OpenVolunteer vs Vome
OpenVolunteer
openvolunteer.net
Vome
vomevolunteer.comSide by side
| Figure | OpenVolunteer | Vome |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $15/mo | $35/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 7 |
| Spec score · Nonprofit Volunteer Management Software | 8.1 (#8) | 8.5 (#5) |
| Spec score · Event Volunteer Management Software | 8.1 (#14) | 8.5 (#7) |
| Purpose | OpenVolunteer coordinates people, shifts, hours, teams, and recognition for community organizations. | Vome is volunteer management software for recruiting, onboarding, scheduling, tracking hours, and communicating with volunteers. |
| Recognition | The volunteer perks system supports tiered rewards tied to volunteer hours, with progress tracking and physical reward redemption. | Recognition includes built-in achievements plus custom awards and badges earned from hours, shifts or milestones. |
| Security | The managed hosting page says its service includes automated backups, monitoring, and sensible security practices. | Vome describes AES-256 encryption at rest, TLS 1.2 or higher in transit, and AWS hosting with high availability, redundancy, and continuous monitoring. |
Plans
Vome
- RecruitFree
- Pro$35 a month
- Enterprise$40 a month
- Pro$45 a month
- Enterprise$65 a month
- Ultimate$80 a month
- UltimatePriced on request
In their own words
OpenVolunteer
OpenVolunteer has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Vome
Vome manages volunteer recruitment, onboarding, scheduling, hour tracking, and communication. Organizations can create application forms with custom questions, file uploads, e-signatures, and embedded shift calendars. Onboarding sequences can combine forms, fillable PDFs, training modules, checklists, and uploads. Scheduling covers one-time and recurring shifts, self-booking, group reservations, and calendar syncing with Google, Outlook, or Apple Calendar.
Hour tracking options include volunteer claims, QR-code check-in, attendance kiosks, and automatic logging based on scheduled shift times. Volunteer apps are available for iOS and Android and are free to download; the service also runs on the web. Every plan includes unlimited volunteers, while paid plans are priced per active administrative seat. Recruit is free forever and includes one application form, one onboarding sequence, 35 default database fields, and unlimited volunteers and admin seats. Pro costs $45 a month per admin seat. Integrations include Salesforce, Zapier, Microsoft Power Automate, Sterling Volunteers, SCORM Cloud, Verified First, and Double the Donation. API integration and custom webhooks are included with Ultimate. Vome describes encryption, hosting, security frameworks, and plan-dependent support.