Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Granted AI | Candid |
|---|---|---|
| Primary purpose | AI grant writing, discovery, pipeline & compliance | Nonprofit research database & credentialing |
| Starting price | $29/month | $1,199/year (Essentials) |
| Free trial | 7 days, full access | Limited free search |
| Foundation profiles | 133K foundations with financials, key people, compensation & 990 data | 140K+ foundation profiles with GuideStar data |
| Nonprofit profiles | 1.6M nonprofits from IRS BMF with claiming flow | 1.8M+ nonprofits with GuideStar Seals of Transparency |
| Grants data | 76K grants from federal + foundation sources | Foundation grants data from 990-PF filings |
| AI funder matching | pgvector semantic search with 8-feature scoring across 25K foundations | Keyword-based search and filtering |
| Grant writing | Full AI drafting: LOI writer, coach, RFP analysis, DOCX export | Not a writing tool |
| Pipeline management | Pipeline tracker, prospect lists, stage tracking, CSV export | Not available |
| Compliance monitoring | 4-source IRS verification (BMF, Pub78, Revocations, OFAC) | GuideStar Seals of Transparency credentialing |
| Peer benchmarking | Quartile statistics and percentile visualization vs. sector peers | Compensation and financial benchmarking reports |
| Data API | 6 REST endpoints with OpenAPI spec, rate-limited | Candid API (enterprise pricing) |
Bottom Line
Research depth meets full-platform workflow
Candid is the gold standard for nonprofit research with decades of curated data and industry-recognized credentialing. Granted combines comparable foundation data with AI discovery, proposal writing, pipeline management, and compliance monitoring — giving teams a complete workflow from research to submission at a fraction of the cost.
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