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Alternatives to TechSoup
24 nonprofits tools sit alongside TechSoup in this directory. Below is what separates each from TechSoup 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
- 5
- TechSoup starts at
- Free, then $200/year
Why people look past TechSoup
Nothing on the record flags a reason to move. TechSoup has a free tier, and starts at $200/year against a category median of $199/month. 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 TechSoup has one.
- Starts $100 a month dearer, at $300/month.
Email marketing and event management
- Sold on a subscription model rather than freemium.
Online fundraising platform for nonprofits
- Starts $50 a month cheaper, at $150/month.
WordPress donation plugin for nonprofits
- No free tier, where TechSoup has one.
- Starts $1 a year cheaper, at $199/year.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than freemium.
- 3 tiers to TechSoup'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 TechSoup's 2.
Low-cost grant search across federal, state and private funders, with a paid consultant marketplace alongside
- Starts $191 a month cheaper, at $9/month.
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than freemium.
Every TechSoup 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TechSoup (this page) | Free, then $200/year | Freemium | 2 | |
| ClassyPlatform for modern nonprofit fundraising | $300/month | - | - | vs TechSoup |
| Constant ContactEmail marketing and event management | Free | Subscription | 2 | vs TechSoup |
| DonorboxOnline fundraising platform for nonprofits | Free, then $150/month | Freemium | 2 | vs TechSoup |
| GiveWPWordPress donation plugin for nonprofits | $199/year | Subscription | 3 | vs TechSoup |
| Give Lively | Free | Free to nonprofits, card processing charged by the processor | 1 | vs TechSoup |
| OpenGrants | Free, then $9/month | Per user per month | 2 | vs TechSoup |
| Tendenci | Free | Open source, with paid hosting available | 2 | vs TechSoup |
| CiviCRM | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs TechSoup |
| CommCare | $100/month | Per month by mobile user count | 4 | vs TechSoup |
| Foundant Technologies | On request | Quote | 3 | vs TechSoup |
| CharityEngine | On request | Quote | 1 | vs TechSoup |
| Instrumentl | $299/month | Per organisation per month by seat band | 4 | vs TechSoup |
| Fluxx | On request | Quote | 2 | vs TechSoup |
| Sumac | On request | Quote | 1 | vs TechSoup |
| Bonterra | On request | Quote | 3 | vs TechSoup |
| Blackbaud Grantmaking | On request | Quote | 1 | vs TechSoup |
| SmartSimple Cloud | On request | Quote | 1 | vs TechSoup |
| Submittable | On request | Quote | 1 | vs TechSoup |
| GrantStation | $199/year | Per organisation per year | 2 | vs TechSoup |
| Keela | On request | Per month by contact count | 1 | vs TechSoup |
| MemberClicks | On request | Quote | 2 | vs TechSoup |
| Fundraise Up | On request | Percentage of each donation | 1 | vs TechSoup |
| Candid | $219/month | Per user per month by tier | 3 | vs TechSoup |
| Glue Up | On request | Quote | 3 | vs TechSoup |
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 TechSoup 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
Cheaper than TechSoup (5)
Entry price under TechSoup's $200/year. 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
- GrantStation , $199/year
What you would be giving up
TechSoup 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 TechSoup is broadly right and the question is cost, the TechSoup 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.
TechSoup 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 TechSoup alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to TechSoup?
- 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 TechSoup?
- 6 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Constant Contact, Donorbox, Give Lively, OpenGrants, Tendenci.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to TechSoup?
- Yes. 5 of the alternatives below start under TechSoup's $200/year: Donorbox at Free, then $150/month, GiveWP at $199/year, OpenGrants at Free, then $9/month, CommCare at $100/month.
- Is there a reason to switch away from TechSoup?
- Nothing in the data flags one. TechSoup has a free tier, and starts at $200/year against a category median of $199/month. 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 TechSoup?
- TechSoup 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 TechSoup?
- 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 TechSoup 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 TechSoup against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against TechSoup 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 TechSoup. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.