning and it is easy to use on a daily basis. Cons Ability to devleop a couple of reports I would like to have, but support has been able to produce them for me. Reason for choosing Eleo Ease of use, support, cost Review Source CM Carolee M. Grants Writer Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Eleo is flexible and feature-rich, an incredible value, and the support team is top-notch." February 27, 2018 5.0 Highly improved, more efficient and accurate data capture; reduced data management redundancies; better dashboard control over donations, fundraising and grants; easy data filtering and reporting to meet a variety of existing and emerging business purposes. Pros The software is easy to use to support data capture and reporting according to our organization's specific needs. The filtering and sorting aspects of Eleo let us easily work with different segments of our population of supporters, from individual to corporate donors, to event sponsors, to grant-makers...and more. Eleo works very well at a great price for our donations/donors and fundraising operations. The relatively new grants module adds unparalleled value to the Eleo software. The support team is professional, responsive, skilled, responsive and pleasant to work with. The overall value is outstanding. Cons Eleo is so function- and feature-rich that it is was challenging to learn from the general trainings how to use all of it optimally for our unique needs and goals. Nonetheless, the Eleo support team was highly responsive to all of our questions and helped us quickly learn how to use Eleo to best serve our organization's needs. Review Source Karla T. Co-Founder & Principal Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Eleo has been a super helpful tool to me as a volunteer membership chair of a not for profit." February 24, 2018 5.0 Pros Easy to navigate and export reports. Integrates with ConstantContact Integrates with QuickBooks Offers a less expensive and secure alternative to Paypal. Cons As with many software packages, it categorizes members by individuals and not also corporate with multiple individuals from the same organization. When we push the corporate member category, we'll continue to work with individuals and discount accordingly. Will also explore integrating into our website, i.e., for Board and member profiles automatically extracted from Eleo. This could easily shift to the "pro" column after consulting with Eleo and our web coder. Review Source KO Kittson O. Artistic Director Performing Arts Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Small Theater Company use" December 7, 2021 4.0 It has really improved out individual donor management. Our individual fund raising is much higher this year and a lot of that is due to the specificity of our asks. We could not have done that without this easy to use software. Pros integrates with our email platform and on-line giving. Also has an easy platform for making reservations for events which makes it easy to follow up with supporters. Also the customer support is personal and thorough!!! Cons Web pages are very basic looking. It would be great to have more variety in their design. But overall we have no complaints. Reason for choosing Eleo Eleo is the BEST value for money and had the best customwer support, which is VERY important to us. Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.