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Alternatives to Canva for Nonprofits
24 nonprofits tools sit alongside Canva for Nonprofits in this directory. Below is what separates each from Canva for Nonprofits on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 24
- With a free tier
- 6
- Cheaper to start
- -
- Canva for Nonprofits starts at
- Free
Why people look past Canva for Nonprofits
Nothing on the record flags a reason to move. Canva for Nonprofits has a free tier. People still switch over fit and workflow, and those are not things a catalogue entry can measure, which is what the comparisons below are for.
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.
Platform for modern nonprofit fundraising
- No free tier, where Canva for Nonprofits has one.
- Publishes an entry price of $300/month, where Canva for Nonprofits does not.
Email marketing and event management
- Sold on a subscription model rather than freemium.
Online fundraising platform for nonprofits
- Publishes an entry price of $150/month, where Canva for Nonprofits does not.
WordPress donation plugin for nonprofits
- No free tier, where Canva for Nonprofits has one.
- Publishes an entry price of $199/year, where Canva for Nonprofits does not.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than freemium.
- 3 tiers to Canva for Nonprofits's 2.
Fundraising software given free to nonprofits, funded by its founders rather than by fees
- Sold on a Free to nonprofits, card processing charged by the processor model rather than freemium.
- 1 tier to Canva for Nonprofits's 2.
Low-cost grant search across federal, state and private funders, with a paid consultant marketplace alongside
- Publishes an entry price of $9/month, where Canva for Nonprofits does not.
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than freemium.
Every Canva for Nonprofits 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canva for Nonprofits (this page) | Free | Freemium | 2 | |
| ClassyPlatform for modern nonprofit fundraising | $300/month | - | - | vs Canva for Nonprofits |
| Constant ContactEmail marketing and event management | Free | Subscription | 2 | vs Canva for Nonprofits |
| DonorboxOnline fundraising platform for nonprofits | Free, then $150/month | Freemium | 2 | vs Canva for Nonprofits |
| GiveWPWordPress donation plugin for nonprofits | $199/year | Subscription | 3 | vs Canva for Nonprofits |
| Give Lively | Free | Free to nonprofits, card processing charged by the processor | 1 | vs Canva for Nonprofits |
| OpenGrants | Free, then $9/month | Per user per month | 2 | vs Canva for Nonprofits |
| Tendenci | Free | Open source, with paid hosting available | 2 | vs Canva for Nonprofits |
| CiviCRM | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Canva for Nonprofits |
| CommCare | $100/month | Per month by mobile user count | 4 | vs Canva for Nonprofits |
| Foundant Technologies | On request | Quote | 3 | vs Canva for Nonprofits |
| CharityEngine | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Canva for Nonprofits |
| Instrumentl | $299/month | Per organisation per month by seat band | 4 | vs Canva for Nonprofits |
| Fluxx | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Canva for Nonprofits |
| Sumac | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Canva for Nonprofits |
| Bonterra | On request | Quote | 3 | vs Canva for Nonprofits |
| Blackbaud Grantmaking | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Canva for Nonprofits |
| SmartSimple Cloud | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Canva for Nonprofits |
| Submittable | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Canva for Nonprofits |
| GrantStation | $199/year | Per organisation per year | 2 | vs Canva for Nonprofits |
| Keela | On request | Per month by contact count | 1 | vs Canva for Nonprofits |
| MemberClicks | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Canva for Nonprofits |
| Fundraise Up | On request | Percentage of each donation | 1 | vs Canva for Nonprofits |
| Candid | $219/month | Per user per month by tier | 3 | vs Canva for Nonprofits |
| Glue Up | On request | Quote | 3 | vs Canva for Nonprofits |
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 Canva for Nonprofits badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (6)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Constant Contact , Free
- Donorbox , Free, then $150/month
- Give Lively , Free
- OpenGrants , Free, then $9/month
- Tendenci , Free
- CiviCRM , Free
What you would be giving up
Canva for Nonprofits is most often brought in for design work for a registered charity at no cost, team collaboration on branded materials across up to 50 users, access to canva pro premium photo, video and graphics libraries, brand kit management for consistent nonprofit communications. 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 Canva for Nonprofits is broadly right and the question is cost, the Canva for Nonprofits 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.
Canva for Nonprofits runs on web, ios, android. 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 Canva for Nonprofits alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Canva for Nonprofits?
- 24 other nonprofits tools are listed in this directory, led by Classy, Constant Contact, Donorbox, GiveWP. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Canva for Nonprofits?
- 6 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Constant Contact, Donorbox, Give Lively, OpenGrants, Tendenci.
- Is there a reason to switch away from Canva for Nonprofits?
- Nothing in the data flags one. Canva for Nonprofits has a free tier. Fit and workflow are the usual reasons to move, and those are not things this record can measure.
- What would I give up by switching from Canva for Nonprofits?
- Canva for Nonprofits is most often brought in for design work for a registered charity at no cost, team collaboration on branded materials across up to 50 users, access to canva pro premium photo, video and graphics libraries, brand kit management for consistent nonprofit communications. 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 Canva for Nonprofits?
- 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 Canva for Nonprofits 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 Canva for Nonprofits against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Canva for Nonprofits 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, 24 tools beside Canva for Nonprofits. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.