Candid pricing
Candid’s Premium plan costs $219 a month, or from $1,199 a year if you pay annually. Ultimate starts at $1,699 a year. A limited free account costs nothing, though it caps how many search results and profile details you can see.
Checked October 12, 2026 on Candid’s pricing page.
Every Candid plan
| Plan | Price | Billing | Users | What it adds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Register | Not stated | Limited search results and basic profile views. |
| Premium, monthly | $219/month | Billed monthly | Not stated | Unlimited search and full profiles, the AI fundraising assistant, saved searches, financials, and staff contacts. Up to 250 grant and 750 profile downloads a month. |
| Premium, annual | From $1,199/year | Billed annually (about $100/month) | Not stated | Same as monthly Premium with higher limits: 1,000 grant and 5,000 profile downloads a month. |
| Ultimate | From $1,699/year | Billed annually (about $142/month) | Not stated | Everything in Premium plus funding-trend visualizations and nonprofit compliance status reports. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Contact sales | Aimed at teams of 10 or more | For colleges, libraries, and large organizations, with API and data bundles. |
Free plan, trial, and discounts
A free account gives limited search and basic profiles. The pricing page mentions no trial of the paid plans.
Yes, for some. The page offers a nonprofit discounted rate to verified organizations that don’t make grants themselves. It doesn’t print the discounted prices.
Quillify’s prices next to Candid’s
Quillify starts free. Pay as you go costs $0.50 a credit with nothing to renew. Every plan searches grants, government contracts, foundations, and community lenders together in one place. A business that could win a government contract sees it right beside the grants it was already looking for.
| Plan | Monthly | Paid annually | Users | Credits a month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay as you go | $0 | None needed | Unlimited users | Buy as you go |
| Access | $99 | $89/month | Unlimited users | 150 |
| Pro | $250 | $225/month | Unlimited users | 500 |
| Max | $750 | $675/month | Unlimited users | 2,000 |
See what each credit buys. Quillify and Candid compared feature by feature.
Candid pricing questions
How much does Candid’s Foundation Directory cost?
Premium is $219 a month billed monthly or from $1,199 a year billed annually. Ultimate starts at $1,699 a year. Enterprise is priced by quote.
Is there a free version of Candid?
Yes. A free account gives you limited search results and basic profile views. Claiming your own organization’s profile is free too.
Does Candid offer a nonprofit discount?
Its pricing page lists a nonprofit discounted rate for verified organizations that are not funders, without printing the discounted price.
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