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Alternatives to Glue Up
21 nonprofits tools sit alongside Glue Up in this directory. Below is what separates each from Glue Up on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 21
- With a free tier
- 5
- Cheaper to start
- -
- Glue Up starts at
- On request
Why people look past Glue Up
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Glue Up entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Glue Up carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 5 of the 21 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.
Association management for professional bodies and trade associations
- 2 tiers to Glue Up's 3.
Membership management for small associations and clubs
- Publishes an entry price of $60/month, where Glue Up does not.
- Sold on a Per month by contact count model rather than quote.
- 4 tiers to Glue Up's 3.
Where event planners thrive
- Can be used without paying; Glue Up cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $15/month, where Glue Up does not.
- 2 tiers to Glue Up's 3.
Fundraising software given free to nonprofits, funded by its founders rather than by fees
- Can be used without paying; Glue Up cannot.
- Sold on a Free to nonprofits, card processing charged by the processor model rather than quote.
- 1 tier to Glue Up's 3.
Low-cost grant search across federal, state and private funders, with a paid consultant marketplace alongside
- Can be used without paying; Glue Up cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $9/month, where Glue Up does not.
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than quote.
- 2 tiers to Glue Up's 3.
Open-source association management system for nonprofits
- Can be used without paying; Glue Up cannot.
- Sold on a Open source, with paid hosting available model rather than quote.
- 2 tiers to Glue Up's 3.
Every Glue Up 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glue Up (this page) | On request | Quote | 3 | |
| MemberClicksDeeper association management for North American professional bodies | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Glue Up |
| Wild ApricotPublished pricing, aimed at smaller organisations | $60/month | Per month by contact count | 4 | vs Glue Up |
| EventbriteWhere events are the whole requirement and membership is not | Free, then $15/month | - | 2 | vs Glue Up |
| Give Lively | Free | Free to nonprofits, card processing charged by the processor | 1 | vs Glue Up |
| OpenGrants | Free, then $9/month | Per user per month | 2 | vs Glue Up |
| Tendenci | Free | Open source, with paid hosting available | 2 | vs Glue Up |
| CiviCRM | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Glue Up |
| CommCare | $100/month | Per month by mobile user count | 4 | vs Glue Up |
| Foundant Technologies | On request | Quote | 3 | vs Glue Up |
| CharityEngine | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Glue Up |
| Instrumentl | $299/month | Per organisation per month by seat band | 4 | vs Glue Up |
| Fluxx | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Glue Up |
| Sumac | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Glue Up |
| Bonterra | On request | Quote | 3 | vs Glue Up |
| Blackbaud Grantmaking | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Glue Up |
| SmartSimple Cloud | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Glue Up |
| Submittable | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Glue Up |
| GrantStation | $199/year | Per organisation per year | 2 | vs Glue Up |
| Keela | On request | Per month by contact count | 1 | vs Glue Up |
| Fundraise Up | On request | Percentage of each donation | 1 | vs Glue Up |
| Candid | $219/month | Per user per month by tier | 3 | vs Glue Up |
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 Glue Up 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.
- Eventbrite , Free, then $15/month
- Give Lively , Free
- OpenGrants , Free, then $9/month
- Tendenci , Free
- CiviCRM , Free
What you would be giving up
Glue Up is most often brought in for chambers of commerce and professional bodies operating across asia-pacific, associations whose events are the core of member value rather than an add-on, organisations wanting a branded member app rather than a web portal, bodies needing local payment methods and regional data residency. 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 Glue Up is broadly right and the question is cost, the Glue Up 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.
Glue Up 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 Glue Up alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Glue Up?
- 21 other nonprofits tools are listed in this directory, led by MemberClicks, Wild Apricot, Eventbrite, 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 Glue Up?
- 5 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Eventbrite, Give Lively, OpenGrants, Tendenci, CiviCRM.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Glue Up?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Glue Up?
- Glue Up is most often brought in for chambers of commerce and professional bodies operating across asia-pacific, associations whose events are the core of member value rather than an add-on, organisations wanting a branded member app rather than a web portal, bodies needing local payment methods and regional data residency. 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 Glue Up?
- 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 Glue Up 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 Glue Up against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Glue Up 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, 21 tools beside Glue Up. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.