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The 12 tools, reviewed
#1 Good Grants
Grant software with published annual prices and unlimited users · Malta · goodgrants.com
Published prices Unlimited users Malta
Good Grants is built by Creative Force, a company with offices in Malta, Sydney and Lyon, and it sells to funders in a way few competitors do: a price list. The Intro plan covers up to 10,000 applications with unlimited users, managers and fund allocations, and the vendor states that it takes no cut of disbursements and charges no per-seat fee.
- Pricing: Flat annual plan. Published annual plans: Intro from USD 3,950, EUR 3,200 or GBP 2,800, Premium from USD 7,900, EUR 6,400 or GBP 5,600, Enterprise on custom quote. Free plan: free trial.
- Best for: Small and mid-sized funders wanting a stated price
- Strengths: Form builder with 21 field types; Eligibility screener; Auto-scoring.
Where it falls short
Intro allows one application form and a 10 MB file limit per upload, so a funder with several programs needs Premium, which allows ten forms. The API and workflow tools also sit in Premium.
Wrong for
A government agency or national funder running over 10,000 applications, or needing deep fund accounting, should compare Fluxx, Flexigrant or Euna Grants.
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#2 Flexigrant
UK grant management system for charities, councils and research funders · United Kingdom · flexigrant.com
UK hosting ISO 27001 Belfast
Flexigrant comes from Fluent Technology, a Belfast company founded in 2001, and it does one job: running grant programs for funders from community foundations to central government. Flexigrant One covers up to 500 applications a year with two admin seats, Pro up to 1,000 with five, and Enterprise up to 5,000.
- Pricing: Tiered annual plan. Three tiers sized by applications and amount awarded per year, with implementation costed separately and cancellation fees that may apply. Free plan: free trial.
- Best for: UK funders needing UK-hosted data
- Strengths: Application forms and eligibility checks; Internal and external review rounds; Offer letter generation.
Where it falls short
Annual amounts are not stated in the page text we read, and implementation is quoted separately, so first-year cost is unclear. Cancellation fees may apply.
Wrong for
A funder outside the UK that needs data held in another region, or a team of fifteen administrators on a small budget, should look at Good Grants or Fluxx.
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#3 Optimy
Social impact platform for grants, sponsorship and volunteering · Belgium · optimy.com
Brussels Corporate giving EU and US hosting
Optimy lists an office in Brussels and treats grants as one program type among several, next to sponsorships, community investment, corporate volunteering, scholarships and awards. That suits a corporate foundation that wants grant requests, employee volunteering and sponsorship deals in one record.
- Pricing: Quote only. No price on the pages we read; the site offers a demo and a free walkthrough video. Free plan: none.
- Best for: Corporate foundations running several programs
- Strengths: Grant management; Sponsorship management; Community investment.
Where it falls short
No price appears on the pages we read, so a buyer learns the cost only after a call. The breadth means some screens exist for sponsorship or volunteering that a pure grantmaker never uses.
Wrong for
A private foundation that only runs one or two open calls a year, and wants a published price, should compare Good Grants.
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#4 Fluxx
Grants management platform for foundations and government · United States · fluxx.io
Foundations Government Regional hosting
Fluxx is a San Francisco company that has sold grant software to foundations, public agencies and nonprofits for more than 15 years, and the site pairs a Grantmaker product with a Grantseeker product for the funded side. It states AWS hosting, regional hosting in the US, Europe, Oceania, Canada and Hong Kong, SOC 2 and TX-RAMP.
- Pricing: Quote only. No prices published; the site routes all buyers to a demo request. Free plan: none.
- Best for: Mid-sized and large foundations
- Strengths: Grantmaker application to close-out; Grantseeker module; Finn AI assistant.
Where it falls short
No price or tier appears on the site, and the proof points are case studies, with figures such as $39B in annual funding stated by the vendor itself. A small foundation may find the platform heavier than needed.
Wrong for
A family foundation giving a dozen grants a year, or a team that wants to start on a card without a sales call, should look at Good Grants or Plinth.
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#5 Foundant
Grant Lifecycle Manager and fund accounting for foundations · United States · foundant.com
Foundations Unlimited users Montana
Foundant, a Montana corporation, sells to community foundations and the grantmakers around them, and the Grant Lifecycle Manager product page states unlimited user licenses for staff, board, applicants and reviewers. Its sibling products cover scholarships and fund accounting through CommunitySuite,, which matters to a community foundation that also keeps fund records. The page lists full data export and exportable audit trails.
- Pricing: Quote only. No prices on the product page; a Get pricing button leads to a quote. Free plan: none.
