--- description: Learn more about Beacon pricing, benefits, and disadvantages for your business in Canada. Read verified software reviews and find tools that fit your business needs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: Beacon Pricing, Reviews & Features - Capterra Canada 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Nonprofit CRM Software](/directory/31515/nonprofit-crm/software) > [Beacon](/software/190441/beacon) # Beacon Canonical: https://www.capterra.ca/software/190441/beacon Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.ca/software/190441/beacon?page=2) > Easy to use, jargon free, modern CRM where your data lives securely in the cloud. Flexible enough for anything. No developers required. > > Verdict: Rated **4.9/5** by 32 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses Beacon? Beacon is built for charities who want to do great things with data. We help charities large and small achieve more with a modern database that's flexible enough to meet the needs of any nonprofit. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.9/5** | 32 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support Software | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 100% | (10/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Beacon Apps - **Location**: London, UK - **Founded**: 2017 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: £30.00 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Pricing is based on the number of contacts that you need to store and the features that you need, with three distinct plans (Starter, Professional, and Premium) covering all budgets for small to medium sized charities. - **Target Audience**: 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United Kingdom, United States ## Features - Alumni Management Software - CRM Software - Campaign Management Software - Contact Management Software - Donor Management - Email Marketing Software - Event Management Software - Forms Management - Fundraising Management - Grant Management Software - Membership Management Software - Mobile Giving - Online Giving - Payment Processing Software - Pledge Management - Receipt Management - Recurring Giving - Reporting & Statistics - Volunteer Management Software ## Integrations (13 total) - CharityCheckout - Dotdigital - Gmail - GoCardless - Google Analytics 360 - JustGiving from Blackbaud - Mailchimp - Meta for Business - PayPal - PayPal Point of Sale - Stripe - Xero - Zapier ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base Software - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Nonprofit CRM Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/31515/nonprofit-crm/software) ## Related Categories - [Nonprofit CRM Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/31515/nonprofit-crm/software) - [Fundraising Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/20047/fundraising/software) - [Donation Management Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/30548/donation-management/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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The navigation is simple and straight forward and the flexibility of the system can suit as bespoke need. > > **Cons**: The excellent customer support team means that any small con is quickly dealt with. Beacon developers are constantly approving the system and actively set out to listen to users recommendations when rolling out updates and improvements. > > With Beacon we’ve simplified our entire process for handling donations. Beacon automates everything - from taking donations via an easy to build \& integrate 'drag and drop' donation form builder (that's easily associated with the leading payment portals - Stripe, PayPal etc) to acknowledging donors / staff immediately via custom notification templates. The admin heavy task of a Gift Aid submission has been cut dramatically with a built-in Gift Aid tracker. Reports are submitted directly to HMRC from with the Beacon portal without any spreadsheet in sight. ----- ### "Beacon CRM" — 5.0/5 > **Jane** | *July 12, 2021* | Fund-Raising | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: We started using Beacon nearly 12 months ago and it has been a complete game changer for our medium sized charity. It can do so much that our previous CRM could never have done. It is very intuative and easy to navigate which is a real positive, it is like one of the team\! It works out much cheaper than other CRMs we looked at because we have a small team of users. We can take payments through an embedded form on our website which is then recorded directly into Beacon, something we had to do manually previously saving so much time and resource. Event ticketing is a new feature which is also really useful. The Beacon support is so good, they are always on hand to answer queries and help with any problems. > > **Cons**: Beacon does not have an auto address fill function so our analytics for demographic are not very precise. However if you need something that Beacon does not currently provide then just ask their support team. This particular problem will be short lived as Beacon are now working on an automated system for inputting addresses so this should be up and running very soon. We have also had some teething problems with duplicate records but I believe this would be a problem for every CRM and after a bit of training and input from the support team this is much improved over time. > > We have the ability now to record a lot more donor information. We can now tag our donors to learn more about their journey and what interests they have. We could not manage without it now, I really don't know how we coped before Beacon it has just made life much easier and accessible. ----- ### "Big Change - Beacon Review" — 4.0/5 > **Sarina** | *August 21, 2019* | Nonprofit Organization Management | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: - We like that the platform was built specifically for non-profits and with smaller teams in mind - Beacon is customisable and is super easy to build and great for a team with limited resources - With Beacon being an innovative and agile product we've been able to build the product around what we need so it's fit for purpose, rather than trying to make something that already exists fit to our needs. > > **Cons**: - With the product being so new there have been some teething problems and barriers where critical functionalities are not yet built, such as integration to gmail and calendar. ----- ### "Highly recommended, personal service" — 4.0/5 > **Ruth** | *August 27, 2019* | Philanthropy | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: The software is extremely user-friendly; my colleagues found it very easy to take over and populate. It's very easy to edit, giving a fantastic degree of flexibility (something we need due to the nature of our beneficiaries). However, the absolute best thing so far has been the fantastic and personal customer service. > > **Cons**: It would be great if it had a ticketing function. > > This is an excellent product from a fantastic company with unparalleled user experience. ----- ### "I am totally in love with Beacon" — 5.0/5 > **Dianne** | *November 3, 2022* | Philanthropy | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Easy to use once basics are grasped and is backed up by brilliant customer service. So many features, so versatile, so easy to customise. The more I find out about it, the more efficient we are able to make our business processes > > **Cons**: It would just be lovely to have forms that allowed donations to be made to different fundraisers for the same event. Then we could do away with third party giving platforms and their fees, the need for double checking etc and just deal with Beacon > > Excellent experience. Greatly adding to our efficiency as we automate more processes. ----- Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.ca/software/190441/beacon?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.ca/software/190441/beacon) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | it | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data