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Alternatives to Blackbaud Grantmaking
20 nonprofits tools sit alongside Blackbaud Grantmaking in this directory. Below is what separates each from Blackbaud Grantmaking on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 20
- With a free tier
- 4
- Cheaper to start
- -
- Blackbaud Grantmaking starts at
- On request
Why people look past Blackbaud Grantmaking
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Blackbaud Grantmaking entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Blackbaud Grantmaking carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 4 of the 20 alternatives below can be used without paying.
There is only one tier
Blackbaud Grantmaking publishes a single plan, Blackbaud Grantmaking at On request. There is no smaller tier to drop to if the fit is wrong or the budget moves.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Configurable grants, research and case management platform for large funders
Priced and rated the same as Blackbaud Grantmaking on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Application, review and grant management for funders running open calls at volume
Priced and rated the same as Blackbaud Grantmaking on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Enterprise-grade donor management system
- Sold on a subscription model rather than quote.
- 2 tiers to Blackbaud Grantmaking's 1.
Fundraising software given free to nonprofits, funded by its founders rather than by fees
- Can be used without paying; Blackbaud Grantmaking cannot.
- Sold on a Free to nonprofits, card processing charged by the processor model rather than quote.
Low-cost grant search across federal, state and private funders, with a paid consultant marketplace alongside
- Can be used without paying; Blackbaud Grantmaking cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $9/month, where Blackbaud Grantmaking does not.
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than quote.
- 2 tiers to Blackbaud Grantmaking's 1.
Open-source association management system for nonprofits
- Can be used without paying; Blackbaud Grantmaking cannot.
- Sold on a Open source, with paid hosting available model rather than quote.
- 2 tiers to Blackbaud Grantmaking's 1.
Every Blackbaud Grantmaking alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackbaud Grantmaking (this page) | On request | Quote | 1 | |
| SmartSimple CloudWhere the grant process is unusual enough that configuration beats a packaged workflow | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Blackbaud Grantmaking |
| SubmittableCheaper and faster to launch when the problem is application review volume rather than ledger reconciliation | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Blackbaud Grantmaking |
| Blackbaud Raiser's EdgeThe fundraising counterpart for organisations raising money rather than distributing it | On request | Subscription | 2 | vs Blackbaud Grantmaking |
| Give Lively | Free | Free to nonprofits, card processing charged by the processor | 1 | vs Blackbaud Grantmaking |
| OpenGrants | Free, then $9/month | Per user per month | 2 | vs Blackbaud Grantmaking |
| Tendenci | Free | Open source, with paid hosting available | 2 | vs Blackbaud Grantmaking |
| CiviCRM | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Blackbaud Grantmaking |
| CommCare | $100/month | Per month by mobile user count | 4 | vs Blackbaud Grantmaking |
| Foundant Technologies | On request | Quote | 3 | vs Blackbaud Grantmaking |
| CharityEngine | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Blackbaud Grantmaking |
| Instrumentl | $299/month | Per organisation per month by seat band | 4 | vs Blackbaud Grantmaking |
| Fluxx | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Blackbaud Grantmaking |
| Sumac | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Blackbaud Grantmaking |
| Bonterra | On request | Quote | 3 | vs Blackbaud Grantmaking |
| GrantStation | $199/year | Per organisation per year | 2 | vs Blackbaud Grantmaking |
| Keela | On request | Per month by contact count | 1 | vs Blackbaud Grantmaking |
| MemberClicks | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Blackbaud Grantmaking |
| Fundraise Up | On request | Percentage of each donation | 1 | vs Blackbaud Grantmaking |
| Candid | $219/month | Per user per month by tier | 3 | vs Blackbaud Grantmaking |
| Glue Up | On request | Quote | 3 | vs Blackbaud Grantmaking |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Blackbaud Grantmaking badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (4)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Give Lively , Free
- OpenGrants , Free, then $9/month
- Tendenci , Free
- CiviCRM , Free
What you would be giving up
Blackbaud Grantmaking is most often brought in for a private foundation already running blackbaud financial edge that wants grant liabilities to post to the ledger without manual journals, a community foundation managing hundreds of donor advised funds with separate grant recommendations, a corporate giving programme needing documented us charity status checks before every payment, a foundation whose board approves grants by docket and needs a repeatable, auditable packet process. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Blackbaud Grantmaking is broadly right and the question is cost, the Blackbaud Grantmaking pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Nonprofits category lists everything the directory holds, and best nonprofits tools ranks them.
Blackbaud Grantmaking runs on web. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Blackbaud Grantmaking alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Blackbaud Grantmaking?
- 20 other nonprofits tools are listed in this directory, led by SmartSimple Cloud, Submittable, Blackbaud Raiser's Edge, Give Lively. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Blackbaud Grantmaking?
- 4 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Give Lively, OpenGrants, Tendenci, CiviCRM.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Blackbaud Grantmaking?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: there is no free tier; there is only one tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Blackbaud Grantmaking?
- Blackbaud Grantmaking is most often brought in for a private foundation already running blackbaud financial edge that wants grant liabilities to post to the ledger without manual journals, a community foundation managing hundreds of donor advised funds with separate grant recommendations, a corporate giving programme needing documented us charity status checks before every payment, a foundation whose board approves grants by docket and needs a repeatable, auditable packet process. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Blackbaud Grantmaking?
- None of the nonprofits tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Blackbaud Grantmaking alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Nonprofits, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Blackbaud Grantmaking against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Blackbaud Grantmaking covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every nonprofits tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Nonprofits category, 20 tools beside Blackbaud Grantmaking. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.