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Alternatives to Classy
23 nonprofits tools sit alongside Classy in this directory. Below is what separates each from Classy on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 23
- With a free tier
- 5
- Cheaper to start
- 7
- Classy starts at
- $300/month
Why people look past Classy
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Classy entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
It costs more than the category median
Classy starts at $300/month. Across the 7 nonprofits tools listed beside it that publish a price, the median entry point is $199/month.
There is no free tier
The record for Classy carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 5 of the 23 alternatives below can be used without paying.
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.
Online fundraising platform for nonprofits
- Can be used without paying; Classy cannot.
- Starts $150 a month cheaper, at $150/month.
Fundraising software for nonprofits
Priced and rated the same as Classy on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
WordPress donation plugin for nonprofits
- Starts $101 a year cheaper, at $199/year.
Fundraising software given free to nonprofits, funded by its founders rather than by fees
- Can be used without paying; Classy cannot.
Low-cost grant search across federal, state and private funders, with a paid consultant marketplace alongside
- Can be used without paying; Classy cannot.
- Starts $291 a month cheaper, at $9/month.
Open-source association management system for nonprofits
- Can be used without paying; Classy cannot.
Every Classy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classy (this page) | $300/month | - | - | |
| DonorboxNonprofit fundraising platform with peer-to-peer and event fundraising, often cited as more affordable alternative to Classy. | Free, then $150/month | Freemium | 2 | vs Classy |
| Network for GoodComprehensive nonprofit software platform with fundraising, donor management, and volunteer coordination. | On request | Subscription | 2 | vs Classy |
| GiveWPWordPress-based donation and fundraising plugin offering customizable donation forms and lower pricing than enterprise platforms. | $199/year | Subscription | 3 | vs Classy |
| Give Lively | Free | Free to nonprofits, card processing charged by the processor | 1 | vs Classy |
| OpenGrants | Free, then $9/month | Per user per month | 2 | vs Classy |
| Tendenci | Free | Open source, with paid hosting available | 2 | vs Classy |
| CiviCRM | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Classy |
| CommCare | $100/month | Per month by mobile user count | 4 | vs Classy |
| Foundant Technologies | On request | Quote | 3 | vs Classy |
| CharityEngine | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Classy |
| Instrumentl | $299/month | Per organisation per month by seat band | 4 | vs Classy |
| Fluxx | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Classy |
| Sumac | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Classy |
| Bonterra | On request | Quote | 3 | vs Classy |
| Blackbaud Grantmaking | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Classy |
| SmartSimple Cloud | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Classy |
| Submittable | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Classy |
| GrantStation | $199/year | Per organisation per year | 2 | vs Classy |
| Keela | On request | Per month by contact count | 1 | vs Classy |
| MemberClicks | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Classy |
| Fundraise Up | On request | Percentage of each donation | 1 | vs Classy |
| Candid | $219/month | Per user per month by tier | 3 | vs Classy |
| Glue Up | On request | Quote | 3 | vs Classy |
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 Classy badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (5)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Donorbox , Free, then $150/month
- Give Lively , Free
- OpenGrants , Free, then $9/month
- Tendenci , Free
- CiviCRM , Free
Cheaper than Classy (7)
Entry price under Classy's $300/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Donorbox , Free, then $150/month
- GiveWP , $199/year
- OpenGrants , Free, then $9/month
- CommCare , $100/month
- Instrumentl , $299/month
- GrantStation , $199/year
- Candid , $219/month
What you would be giving up
Classy is most often brought in for business operations, productivity, automation. 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 Classy is broadly right and the question is cost, the Classy 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.
Classy runs on web, mobile. 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 Classy alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Classy?
- 23 other nonprofits tools are listed in this directory, led by Donorbox, Network for Good, GiveWP, 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 Classy?
- 5 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Donorbox, Give Lively, OpenGrants, Tendenci, CiviCRM.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Classy?
- Yes. 7 of the alternatives below start under Classy's $300/month: Donorbox at Free, then $150/month, GiveWP at $199/year, OpenGrants at Free, then $9/month, CommCare at $100/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Classy?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: it costs more than the category median; there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Classy?
- Classy is most often brought in for business operations, productivity, automation. 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 Classy?
- 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 Classy 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 Classy against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Classy 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, 23 tools beside Classy. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.