Built by Frontier Commons
Most nonprofits waste $1,200/yr
on tools that should cost $0
6 questions. A ranked shortlist. Prices included.
By Frontier Commons — a nonprofit that helps small orgs ditch paid tools they don't need. No sales, no ads.
24
tools compared
$0
for orgs under $500K
2 min
to your shortlist
The gap between what tools cost and what you'll pay
Per month. Standard price on top. Your price on the bottom.
Prices from each tool's site, March 2026.
What the quiz returns
Solo founder, under $50K, just got their 501(c)(3)
Runs on spreadsheets. No website. Needs to take donations.
Google Workspace
@yourorg.org email, shared docs, drive.
Donors google you. A gmail.com address says "hobby project."
Zeffy
Online donations + tax receipts. Costs you nothing.
You have no way to take online donations yet
Mailchimp
Free up to 250 contacts. Good for your first year.
Your 47-person donor list fits comfortably on free tier
Carrd
One-page site, free. Launch in an afternoon.
You don't need a 20-page site — just a URL to send people
Total: $0/yr
Priya
Founder, literacy nonprofit · 501(c)(3) since 2024
"I know I need a CRM and a real website. But every Google search gives me a different top-10 list. Half of them cost $200/mo."
The quiz gave her: Google Workspace (free), Zeffy (free donations + receipts), Mailchimp (free up to 250), and Carrd (free site). Total: $0/yr.
She set up all four that Saturday. Donor list went from 47 to 90 in three months — mostly because she stopped losing track of people.
All 24 tools we compare
We don't make money from these picks. Prices checked March 2026.
How we chose these
We looked at 50+ tools. 24 made the cut. Each one offers nonprofit pricing, has been around 3+ years, and works without a developer. We check prices every few months.
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