Software guide · PACs, party committees & advocacy organizations
Options to compare: NationBuilder. Compare the tasks you need, the complete price and the terms before choosing.
The cost case · PACs, party committees & advocacy organizations
Start with the bill and one costly workflow. The comparison is straightforward: recurring software costs you can actually remove, minus the hosting, AI, integrations and upkeep a replacement needs. Time saved is a separate gain, and only becomes margin when the business can use it.
Current software · researched prices
$34/ month
$408 a year in this worked example
County party committee with 3,000 contacts and a permanent site
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A source-priced scenario, not a claim about your invoice. Check required modules, usage fees and your negotiated terms.
A focused tool · under your control
One time: map the rules, build, test edge cases, move only the data needed and train the people who use it.
Each month: affordable hosting, coding-AI usage, any database or integrations, backups and maintenance. Price these for the actual application; a $0 or low hosting tier is not the total cost.
You control: the code repository, domain, data and service accounts. Someone on your side owns updates, access, recovery and support.
The exact replacement cost depends on scope and usage. Bring your invoice and one frustrating task; we’ll map what can stay, what could be owned and the costs to verify.
Get a free 30-minute cost and workflow reviewBuild the public site and staff request workspace, then document publishing, approval workflows and status updates. Define public-record and retention obligations in the scope.
Ask for a sample export. Check relationships, attachments and history, not just row counts.
These terms appear in the same research category. Check your specific workflow before treating products as interchangeable.
For pacs, party committees & advocacy organizations, our worked example runs $34 a month, which is $408 a year. A website-related price point in the research is $34 a month; check whether it is a plan rate or a separate fee.
County party committee with 3,000 contacts and a permanent site
Where the money goes
NationBuilder meters on the people in your database, not on the site. Starter covers 500 to 5,000 contacts at $34, Pro is $160 a month, and the add-ons are $9 for each extra website, $10 for text messaging and $49 for ActionButton Plus. Donations run through a separate processor such as ActBlue, WinRed or Anedot, which charge per contribution.
At $34 a month with a CRM included, NationBuilder Starter is fair value for a committee under 5,000 contacts, and the audit may well tell you to keep it. Keep your donation processor as well.
Ask providers to demonstrate this workflow using your edge cases. Check which plan includes each step, what costs extra and how your records can be exported.
4 vendors sell to pacs, party committees & advocacy organizations
| Vendor | Plans (per month) | Website | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| NationBuilderCharges by contacts (people) in the database - the bill grows with the size of the voter file you load, not with the site |
| $34/mo | 2026-09-21 |
| Anedot | Not verified | — | — |
| ActBlue | Not verified | — | — |
| WinRed | Not verified | — | — |
Prices are what each vendor publishes on its own pricing page, on the date shown. "Quote only" means the vendor doesn't publish prices. "Not verified" means we couldn't read a price off the vendor's own page, so we don't print one.
Questions owners ask
Starter is $34 a month for 500 to 5,000 contacts, which is $408 a year. Pro is $160 a month and Enterprise is priced by quote. Extra websites are $9 a month each and text messaging is $10.
Yes. The $34 Starter plan includes the website along with the contact database. Each additional website is $9 a month.
NationBuilder prices by the number of contacts in your database, not by site traffic. Starter tops out at 5,000 contacts, so importing a large voter file can move you to Pro at $160 a month. Check the count before you import.
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