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Changemaker Lite vs Movement

Changemaker Lite

cmlite.org

Movement

yourmovement.org

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FigureChangemaker LiteMovement
Price fromFree£1,790/mo
Free planYes—
Free trial——
Open sourceYes—
WebYesYes
LinuxYes—
APIYesYes
Self-hostedYes—
Plans published31
Spec score · Advocacy Software8.8 (#2)7.2 (#20)
APITwo JSON REST APIs are documented: Express on port 4000 for core functions and Fastify on port 4100 for media.Movement offers a REST API to connect its platform with other technology, including CRMs, advocacy platforms, and payment processors.
IntegrationsThe site describes integrations including Rocket.Chat, Gancio, Listmonk, n8n, Gitea, NocoDB, and Vaultwarden.Movement says it can sync contact data in real time alongside an existing CRM and scope and build custom integrations.
SecurityThe site lists JWT rotation, rate limiting, XSS prevention, encrypted secrets, and HSTS headers among its security measures.The pricing page states that data is encrypted in transit and at rest and that Movement is Cyber Essentials certified and PCI DSS v4.0 compliant.
What it doesChangemaker Lite is a self-hosted campaign platform for political movements and community organizers.Movement is an all-in-one campaigning platform for progressive organisations to mobilise supporters and drive social change.

Plans

Changemaker Lite

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

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Movement

  • Growth£1,790 a month

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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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Movement

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

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