On the recordRead 12 Oct 202619 facts
CiviCRM
CiviCRM · California, United States · founded 2005
Plans and prices
CiviCRM (self-hosted)
Free
Self-hosted; requires technical skill
Read 12 Oct 2026 · civicrm.org
Spark Starter
$15a month
Unlimited users · Up to 5,000 contacts · Most CiviCRM components · CiviMail
Read 12 Oct 2026 · civicrm.com
Spark Essentials
$30a month
Everything in Starter · Mosaico HTML emails · Up to 10,000 emails
Read 12 Oct 2026 · civicrm.com
Spark Pro
$50a month
Additional extensions · Up to 10,000 contacts · Up to 50,000 emails · Custom domain
Read 12 Oct 2026 · civicrm.com
On the record
- Audience
- Spark is intended for small to medium-sized organizations that are new to CRM or want to control their data and systems.civicrm.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Communications
- CiviMail supports targeted and personalized bulk emails, including rich HTML and text-only messages for Pro subscribers on Spark.civicrm.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Email sync
- Nocivicrm.org · read 23 Sep 2026
- Events
- Its event tools support registrations, configurable participant information, pricing, and automated communications.civicrm.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Extensibility
- Community-created installable extensions add functionality, with CMS-specific directories for Backdrop, Drupal, Joomla, and WordPress.civicrm.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Fundraising
- CiviCRM supports contribution forms, recurring contributions, and donation management.civicrm.com · read 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.civicrm.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- License
- CiviCRM 2.x and later is licensed under GNU AGPL 3 with a CiviCRM Licensing Exception.civicrm.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Memberships
- CiviMember supports membership management, flexible price sets, membership rules, and automated communications.civicrm.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Open source
- Yescivicrm.org · read 23 Sep 2026
- Privacy and control
- CiviCRM says users control their data and system, and its project page describes privacy as a core value.civicrm.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- CiviCRM is a web-based, customizable open-source CRM for nonprofit and civic-sector organizations.civicrm.org · read 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.civicrm.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Security
- CiviCRM publishes security advisories and provides instructions for subscribing to security notices and reporting suspected issues.civicrm.org · read 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.civicrm.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- Support options include documentation, Stack Exchange, community chat, events, release notes, bug reporting, and professional consulting.civicrm.org · read 12 Oct 2026