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Award More. Work Less. Online Applicant Management System.

Last updated: March 2026

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Instrumentl logo

Grant prospecting, tracking and management all in one-place.

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Instrumentl
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SmarterSelect

0.3

4.8

Value for money

4.5
179
flat rate/per month

Starting price

2000
per feature/per year

0.6

4.8

Functionality

4.2

Alerts/Notifications

5/5

Categorization/Grouping

5/5

Applicant Tracking

4.8/5

Top Features

Applicant Tracking

4.4/5

Activity Tracking

4.3/5

Applicant Portal

4.1/5

Submittable logo

Grant management and CSR software

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Submittable
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SmarterSelect

0.1

4.6

Value for money

4.5
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No pricing info

Starting price

2000
per feature/per year

0.4

4.6

Functionality

4.2

Activity Tracking

5/5

Address Validation

5/5

Access Controls/Permissions

4.4/5

Top Features

Applicant Tracking

4.4/5

Activity Tracking

4.3/5

Applicant Portal

4.1/5

Fluxx Grantmaker logo

Collaborative, Data-Driven Grants Management Solution

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Fluxx Grantmaker
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SmarterSelect

0.4

4.1

Value for money

4.5
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No pricing info

Starting price

2000
per feature/per year
4.2

Functionality

4.2

Administrative Reporting

5/5

Approval Process Control

4.6/5

Activity Tracking

4/5

Top Features

Applicant Tracking

4.4/5

Activity Tracking

4.3/5

Applicant Portal

4.1/5

RQ Platform logo

Application and Review Software

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RQ Platform
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SmarterSelect

0.2

4.7

Value for money

4.5
1275
/per year

Starting price

2000
per feature/per year

0.3

4.5

Functionality

4.2

Access Controls/Permissions

4.3/5

Action Item Tracking

4/5

Activity Tracking

4/5

Top Features

Applicant Tracking

4.4/5

Activity Tracking

4.3/5

Applicant Portal

4.1/5

MonkeyPod logo

Your all-in-one nonprofit management platform

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MonkeyPod
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SmarterSelect

0.2

4.7

Value for money

4.5
167
flat rate/per month

Starting price

2000
per feature/per year

0.3

4.5

Functionality

4.2

Access Controls/Permissions

5/5

Activity Dashboard

5/5

Accounting Integration

4.9/5

Top Features

Applicant Tracking

4.4/5

Activity Tracking

4.3/5

Applicant Portal

4.1/5

Good Grants logo

The most flexible grantmaking solution on the market

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Good Grants
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SmarterSelect
4.5

Value for money

4.5
3000
flat rate/per year

Starting price

2000
per feature/per year

0.4

4.6

Functionality

4.2

Access Controls/Permissions

5/5

Administrative Reporting

5/5

Application Management

5/5

Top Features

Applicant Tracking

4.4/5

Activity Tracking

4.3/5

Applicant Portal

4.1/5

Optimy logo

SaaS solution for grants, sponsorship and CSR professionals.

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Optimy
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SmarterSelect
4.5

Value for money

4.5
530
per feature/per month

Starting price

2000
per feature/per year
4.2

Functionality

4.2

Access Controls/Permissions

5/5

Activity Tracking

5/5

Alerts/Notifications

5/5

Top Features

Applicant Tracking

4.4/5

Activity Tracking

4.3/5

Applicant Portal

4.1/5

OpenWater logo

We’ll help you navigate.

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OpenWater
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SmarterSelect

0.2

4.3

Value for money

4.5
5100
/per year

Starting price

2000
per feature/per year
4.2

Functionality

4.2

Activity Dashboard

5/5

Approval Process Control

5/5

Applicant Portal

4.8/5

Top Features

Applicant Tracking

4.4/5

Activity Tracking

4.3/5

Applicant Portal

4.1/5

Grant Lifecycle Manager logo

Online grant lifecycle manager (GLM)

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Grant Lifecycle Manager
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SmarterSelect

0.4

4.9

Value for money

4.5
9900
/per year

Starting price

2000
per feature/per year

0.4

4.6

Functionality

4.2

Budgeting/Forecasting

5/5

Approval Process Control

4.9/5

Compliance Management

4/5

Top Features

Applicant Tracking

4.4/5

Activity Tracking

4.3/5

Applicant Portal

4.1/5

Sage Intacct logo

Best-in-class Cloud ERP for Finance

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Sage Intacct
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SmarterSelect

0.5

4.0

Value for money

4.5
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No pricing info

Starting price

2000
per feature/per year
4.2

Functionality

4.2

Activity Tracking

5/5

Accounting

4.6/5

Activity Dashboard

4.6/5

Top Features

Applicant Tracking

4.4/5

Activity Tracking

4.3/5

Applicant Portal

4.1/5

SurveyMonkey Apply logo

Collect, manage & review applications.