- Best for: Community foundations and private foundations
- Strengths: Grant Lifecycle Manager; Scholarship Lifecycle Manager; CommunitySuite fund accounting.
Where it falls short
Pricing is by quote only. The family has absorbed other products, so a buyer must work out which of Grant Lifecycle Manager, GivingData or SmartSimple fits, and should ask why each is recommended.
Wrong for
A corporate CSR team running employee matching and volunteering, or a public agency, should look at Bonterra, Benevity or Euna Grants.
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#6 SmartSimple
Configurable cloud platform for complex grant and funding programs · United States · smartsimple.com
Configurable Research grants Government
SmartSimple is a configurable cloud platform with separate solutions for foundations, research funders, government agencies and corporate social responsibility, plus a version built on Salesforce. That flexibility fits a research council with budget lines per investigator, or a state agency with compliance steps that generic forms cannot express.
- Pricing: Quote only. The site links to plans and pricing, but no figure appears in the text we could read. Free plan: none.
- Best for: Research funders and governments with odd processes
- Strengths: Grants management; Research grants management; Government funding.
Where it falls short
Configurable platforms demand design work, so the first program takes longer than on a template product. No price shows in the text we read.
Wrong for
A foundation with a plain open call and one reviewer panel should not pay for configuration time.
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#7 Plinth
UK platform for grantmakers, charities and local authorities · United Kingdom · plinth.org.uk
AI due diligence Local authorities London
Plinth, run by Time to Spare Ltd in London, also sells to charities and local authorities, and its grantmaker product runs the application form, due diligence, assessment, agreement, payment and monitoring. Its distinguishing feature is an AI first read of documents and registers that cites sources, and a funding portal that routes an applicant to the fund they qualify for.
- Pricing: Per programme / year. Local authority programs list at GBP 20,000 per year for one, falling to GBP 10,000 each at six or more. Free plan: none.
- Best for: UK funders wanting AI due diligence
- Strengths: Eligibility and funding portals; Application forms; AI due diligence.
Where it falls short
The pricing page prints figures for charities and local authorities but we found none for grantmakers, so a funder must ask.
Wrong for
A funder in continental Europe, or one with strict requirements for non-AI screening, should compare Optimy or Flexigrant.
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#8 Reviewr
Scholarship, grant and award management platform · United States · reviewr.com
Scholarships Awards SOC 2 Type II
Reviewr is a Lincoln, Nebraska company whose product serves scholarships, grants, awards, fellowships and competitions from one set of tools. A program officer who runs a scholarship in spring and a small grant round in autumn can use one reviewer setup for both.
- Pricing: Quote only. Quote only; the vendor states the price does not change as users or application counts grow. Free plan: none.
- Best for: Associations and foundations running mixed programs
- Strengths: Application intake forms; Blind review and structured scoring; Reviewer assignment.
Where it falls short
Grant-specific depth is lighter than at dedicated products, with less visible detail on payment schedules, budgets and close-out. The pricing page gives a process, not an amount, so comparison needs a scoping call.
Wrong for
A government agency or a funder tracking multi-year budgets and financial reporting by grantee should look at Euna Grants or Fluxx.
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#9 Euna Grants
Public sector grants software that links to budget and payments · United States · eunasolutions.com
Public sector Budget linked Sandy Springs
Euna Grants is sold by Euna Solutions, and its page ties grants to budgets and payments, so a county that already works with that vendor may get one supplier across the money cycle. The page describes application design with scoring at field level, automatic routing to reviewers, tracking of milestones, payments and deliverables, and audit-ready exports.
- Pricing: Quote only. No prices published; the page directs buyers to a demo. Free plan: none.
- Best for: Cities, counties and state agencies
- Strengths: Grant opportunity discovery; Custom application design; Scoring and routing.
Where it falls short
The page mixes grantmaker and grantseeker use, which blurs the pitch for a pure funder.
Wrong for
A private foundation, a corporate giving team or a funder that wants a published price should compare Good Grants, Foundant or Benevity.
Visit Euna Grants →
#10 Benevity
Corporate giving platform with a grants management module · Canada · benevity.com
Corporate Global payouts Calgary
Benevity is a Calgary company that sells employee giving, volunteering and grants tools, and its grants module lets a corporation run grant requests next to matching and volunteering data in one reporting view.
- Pricing: Quote only. The page says pricing depends on program size, grants administered and geography, and is aimed at enterprise companies. Free plan: none.
- Best for: Large companies with global giving programs
- Strengths: Grants management; AI application summaries; Money movement to nonprofits.
