activist vs New/Mode

activist is a free, open-source web platform for activists and organizations working toward social and ecological change. It helps people discover organizations and events, participate in activism, and coordinate political action. Organizations can create Learn events for seminars, meetings, and panels, or Action events for protests, direct action, and volunteering. Event pages support live updates, reusable templates, printable flyers or posters with QR codes, and organizer notes about risks or logistics. Organization profiles can represent internal groups and provide pages for resources, FAQs, and onboarding. Organizations, groups, and events can collect links in resource hubs; those links are publicly visible for now, and the service does not provide file storage. The maker describes the project as privacy-focused and community-governed. Accounts can be created without personal information such as an email address. Data is hosted in Iceland, and the privacy policy describes encryption, access controls, security assessments, and audits. Documentation provides a request-access form, while the roadmap places the product in MVP development and launch.

New/Mode is a civic action platform for nonprofits, unions, and advocacy campaigns that engage supporters and raise funds. It connects supporters with decision-makers through email, phone, social media, and letters to the editor, and its database targets government decision-makers. The free Individual plan includes Smart Petitions, unlimited email blasts, email-your-rep campaigns, and social media advocacy tools. Grassroots costs $13 a month and includes 1,000 contacts, with additional contact charges beyond that. Teams costs $109 a month and includes 2,000 contacts and three admin users. Movement Builder+ priced on request for organizations with 5,000 or more contacts, with pricing scaling with the list. CRM integrations include Salesforce, Action Network, NationBuilder, EveryAction, HubSpot, iMIS, ActionKit, and Blackbaud & Raiser’s Edge; website connections include WordPress, Drupal, and Squarespace, and Mailchimp is listed for email marketing. Its API is described as RESTful and OSDI compliant. Support ranges from self-service to email and priority support with a 48-hour response for Movement Builder+. The free tier has a hard cap that can require an upgrade or add-on if donations are turned off after 500 contacts or a payment processor such as Stripe is connected.