ActBlue 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

ActBlue

2.5

(37)

Pricing

Pricing available upon request

About ActBlue

Trusted by grassroots organizations, ActBlue is a free online fundraising solution that utilizes a single-click payment system and customizable branded forms to create online donation pages. With ActBlue's payment system, ActBlue Express Lane, organizations can easily embed links to fundraising emails, enabling higher conversion rates. For ongoing support, ActBlue provides a customer service team that handles all donation questions and issues.

ActBlue provides an unlimited number of forms that can be branded to match any fundraising cause within minutes. All contribution forms are designed to be mobile responsive for any mobile fundraising campaign. In order to optimize forms for the highest conversions, built-in A/B tools are available for every contribution form. For ticket events, organizations can easily set ticket prices, add event details, and access guest lists for every form.

ActBlue can integrate with major CRM platforms and real-time data integration providers.

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ActBlue Features

Popular features found in Political Campaign
Campaign Management
Contact Management
Demographic Data
Donor Management
Donor Targeting
Email Marketing
Event Management
Fundraising Management
Volunteer Management
Voter Database
More features of ActBlue
Campaign Analytics
Contribution Tracking
CRM
Customizable Branding
Customizable Forms
Dashboard
Donation Tracking
Donor Discovery
Electronic Payments
Event Calendar
For Democrats
Forms Management
For Nonprofits
Member Database
Membership Management
Mobile Access
Mobile Giving
Online Payments
Payment Processing
Recurring Giving
Third-Party Integrations

ActBlue User Reviews

Overall Rating

2.5

Ratings Breakdown

22%

11%

46%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

3.1

Value for money

2.1

Customer support

1.6

Functionality

2.5

Sara Y.

Verified reviewer

Marketing and Advertising

11-50 employees

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed December 2022

ActBlue is a powerhouse for democratic & progressive campaigns

Overall, my experience with ActBlue is amazing! You can literally set up a free ActBlue account within minutes, and see for yourself how wonderful the platform is. Overall, I am thankful for the effort that goes into security, compliance and data integration, so I never have to put my political campaigns or nonprofit events in jeopardy.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I like the fundraising tools that ActBlue offers to utilize the "people power" in order to successfully execute political campaigns and nonprofit events. Specifically, I appreciate that the contribution forms have an intuitive interface and are customizable whether you are an administrator or user. They are also mobile friendly, which is crucial to capturing grassroots contributions on the go! I also like that the data and analytics reporting is easy to understand.

Cons:

A/B testing can be a bit tricky for the platform to process at times. It can be quite difficult to obtain the desired conversation rates based on the organization's or campaign's pixel and objective. While the software's customer service is no doubt friendly and supportive to clients' and users troubleshooting issues, the response time does take a while and is slow to respond, especially during key digital fundraising moments (i.e. Giving Tuesday, Election Day) and rapid response actions (i.e. matching donations, events).

Noelle B.

Verified reviewer

Civic & Social Organization

2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed June 2021

Easy-to-use donation platform

Donors are familiar with ActBlue and comfortable using it for their contributions. Recurring donation options make it easy to get the most from donor visits to your campaign page and provide a sustainable income base for your campaign.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Functionality

Pros:

Easy set-up and the customized campaign capabilities make it easy to track returns on specific fundraising drives. Their large existing database of donor information makes it easy for donors to send a quick contribution especially with the ActBlue Express feature. Their reporting options make it easy to keep your campaign compliant with FEC regulations.

Cons:

It's mind-boggling that disbursements are only available as hard copy checks sent through snail mail. An electronic option is long overdue!

William S.

Verified reviewer

Education Management

51-200 employees

Used monthly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed February 2025

Lack of Transparency

I used to believe ActBlue was a genuine, honest, way to quickly donate to candidates of choice. No longer.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

It's so easy to give money. It originally seemed so honest and transparent.

Cons:

ActBlue is totally opaque about what actually happens with donations. Moreover, they are intentionally NOT helping people identify open races at this date (02/25/25) They just let orgs like Elect Southern Democrats keep asking for more money with NO specificity, and NO accountability. Might as well just throw my donations away.

Robert A.

Verified reviewer

Information Technology and Services

1001-5000 employees

Used other for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed March 2019

Easy to use, easy to stop using. A fine way to donate to candidate(s) you support.

Very positive. A convenient way to donate to Democratic candidates. Really the only downside is an increase in email from other candidates, which is easily dealt with (by unsubscribing once from each such candidate.)

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Pros:

I'm scratching my head over the negative reviews here. (I can't help wondering if they are legit, or if they are intended to inhibit fundraising for Democrats.) I've used ActBlue upteen times. Never had a problem cancelling a recurring donation (which I have done). Never had a problem with a donation becoming recurring when I had designated it as one-time (I've made both kind of donations). Never had a problem opting out of future emails from candidates (yes, you do get them; you're on the "will donate to Democrats" list. I unsubscribe once from each candidate and that's it - silence.)

