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Blackbaud FIMS vs Grain Ledger

Blackbaud FIMS

foundant.com

Grain Ledger

grainledger.com

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FigureBlackbaud FIMSGrain Ledger
Price from—$50/mo
Free plan—Yes
Free trial——
Open source——
WebYesYes
WindowsYes—
Android—Yes
API—Yes
Self-hostedYes—
Plans published04
Spec score · Fund Accounting Software7.5 (#42)8.9 (#8)
Spec score · Accounting software6.9 (#61)9.0 (#2)
PurposeFIMS is a fully integrated foundation management system.Grain Ledger is cloud-based church accounting software built around fund accounting.

Plans

Blackbaud FIMS

No plans published.

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Grain Ledger

  • StarterFree
  • Growth$70 a month
  • Scale$100 a month
  • Grain Payroll$50 a month

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In their own words

Blackbaud FIMS

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Grain Ledger

Grain Ledger is cloud-based accounting software for churches, built around double-entry fund accounting. It tracks restricted and unrestricted funds and supports a customizable nonprofit chart of accounts. Plaid bank sync imports transactions for categorization and reconciliation; expense tools cover vendor bills, approvals, accounts-payable aging, corporate card activity, and 1099 vendor information. Reports include GAAP-compliant balance sheets, statements of activities, and cash flow statements, with drill-down to journal entries and transactions. Giving features import donations and include donor matching, giving analytics, and annual statements with IRS-compliant disclosures. Listed integrations include Planning Center, Ramp, Bill.com / Divvy, Pushpay, OnlineGiving.org, Rock RMS, and Subsplash; Tithely is marked coming soon. The free Starter plan allows up to $20k in monthly expenses, one bank connection, three users, and one active budget. Growth costs $70 a month. Optional Grain Payroll costs $50 a month base plus 10 USD per employee / month.

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