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SurveyMonkey Apply
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SmarterSelect

0.2

4.3

Value for money

4.5
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No pricing info

Starting price

2000
per feature/per year

0.2

4.4

Functionality

4.2

Application Management

4.8/5

Access Controls/Permissions

4.5/5

Alerts/Notifications

4.5/5

Top Features

Applicant Tracking

4.4/5

Activity Tracking

4.3/5

Applicant Portal

4.1/5

Award Force logo

Awards management software

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Award Force
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SmarterSelect

0.1

4.6

Value for money

4.5
2500
flat rate/per year

Starting price

2000
per feature/per year

0.3

4.5

Functionality

4.2

Assessment Management

4.8/5

Activity Dashboard

4.5/5

Access Controls/Permissions

4/5

Top Features

Applicant Tracking

4.4/5

Activity Tracking

4.3/5

Applicant Portal

4.1/5

Little Green Light logo

All-in-one Donor Management Software & Fundraising Platform

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Little Green Light
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SmarterSelect

0.4

4.9

Value for money

4.5
45
usage based/per month

Starting price

2000
per feature/per year

0.3

4.5

Functionality

4.2

Alumni Management

3.5/5

Access Controls/Permissions

N/A

Accounting

N/A

Top Features

Applicant Tracking

4.4/5

Activity Tracking

4.3/5

Applicant Portal

4.1/5

Submit.com logo

The best way to accept, review and manage online submissions

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Submit.com
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SmarterSelect

0.2

4.7

Value for money

4.5
5995
usage based/per year

Starting price

2000
per feature/per year

0.4

4.6

Functionality

4.2

Activity Dashboard

5/5

Access Controls/Permissions

4.5/5

Access Controls/Permissions

N/A

Top Features

Applicant Tracking

4.4/5

Activity Tracking

4.3/5

Applicant Portal

4.1/5

ExceedFurther logo

Tech with Purpose. Driven by Cause.

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ExceedFurther
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SmarterSelect
4.5

Value for money

4.5
189
flat rate/per month

Starting price

2000
per feature/per year

0.2

4.4

Functionality

4.2

Access Controls/Permissions

N/A

Accounting

N/A

Accounting Integration

N/A

Top Features

Applicant Tracking

4.4/5

Activity Tracking

4.3/5

Applicant Portal

4.1/5

Blackbaud Grantmaking logo

Application request and grant management software

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Blackbaud Grantmaking
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SmarterSelect

1.4

3.1

Value for money

4.5
325
per feature/per month

Starting price

2000
per feature/per year

0.6

3.6

Functionality

4.2

Application Management

5/5

Approval Process Control

5/5

Accounting

N/A

Top Features

Applicant Tracking

4.4/5

Activity Tracking

4.3/5

Applicant Portal

4.1/5

Grants Management logo

Grants management software for administrators & applicants

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Grants Management
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SmarterSelect
4.5

Value for money

4.5
3200
/per year

Starting price

2000
per feature/per year

0.2

4.4

Functionality

4.2

Administrative Reporting

5/5

API

5/5

Applicant Tracking

5/5

Top Features

Applicant Tracking

4.4/5

Activity Tracking

4.3/5

Applicant Portal

4.1/5

Eleo logo

Online donor management & fundraising software

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Eleo
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SmarterSelect

0.4

4.9

Value for money

4.5
39
usage based/per month

Starting price

2000
per feature/per year

0.5

4.7

Functionality

4.2

Accounting Integration

5/5

Campaign Management

5/5

Alumni Management

4/5

Top Features

Applicant Tracking

4.4/5

Activity Tracking

4.3/5

Applicant Portal

4.1/5

SmartSimple Cloud logo

Flexible, all-in-one platform for the modern grantmaker

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SmartSimple Cloud
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SmarterSelect

0.3

4.2

Value for money

4.5
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No pricing info

Starting price

2000
per feature/per year

0.1

4.3

Functionality

4.2

Administrative Reporting

4/5

Access Controls/Permissions

N/A

Accounting

N/A

Top Features

Applicant Tracking

4.4/5

Activity Tracking

4.3/5

Applicant Portal

4.1/5

Enquire logo

Powering you to do good, better

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Enquire
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SmarterSelect

4.5

0.0

Value for money

4.5
1250
flat rate/per month

Starting price

2000
per feature/per year

4.2

0.0

Functionality

4.2

Access Controls/Permissions

N/A

Activity Dashboard

N/A

Ad hoc Reporting

N/A

Top Features

Applicant Tracking

4.4/5

Activity Tracking

4.3/5

Applicant Portal

4.1/5