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Alternatives to Wild Apricot
21 nonprofits tools sit alongside Wild Apricot in this directory. Below is what separates each from Wild Apricot 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
- 4
- Cheaper to start
- 1
- Wild Apricot starts at
- $60/month
Why people look past Wild Apricot
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Wild Apricot entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Wild Apricot carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 4 of the 21 alternatives below can be used without paying.
Cost climbs steeply across the tiers
Wild Apricot publishes 4 tiers, from $60/month up to On request. Teams that outgrow the entry plan can find the next rung a large step, the Wild Apricot pricing page breaks each one down.
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
- Sold on a quote model rather than Per month by contact count.
- 2 tiers to Wild Apricot's 4.
Membership, events and engagement software with strong Asia-Pacific presence
- Sold on a quote model rather than Per month by contact count.
- 3 tiers to Wild Apricot's 4.
Cloud-based CRM for nonprofits
- Sold on a subscription model rather than Per month by contact count.
- 2 tiers to Wild Apricot's 4.
Fundraising software given free to nonprofits, funded by its founders rather than by fees
- Can be used without paying; Wild Apricot cannot.
- Sold on a Free to nonprofits, card processing charged by the processor model rather than Per month by contact count.
- 1 tier to Wild Apricot's 4.
Low-cost grant search across federal, state and private funders, with a paid consultant marketplace alongside
- Can be used without paying; Wild Apricot cannot.
- Starts $51 a month cheaper, at $9/month.
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than Per month by contact count.
- 2 tiers to Wild Apricot's 4.
Open-source association management system for nonprofits
- Can be used without paying; Wild Apricot cannot.
- Sold on a Open source, with paid hosting available model rather than Per month by contact count.
- 2 tiers to Wild Apricot's 4.
Every Wild Apricot 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Apricot (this page) | $60/month | Per month by contact count | 4 | |
| MemberClicksAimed at larger associations with deeper member management | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Wild Apricot |
| Glue UpStronger events and engagement, with better international coverage | On request | Quote | 3 | vs Wild Apricot |
| NeonCRMBetter where fundraising rather than membership is the core activity | On request | Subscription | 2 | vs Wild Apricot |
| Give Lively | Free | Free to nonprofits, card processing charged by the processor | 1 | vs Wild Apricot |
| OpenGrants | Free, then $9/month | Per user per month | 2 | vs Wild Apricot |
| Tendenci | Free | Open source, with paid hosting available | 2 | vs Wild Apricot |
| CiviCRM | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Wild Apricot |
| CommCare | $100/month | Per month by mobile user count | 4 | vs Wild Apricot |
| Foundant Technologies | On request | Quote | 3 | vs Wild Apricot |
| CharityEngine | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Wild Apricot |
| Instrumentl | $299/month | Per organisation per month by seat band | 4 | vs Wild Apricot |
| Fluxx | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Wild Apricot |
| Sumac | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Wild Apricot |
| Bonterra | On request | Quote | 3 | vs Wild Apricot |
| Blackbaud Grantmaking | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Wild Apricot |
| SmartSimple Cloud | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Wild Apricot |
| Submittable | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Wild Apricot |
| GrantStation | $199/year | Per organisation per year | 2 | vs Wild Apricot |
| Keela | On request | Per month by contact count | 1 | vs Wild Apricot |
| Fundraise Up | On request | Percentage of each donation | 1 | vs Wild Apricot |
| Candid | $219/month | Per user per month by tier | 3 | vs Wild Apricot |
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 Wild Apricot 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
Cheaper than Wild Apricot (1)
Entry price under Wild Apricot's $60/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- OpenGrants , Free, then $9/month
What you would be giving up
Wild Apricot is most often brought in for small associations and clubs replacing a spreadsheet and a separate website, volunteer-run organisations needing unlimited administrators without per-seat cost, professional bodies handling dues renewals and a member directory, groups running paid events for members alongside membership subscriptions. 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 Wild Apricot is broadly right and the question is cost, the Wild Apricot 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.
Wild Apricot 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 Wild Apricot alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Wild Apricot?
- 21 other nonprofits tools are listed in this directory, led by MemberClicks, Glue Up, NeonCRM, 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 Wild Apricot?
- 4 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Give Lively, OpenGrants, Tendenci, CiviCRM.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Wild Apricot?
- Yes. 1 of the alternatives below start under Wild Apricot's $60/month: OpenGrants at Free, then $9/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Wild Apricot?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: there is no free tier; cost climbs steeply across the tiers. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Wild Apricot?
- Wild Apricot is most often brought in for small associations and clubs replacing a spreadsheet and a separate website, volunteer-run organisations needing unlimited administrators without per-seat cost, professional bodies handling dues renewals and a member directory, groups running paid events for members alongside membership subscriptions. 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 Wild Apricot?
- 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 Wild Apricot 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 Wild Apricot against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Wild Apricot 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 Wild Apricot. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.