Cons:

It does make me feel guilty that it asks for a contribution to defray ActBlue's expenses (ActBlue is a non-profit that doesn't charge candidates up-front; the ActBlue FAQ says the charge a ~4% processing fee on donations.)

Jeremy G.

Verified reviewer

Government Administration

2-10 employees

Used monthly for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed May 2019

There's a reason its the standard

Raise funds for club organization.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Functionality

Pros:

Total donation management for campaigns. I also appreciate that donors are used to and expect this platform. I find that it makes the donation process more approachable when your donors already know the process. It makes it less awkward.

Cons:

This is personal, but our organization took time to set up Actblue because the current board did not know if we were registered as 501c4 or c3 and that was required to begin.

TONY K.

Verified reviewer

Political Organization

2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed June 2024

RIGID & UNHELPFUL PLATFORM

My overall experience is that they are NOT a very supportive platform. It appears that they are a platform that wants the incumbents with big donors. This platform is extremely too COMPLICATED for new candidates trying to build their base and build their support. It appears that they are not focused on fundraising. Instead they are focused on election year activity. ActBlue is not a platform for "INDEFINITE" candidates like mine who work hard during the election year and during the "OFF" year. To beat an incumbent you can't STOP working. This is what the folks at Actblue don't understand. I discovered that my account was "DEACTIVATED" because someone tried to donate and they sent me a screenshot which read, 'This candidate is no longer accepting contributions" or something like that. They SAID that they "deactivated" my account because I didn't respond to an email. I never received an email from them. And I feel that they should have CALLED me first! That could have been a big donor! Thanks to God, I found ANOTHER platform that is more supportive and more simple!

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I like that Actblue is a common platform for Democrats trying to raise money.

Cons:

#1. I didn't like the bad support. Many of the staffers think that they know more than they really do about running for office and being a candidate. For example, the very first time I signed up with Actblue they didn't understand why I began my campaign so early. #2. They will reject or "DEACTIVATE your account without speaking with you or a member of your campaign. Then you'll have to call them to ask what happened. Then they will find one of their "RULES" to justify what they did. #3. Instead of asking you questions to maintain or continue your account, they ask "Gotcha" questions to DEACTIVATE your account. They sit around and have meetings about which accounts they want to attack and target. If your NOT an INCUMBENT, I wish you the best of luck. I think they want to attract only incumbents with big donors, etc.

Joris S.

Verified reviewer

Leisure, Travel & Tourism

Self-Employed

Used monthly for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2024

ActBlue ripped me off

Four or five years ago I donated a small amount to ActBlue as a onetime donation. It irritated me that ActBlue had preselected the "Yes, make it monthly!" option, which I declined and clicked on the "No, donate only once" option. ActBlue nonetheless charged my card every month for the donation five or six times, without my noticing. I had to call my credit card company to invalidate the charges, as ActBlue would not do so. The preselection of the recurring donation option and the illegal repeated billing are deplorable. I want nothing to do with ActBlue ever again.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

That it's pro-Democrat. I believe what motivates ActBlue is beneficial.

Cons:

That it alienates a lot of people by ripping them off, thereby having a negative effect on politics.

Christine B.

Verified reviewer

Political Organization

Self-Employed

Used other for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed November 2018

Rip off

You need to credit my accounts with all of the excessive transactions you have illegally removed from my account. You did it one year for Patty Murray, YEARS AGO, and are doing it again.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

This is the second time they have taken repeated donations when I've authorized ONE.

Cons:

Apparently, you have a little flaw, when it asks if you want a one time donation or repeated. Your flaw has gone on for years, which apparently a feature to you, not a flaw. Fix it.

Marian W.

Verified reviewer

Photography

Self-Employed

Used other for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2018

ActBlue Scams Another Loyal Dem

DISGUSTING, SCAMMER

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

It’s the most faulty software I’ve ever encountered. Comparable to “phone but more insidious because they make unauthorized deductions from your bank account.

Cons:

Its inability to accept entries to its own questions or, it accepts entry but goes directly to an unrelated page.

Ari R.

Verified reviewer

Sports

Self-Employed

Used other for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed March 2020

Scam

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Easy to use, sure. It took me a couple minutes to make a small donation to a campaign.

Cons:

Robbing money from people, including myself. Was charged for a $260 donation after giving $20 a few days earlier. I did not even authorize them to save my card information. I contacted them while the charge was still pending, and received no response. This is a scam being covered up as "errors" in their system. I think it will make people less likely to donate to the campaign I donated to in the future.

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