CiviCRM
The facts below are what the maker publishes about CiviCRM, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From CiviCRM's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| CiviCRM (self-hosted) | Free | Self-hosted; requires technical skill · Free to download, use and share |
| Spark Starter | $15 a month | Unlimited users · Up to 5,000 contacts · Most CiviCRM components · CiviMail · Per Month |
| Spark Essentials | $30 a month | Everything in Starter · Mosaico HTML emails · Up to 10,000 emails · Per Month |
| Spark Pro | $50 a month | Additional extensions · Up to 10,000 contacts · Up to 50,000 emails · Custom domain · Per Month |
The facts
Each one read from CiviCRM's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audience
- Spark is intended for small to medium-sized organizations that are new to CRM or want to control their data and systems.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Communications
- CiviMail supports targeted and personalized bulk emails, including rich HTML and text-only messages for Pro subscribers on Spark.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Email sync
- Nochecked 23 Sep 2026
- Events
- Its event tools support registrations, configurable participant information, pricing, and automated communications.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Extensibility
- Community-created installable extensions add functionality, with CMS-specific directories for Backdrop, Drupal, Joomla, and WordPress.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Fundraising
- CiviCRM supports contribution forms, recurring contributions, and donation management.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The official integrations showcase lists payment and communication services including Stripe, PayPal, Mailchimp, Twilio, and QuickBooks, and CMS integrations including Drupal, Backdrop, WordPress, and Joomla.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- CiviCRM 2.x and later is licensed under GNU AGPL 3 with a CiviCRM Licensing Exception.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Memberships
- CiviMember supports membership management, flexible price sets, membership rules, and automated communications.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Open source
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
- Privacy and control
- CiviCRM says users control their data and system, and its project page describes privacy as a core value.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- CiviCRM is a web-based, customizable open-source CRM for nonprofit and civic-sector organizations.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Reporting
- SearchKit supports complex searches and actions on search results, while Form Builder integrates with SearchKit; both are described as still evolving and not yet feature complete.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security
- CiviCRM publishes security advisories and provides instructions for subscribing to security notices and reporting suspected issues.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Spark limits
- Spark supports up to 5,000 contacts and 10,000 emails per month at its entry level, does not include a website CMS, and does not support every CiviCRM extension.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- Support options include documentation, Stack Exchange, community chat, events, release notes, bug reporting, and professional consulting.checked 12 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2005checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
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