Quillify vs GrantStation
A research subscription with a training and community layer attached, rather than a writing tool.
Below is what Quillify does that they do not, what they are good at, and the prices side by side. Every figure about GrantStation was read off their own pages, and every figure about us is generated from what we actually charge, so both are checkable rather than claimed.
Every price and claim about GrantStation was read off their own live pages on 6 August 2026. Vendors in this category ship weekly, so check before you decide anything expensive.
What Quillify does that GrantStation does not
- It writes
- GrantStation is a research and training subscription and does not claim otherwise. Quillify drafts the proposal from your own documents, revises in plain language, and grades the draft against the announcement before you send it.
- Contracts and lenders
- 7,900+ open government contract opportunities and 480+ community development lenders, neither of which is a grant and both of which are money.
- Prices you can read today
- Their figures here come from search-indexed pages rather than from their own site, which was returning an application-level 404 when we checked on 8 August 2026. A site that is down today can be back tomorrow, so check before you judge them on it.
What GrantStation is good at
Stated accurately, because a comparison that pretends a real product is bad is worth nothing to you and we would rather you could check every line of this.
- Training alongside the database
- Live and recorded webinars and paid courses, sold as part of the subscription rather than as an upsell. If the real gap in your organization is skill rather than search, that is a different and better answer than more listings.
- Prior giving from the filings
- Funder profiles carry prior donations pulled from the funder's own 990s, which is the fastest way to tell what somebody funds as opposed to what they say they fund.
- Bundled free with some memberships
- Access comes free with a Chronicle of Philanthropy premium subscription and with Grant Professionals Association membership. If you hold either, check before you buy anything.
Price, side by side
| Quillify | GrantStation | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry | $0, plans from $99/month | $219/quarter, about $83/month billed annually |
| Top published | $750/month | Roughly $995/year, plus $199 per additional user |
| Free tier | Permanent. Browsing and keyword search, no card. | None. Bundled through some association memberships |
Our figures come from the product's own pricing constants at build time, so this table cannot drift from what we actually charge. Theirs was read on 6 August 2026. Our full price list, including what every action costs.
Which one you want
Quillify, if any of this is you
You need the proposal written as well as the funder found, or you can sell to government as well as apply for grants.
Still weighing it up? The wider set of alternatives to GrantStation, with prices, and the whole category in one table.
The cheapest way to decide is to look.
Browsing and keyword search are free, and there is no card required.