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EveryAction vs GrantStation

EveryAction logo

EveryAction

Nonprofits

Integrated CRM and digital marketing for nonprofits

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
GrantStation logo

GrantStation

Nonprofits

A low-cost grant opportunity database sold on annual membership, usually at a heavy standing discount

From
$199/year
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: EveryAction now sold as part of Bonterra rather than as EveryAction; everyaction.com redirects to bonterratech.com; GrantStation it is a database with no pipeline, no deadline tracking against your own applications and no post-award reporting, so any team of more than one ends up managing grants in a spreadsheet anyway.
  • They diverge on capability: EveryAction covers Donor management, GrantStation covers US grantmaker database.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which EveryAction and GrantStation actually diverge.

Attributes where EveryAction and GrantStation differ
AttributeEveryActionGrantStation
Starting priceOn request$199/year
Pricing modelsubscriptionPer organisation per year
PlatformsWeb, Mobile-responsiveWeb
Founded2007Unknown

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Nonprofits).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in EveryAction

  • Donor management
  • Email campaigns
  • Digital marketing
  • Multi-channel engagement
  • Reporting
  • Stripe
  • PayPal
  • Salesforce

Only in GrantStation

  • US grantmaker database
  • Federal and state funding
  • International and Canadian databases
  • Weekly opportunity bulletin
  • PathFinder library
  • Saved searches

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

EveryAction

  • Business operationsnot GrantStation
  • Productivitynot GrantStation
  • Automationnot GrantStation

GrantStation

  • A small nonprofit with no grants budget that needs a starting list of plausible funders in its statenot EveryAction
  • A solo grant writer validating whether a cause area has enough funders to justify a grants strategynot EveryAction
  • An organisation whose state nonprofit association resells the membership at 75 to 139 dollars, making it near-free researchnot EveryAction
  • Supplementing an existing donor CRM with opportunity discovery without adding a second four-figure subscriptionnot EveryAction

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

EveryAction

  • Now sold as part of Bonterra rather than as EveryAction; everyaction.com redirects to bonterratech.com
  • Pricing is not published

GrantStation

  • It is a database with no pipeline, no deadline tracking against your own applications and no post-award reporting, so any team of more than one ends up managing grants in a spreadsheet anyway.
  • The published 699 dollar list price bears no relation to the market price, which means buyers who purchase direct without checking association rates routinely overpay by three to nine times.
  • Funder records are broad but shallow compared with 990-derived tools, so vetting whether a foundation actually funds organisations like yours still requires separate research.
  • There are no integrations with donor CRMs or accounting systems, so nothing found in GrantStation flows anywhere else without manual re-entry.
  • Data freshness varies by database, and the international pool in particular is thin relative to the US listings it is bundled with.

Pricing, plan by plan

EveryAction

On request
  • Professional$90/month
    • Donor management
    • Email campaigns
  • EnterpriseFree
    • Advanced integrations
    • Custom reporting
    • Dedicated support

GrantStation

$199/year
  • Membership (promotional or association rate)$199/year
    • Full US, Canadian and international databases
    • Weekly opportunity bulletin
    • PathFinder training library
  • Membership (list price)$699/year
    • Identical access to the promotional rate
    • Rarely the price actually paid

Which should you pick?

Choose EveryAction if

  • You need donor management.
  • You work on Web, Mobile-responsive.
  • You also want email campaigns.
EveryAction review

Choose GrantStation if

  • You need us grantmaker database.
  • You also want federal and state funding.
GrantStation review

Questions people ask

Is EveryAction or GrantStation better?
Neither clearly leads. EveryAction starts at On request and GrantStation at $199/year, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, EveryAction or GrantStation?
EveryAction starts at On request and GrantStation at $199/year.
Does EveryAction or GrantStation run on more platforms?
EveryAction runs on Web, Mobile-responsive. GrantStation runs on Web.
What is EveryAction best used for?
EveryAction is most often used for business operations, productivity, automation. Of those, business operations and productivity are not what GrantStation is typically brought in for.
What can EveryAction do that GrantStation cannot?
EveryAction covers Donor management, Email campaigns, Digital marketing, Multi-channel engagement. GrantStation covers US grantmaker database, Federal and state funding, International and Canadian databases, Weekly opportunity bulletin.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

GrantStation: What does GrantStation actually cost?

List price is 699 USD a year but the standing promotional rate is 199, and nonprofit associations resell it to members for 75 to 139. Check your association before buying direct.

GrantStation: Does it track my applications?

No. It finds opportunities. Pipeline, deadlines and reporting have to live elsewhere.

GrantStation: How does it compare with Instrumentl?

It is roughly a tenth of the price and does roughly a tenth of the job. Instrumentl adds matching, pipeline and post-award tracking.

GrantStation: Is there a free trial?

GrantStation offers a limited free search tool and periodic trials, but the full databases require membership.

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