If your main goal is advocacy organizing across email, SMS, and petitions, the “best” CRM usually depends on your team size and how sophisticated your campaigning needs are. That said, the top options are:

Best overall for advocacy: EveryAction / Engaging Networks

• Strong for nonprofits, advocacy groups, and political campaigning
• Built-in tools for email, SMS, petitions, forms, and supporter segmentation
• Good for multi-step advocacy journeys and compliance-heavy work
• Better if you need a full advocacy stack rather than just a basic CRM

Best for enterprise-scale organizing: Blackbaud Luminate CRM

• Very robust supporter management
• Good integration with fundraising and advocacy workflows
• Best for larger organizations with technical/admin resources
• Can be powerful, but heavier to implement

Best for flexible campaigning + automation: HubSpot + advocacy tools

• HubSpot is excellent for contact management and automation
• You’d typically add third-party tools for SMS and petitions
• Good if you want a polished interface and broad integrations
• Less purpose-built for advocacy than the options above

Best for smaller teams / easier setup: Action Network

• Designed specifically for advocacy and grassroots mobilization
• Easy to run petitions, email blasts, event signups, and targeted actions
• Strong for rapid campaign launches
• Less enterprise-grade than EveryAction or Blackbaud

Best for SMS-heavy organizing: Salsa CRM

• Solid advocacy-specific features
• Good supporter segmentation and campaign tools
• Often a strong choice for smaller-to-mid-sized nonprofits needing both email and texting

My quick recommendation

• Choose EveryAction if you want the strongest all-around advocacy CRM.
• Choose Action Network if you want something simpler and more grassroots-friendly.
• Choose Blackbaud Luminate if you’re a larger org with complex needs.
• Choose HubSpot if CRM flexibility matters more than advocacy-specific features.

If you want, I can also give you a side-by-side comparison table of the top 5 CRMs by email, SMS, petitions, automation, pricing, and ease of use.