For Nonprofits
Run programs and show impact without expensive tools
Nonprofit teams juggle programs, grants, and reporting with tools built for corporations. Operately gives you goal tracking, project management, and built-in accountability without per-seat pricing eating into your budget. Open source and free to start.
The nonprofit tool problem
Most project management tools charge per seat. For a nonprofit with 15 people, that is $150 to $300 per month spent on software instead of your mission. And the tools you get are designed for sales teams and product launches, not programs and grant deliverables.
Meanwhile, your board and funders want to see progress. They want measurable outcomes. You need a way to connect your daily work to the goals you promised in your grant proposals, without building a custom reporting system out of spreadsheets.
What you get with Operately
Goals tied to your mission
Set organizational goals with measurable targets. Track program outcomes the same way you report them to funders. Progress is always visible without manual reporting.
Projects with built-in check-ins
Run programs and campaigns with regular progress updates. Your team stays accountable and your leadership always knows where things stand.
Flat-rate pricing
No per-seat fees. Add staff, volunteers, and board members without watching your software costs grow. Every dollar saved goes back to your mission.
Open source and self-hostable
Full transparency into the code. Self-host for complete control over donor and beneficiary data, or use the cloud to get started in minutes.
Set up takes less than 5 minutes
Start free — no credit card neededWhy not just use Monday.com or Asana?
They work, but their pricing and complexity are designed for funded companies, not mission-driven organizations watching every dollar.
| Operately | Enterprise tools | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost at 15 people | $0 (free plan) | $135-225/mo |
| Add volunteers/board | No extra cost | Extra seats = extra fees |
| Goal tracking | Built in, free | Paid add-on or higher tier |
| Data control | Self-host option | Vendor-hosted only |
| Open source | Yes | No |
| Setup complexity | Minutes | Requires admin training |
Built for accountability, not busywork
Nonprofits exist to create change, and change requires focus. You need to know whether your programs are working, whether your team is aligned, and whether you can show concrete progress to the people who fund your work.
Most tools give you a blank canvas and say "figure it out." Operately gives you a clear structure: goals with measurable targets, projects with regular check-ins, and visibility into what is working and what is not. No consultants needed to set it up.
We believe every organization doing meaningful work deserves tools that help them stay accountable to their mission without spending their budget on software licenses.
Try Operately with your organization
Free to start. No per-seat pricing. Ready in minutes. No credit card required.