Five grant-management options at a glance
CapabilityProtoGrantsBuilt on MicrosoftSubmittableSeparate platformFoundant GLMSeparate platformBlackbaudSeparate platformSmartSimpleSeparate platform
Buyer and delivery modelCanadian public programs on DataverseGrantmakers using a hosted platformGrantmaking foundationsGrantmaking organizationsGovernment funding teams
Applications and reviewManaged records and reviewer workspace; public portal scoped separatelyForms and review workflowsConfigurable forms and application scoringApplication and grant workflowsConfigurable government grant lifecycle
Finance boundaryPayment handoff and reconciliation fields; finance connector scoped separatelyBudget and disbursement trackingPayment tracking and accounting integrationsConfirm finance integration for your deploymentFunds, budgets and allocations
Microsoft environmentManaged solution in your Power Platform environmentVerify Microsoft identity and integration requirementsSSO and integrations; verify your Microsoft requirementsVerify Microsoft identity and integration requirementsVerify Microsoft identity and integration requirements
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ProtoGrants fits public-program teams that want application records and review in their Microsoft environment. Compare the actual review, finance and integration scope with each vendor before choosing.

  • Managed Dataverse records
  • Human authority by design
  • Your tenant, your rules
Plan implementationPublic vendor pages reviewed October 20, 2026. This is a scoped comparison, not a complete feature inventory. Confirm editions, hosting region, licences and integrations with each vendor. ProtoGrants demonstration scores are stored examples; no AI resource is included in the package.

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