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Changemaker Lite vs CORE Software

Changemaker Lite

cmlite.org

CORE Software

coreaustralia.org.au

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FigureChangemaker LiteCORE Software
Price fromFreeFree
Free planYesYes
Free trial——
Open sourceYesYes
WebYesYes
LinuxYes—
iOS—Yes
Android—Yes
APIYesYes
Self-hostedYes—
Plans published33
Spec score · Advocacy Software8.8 (#2)8.6 (#4)
IntegrationsThe site describes integrations including Rocket.Chat, Gancio, Listmonk, n8n, Gitea, NocoDB, and Vaultwarden.Named integrations and extensions include Twilio, CiviRules, Geocoder, Mosaico, Stripe, WooCommerce, Xero, MYOB, Cloudflare and Zephr.
LicenceThe public source repository identifies Changemaker Lite as Apache 2.0 licensed.CORE describes its platform as open-source and community-driven, based on WordPress and CiviCRM.
PurposeChangemaker Lite describes itself as a self-hosted campaign toolkit built for growing political movements.CORE combines a website, supporter database, and community resources for grassroots groups and campaigns.
SecurityThe site lists JWT rotation, rate limiting, XSS prevention, encrypted secrets, and HSTS headers among its security measures.The site advertises Australian hosting, daily downloadable backups and a weekly security report that flags excessive access and cyber attacks.
Volunteer managementVolunteer shifts support public signup, confirmation email, territory assignment, and capacity controls.Built-in rostering supports door knocking, booth manning and other campaign activities.
What it doesChangemaker Lite is a self-hosted campaign platform for political movements and community organizers.CORE combines a WordPress website, CiviCRM supporter database and community support ecosystem for grassroots organisations, causes and campaigns.

Plans

Changemaker Lite

  • Self-HostedFree
  • Managed HostingPriced on request
  • Pre-ConfiguredPriced on request

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CORE Software

  • StarterFree
  • CommunityPriced on request
  • NetworkPriced on request

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In their own words

Changemaker Lite

Changemaker Lite is a self-hosted campaign toolkit for growing political movements, combining advocacy, canvassing, volunteer scheduling and newsletters. Influence campaigns can look up representatives by postal code, send tracked advocacy emails and collect responses. Its mobile canvassing map supports live GPS, walking routes, visit recording and outcome tracking. Shift scheduling provides public signup, confirmation emails, cut assignment and capacity management. The Listmonk newsletter feature includes subscriber management, templates and analytics, with unlimited subscribers listed. Named integrations include Rocket.Chat, Gancio, Listmonk, n8n, Gitea, NocoDB and Vaultwarden. Deployment documentation covers Docker Compose and options including a reverse proxy, tunnel or private VPN. An included script backs up PostgreSQL databases and uploaded media, with optional S3 upload. REST endpoints cover authentication, campaigns, locations, shifts, media and more. The Self-Hosted plan is free, billed forever, and includes all 45+ campaign tools, unlimited users and data, community support and use of your own infrastructure. The homepage describes the product as beta and under active development, with possible breaking changes.

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CORE Software

CORE Software has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.

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