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Nonprofits and charities: what the software costs

Every one itemized from the vendors' own price pages. The biggest bill: $2,280 a year.

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Software auditFood banks and food pantries

Food pantry serving 2,000 active households, 3 staff logins, wants an online client portal and volunteer shift signups

  1. PantrySoft Standard (2,500 households, 2 concurrent users)$75/moKeep
  2. Client Portal add-on (published range $50-$75; low end used)$50/moOwn it
  3. Volunteer Platform add-on (published range $25-$50; low end used)$25/moKeep
  4. Advanced Inventory add-on (published range $25-$50; low end used)$25/moKeep
  5. 1 additional concurrent user$15/moKeep
Per month$190
Per year$2,280
One-time: Standard implementation support $1,000$1,000
Prices from pantrysoft.com

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Yearly software bill, by business

Yearly figures are a typical setup's published monthly prices times twelve, before payment processing.

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