General
Design Differences
There are several key differences between the Nonprofit Success Pack (NPSP) and Nonprofit Cloud (NPC). The table below summarizes some of the key ones to keep in mind when working with Nonprofit Cloud.
| NPSP | Nonprofit Cloud |
| Installable packages | Industry Cloud vertical - can pull items built for other verticals over for usage/share development |
| Most objects in NPSP are custom objects | All objects are core/standard |
| Centered around Fundraising & Development - A la carte for things like Program, Case, Grants Management (some free, some not) | Programs, Case, Grantmaking, Fundraising functionality bundled/equal |
| Apex Classes used for automation | Automation done with Flows and Industry Common Features like Business Rules Engine, Data Processing Engine, OmniStudio |
| Account Models with Household model best practice | Person Accounts best practice, Households optional |