Where it falls short
The product is priced for enterprise buyers, according to its own page, so a small foundation will find it oversized. Grant features serve corporate programs more than family foundations or public funders.
Wrong for
A family or community foundation, a research council or an agency should look at Foundant, Good Grants or Flexigrant, which are built around those funders.
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#11 Bonterra
CyberGrants and Deed Grants for corporate grantmaking · United States · bonterratech.com
CSR Enterprise Austin
Bonterra, headquartered in Austin, lists CyberGrants among its products and sells it with Deed Grants for corporate social responsibility teams. The CSR page states the platform powered 22 billion dollars in giving in 2025, including 8.94 billion in grants, and gives access to 190,000 verified nonprofits through the Bonterra Network.
- Pricing: Quote only. No prices published; the site offers a demo and a pricing page request. Free plan: none.
- Best for: Fortune 500 style CSR teams
- Strengths: CyberGrants grants management; Deed Grants workflow engine; Employee giving and volunteering.
Where it falls short
Bonterra is a large portfolio, so a buyer must sort through CyberGrants, Deed and the nonprofit products to find the grant offer. No price is published.
Wrong for
A small or mid-sized foundation, or a government funder, should compare Good Grants, Foundant or Euna Grants instead of an enterprise CSR suite.
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#12 Blackbaud Grantmaking
Grant management and funder CRM from Blackbaud · United States · blackbaud.com
Major vendor Funder CRM Charleston
Blackbaud Grantmaking is the grant product of Blackbaud, the Charleston company behind a wide range of nonprofit systems. The page describes a grantee portal, a central review portal with custom scoring rubrics, payment schedules, one-click budget reports and a CRM that keeps relationships beside applications. It can oversee more than one grantmaking entity while keeping data, reporting and access separate.
- Pricing: Quote only. No prices shown; the product page offers Request a Demo and Ask About Pricing. Free plan: none.
- Best for: Foundations already using Blackbaud software
- Strengths: Online applications; Grantee portal; Review portal with scoring rubrics.
Where it falls short
The product page publishes no price and no security certifications that we could confirm on that page. Its value rises with other Blackbaud products, which means more dependence on one vendor.
Wrong for
A funder without any Blackbaud systems, or one that wants a published price and a trial, should look at Good Grants, Flexigrant or Plinth.
Visit Blackbaud Grantmaking →
Questions and answers
What is the best grant management software in 2026?
Good Grants ranks first of 12, best for small and mid-sized funders wanting a stated price. Flexigrant is second (uK funders needing UK-hosted data) and Optimy third (corporate foundations running several programs). Places 1 to 3 go to challengers, vendors outside the best-known brands, wherever the category has them.
What is the difference between grant management software and grant writing software?
Grant management software is used by the funder to receive, review, award and monitor grants. Grant writing and prospecting tools are used by organizations applying for money. This ranking covers only the funder side.
How much does grant management software cost?
Prices are mostly unpublished. Good Grants lists annual plans from USD 3,950, EUR 3,200 or GBP 2,800. Flexigrant sells three tiers by application volume and quotes implementation separately.
Which grant management software has a free trial?
Good Grants offers a 14-day free trial, and Flexigrant includes a free two-week test drive on every plan. Optimy offers a free demo and a walkthrough video, and Plinth offers free plans for charities, though not shown for funders.
Which grant management software suits a small foundation?
Good Grants, Flexigrant One and Foundant are the closest to a small-foundation start.
What is the best grant management software for government agencies?
Euna Grants is built for public agencies and links grants to budget and payments, while SmartSimple lists a Government Funding solution and a GSA schedule number.
Can grant management software handle corporate giving and volunteering?
Yes, from a few vendors. Benevity runs grants beside employee giving and volunteering and states payouts in about 14 days to more than 150 countries. Bonterra pairs CyberGrants and Deed Grants with employee engagement tools.
Is there grant management software hosted in Europe or the UK?
Fluxx lists regional hosting in Europe among its regions, Good Grants lets a buyer choose a supported region, and Optimy states EU and US hosting on AWS. Flexigrant states that data stays in the UK.
How long does it take to implement grant management software?
Vendor claims range widely. Optimy states six to eight weeks to go live, and Flexigrant states 13 weeks on every plan. Good Grants says a buyer can get started in minutes with the trial and offers an optional onboarding service.
Can I move my existing grant data into a new system?
Often, but the work is rarely free. Good Grants has a page on importing historical data when switching from another system. Foundant and Flexigrant describe export tools for moving data out.
Do I need grant management software or can I use a form builder?
A form builder and a spreadsheet suffice when a funder gives a few grants a year, has one reviewer panel and no reporting duties.
