Best Political Campaign Management Software

NationBuilder is a website, CRM, email, donation, and field system in one place, and that breadth is why it fits most small and mid-size campaigns. Starter costs $34 a month, with an combined people database starting at 500 contacts and up to 5,000 contacts, plus a website, email blasts, and payment processing. Pro costs $160 a month, with a database starting at 500 contacts and up to 10,000 contacts, plus membership management, drip email automations, A/B testing, custom fields, address geocoding, turf cutting, walk and call sheets, autodistricting, and precinct point people.

• Enterprise pricing is custom, with a custom database capacity and unlimited email sends.
• An extra website costs $9 a month, ActionButton Plus costs $49 a month, a customisation pack costs $29 a month, a membership pack costs $39 a month, a
• Use NationBuilder when you want one system for the website, the list, and the field plan, and move to Pro when you need turf cutting and walk sheets.

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NGP VAN, now part of Bonterra, is the system most Democratic campaigns use for voter contact, fundraising, and compliance. VoteBuilder is the version each state Democratic party gives to its candidates, and it holds the voter file, vote history, and contact records for the district. MiniVAN is the mobile canvassing app that canvassers use to walk a list, record answers at the door, and sync the results back to VAN.

• The system also covers virtual phone banks, fundraising, and campaign finance compliance, so a team can run field, phones, and money from the same vot
• The trade-off is access and cost.
• NGP VAN does not list a price on its official site, and most campaigns get access through the state party or a coordinated campaign, not through a sel
• Use NGP VAN when your party, your voter file, and your walk lists already live in VAN, and ask your state party data director for the rate card for yo

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Ecanvasser is a canvassing platform built for door-to-door teams, first for political campaigns and now for other field teams as well. Core costs $99 a month, with a database of 2,500 to 50,000 contacts, unlimited users, offline mode, and a 7-day trial. Pro costs $599 a month, with a database of 100,000 to 250,000 contacts, plus API access and real-time field tracking.

• Enterprise starts from $10,500 a year, with a 12-month minimum and a custom database.
• The unlimited user model is the key number.
• A 30-person team on Core costs $99 a month flat, while a per-seat system would charge for each of the 30 people.
• The gap between Core at $99 a month and Pro at $599 a month is steep, and real-time tracking costs $99 a month extra on Core, so a team that needs liv

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CallHub is a calling, texting, voice broadcast, and email platform that charges by use, not by seat. Essentials has no base fee, with calling at $0.045 per dial, texting at $0.019 per SMS segment, MMS at $0.048 per message, voice broadcast at $0.046 per minute, and inbound calling at $0.026 per minute. Inbound SMS is free, and Essentials gives $6 in free credits to start.

• Essentials caps contacts at 10,000, and Scale has unlimited contacts, with discounted rates quoted on a call and a $2,500 minimum commitment.
• The volume math is the part to run before you buy.
• Five agents making 200 dials a day for 30 days make 30,000 dials, and calling alone costs $1,350 at $0.045 per dial.
• Use CallHub when you need a phone bank for a short, intense period, and use Scale when your volume is high enough to earn the discount.

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Qomon is a supporter activation platform used by more than 1,500 organisations in 70 countries, and it is built for campaigns, advocacy groups, and nonprofits that need to turn a contact list into volunteers who show up. The entry price is $39 a month, billed monthly or annually, with different plans depending on the needs of the organisation. The platform covers contact management, canvassing, phone banking, events, volunteer management, mapping, and fundraising management, so a small team can run field and volunteer work without buying a separate tool for each job.

• The limit is transparency on higher plans: the entry price is clear, but the cost for a large team or a large contact list is quoted by need.
• Use Qomon when you have a small budget, a volunteer-led field plan, and a need for one app that covers canvassing, calling, and events.

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ActBlue is the online fundraising platform for Democratic candidates, progressive causes, and 501(c)(4) groups, with AB Charities as a separate entity for 501(c)(3) nonprofits. The pricing is simple: a 3.95 percent processing fee on each contribution, with no monthly fee, no setup fee, and no platform fee on top. On a $100 contribution, $3.95 goes to ActBlue and $96.05 goes to the group.

• Raise by ActBlue, built for state and local campaigns raising under $25,000, costs 3.5 percent per transaction.
• The limit is eligibility.
• ActBlue serves eligible federal, state, and local Democratic and progressive candidates, political organisations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofits, so a nonpa
• Some state and local campaigns may need a merchant account, and those accounts use a different fee of 3.7 percent plus $0.23 per transaction.

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Anedot is a nonpartisan fundraising platform for churches, political campaigns, ministries, schools, and nonprofits, with no monthly fee and no setup fee. Organisations only pay processing costs. For 501(c)(3) accounts, the cost is 3.3 percent plus $0.30 per transaction for cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and PayPal.

• For standard accounts, including campaigns and 501(c)(4) groups, the cost is 4.0 percent plus $0.30 per transaction for cards, ACH, Apple Pay, Google
• On a $100 gift on a standard account, the fee is $4.30 and the group keeps $95.70.
• Anedot gives unlimited team members, unlimited donation pages, and recurring giving, with a Donor Covers Fees option.

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Aristotle Campaign Manager is the campaign system from Aristotle International, a company founded in 1982 that works with campaigns around the world. The system covers voter data, campaign management, fundraising, compliance, and outreach, with tools for canvassing, phone banking, and get-out-the-vote work. Aristotle states that support is complementary and available at any time of day or night, on weekends and holidays.

• The cost is not listed on the official site, so we write quote only for this item.

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