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Optimy
by Optimy
What Optimy is
Optimy brings grant, sponsorship, employee volunteering, and CSR programs into one platform. It covers the workflow from applications and reviews to approvals, project tracking, and impact reporting. Teams can use scoring and rubrics, collaborate as reviewers, collect payments, and give applicants access to a portal. Reporting includes analytics, custom KPIs, and audit-ready reports.
The platform is aimed at corporations, foundations, and public institutions. It runs on the web and offers an API. Optimy describes one-click integrations with Make and DocuSign e-signatures; external API connections may be available on request and can incur additional fees. The interface supports 22+ languages.
Optimy says it encrypts stored data with AES-256 and uses HTTPS with TLS 1.2 or TLS 1.3 for transmission. It also describes GDPR support, privacy request and data deletion controls, and hosting on AWS infrastructure in North America and Europe. Its usual implementation takes 6 to 8 weeks. The Start plan is listed from €650/mo and includes end-to-end program management, industry data and templates, a dedicated account manager, and security standards. Paid service packages add e-learning, a knowledge base, professional services, training, and response-time commitments.
Who it suits
Optimy suits corporations, foundations, and public institutions managing grants or other programs such as sponsorships, employee volunteering, and CSR. It may fit teams that need applications, reviewer collaboration, payment collection, and impact reporting in the same platform.
What it does well
- Manages grants, sponsorships, volunteering, and CSR programs together
- Includes scoring, rubrics, reviewer collaboration, and an applicant portal
- Tracks impact with custom KPIs and audit-ready reports
- Supports 22+ languages
- Start includes a dedicated account manager
What to know first
- Start is listed from €650/mo
- Usual implementation takes 6 to 8 weeks
- External API connections may require a request and additional fees
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Start | From 650€ /month · Manage your program end to end · industry data and templates · dedicated account manager · top security standards | €650 a month |
| Basic | billed annually · E-learning and knowledge base · 24–48 hour response time · 4 hours professional services · 1 live training session per year | €1,000 a year |
| Growth | billed annually · E-learning and knowledge base · 12–16 hour priority response · 8 hours professional services · 1 live training session per year · 1 HTTPS certificate per year · Security audit and forms support | €2,000 a year |
| Advanced | billed annually · E-learning and knowledge base · 4–8 hour priority response · 12 hours professional services · 2 live training sessions per year · Unlimited HTTPS certificates · Pentest and security form per year | €5,000 a year |
| Basic (Optimy Consulting) | 1.000 € /year · E-learning and Knowledge Base · 24-48 hrs response time · 4 hrs professional services · 1 live training session / year | €1 a year |
| Growth (Optimy Consulting) | 2000 € /year · 12-16 hrs priority response · 8 hrs professional services · 1 live training session / year · 1 HTTPS certificate / year | €2,000 a year |
| Advanced (Optimy Consulting) | 5.000 € /year · 4-8 hrs priority response · 12 hrs professional services · 2 live training sessions / year · unlimited HTTPS certificates | €5 a year |
| Smart | On demand · Custom price · Includes Start · multiple programs · advanced features · expert support | On request |
The first 8 of 9 plans, as optimy.com lists them, read 29 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word. Every plan
Getting started
- Visit https://www.optimy.com/
- Choose the Start plan, listed from €650/mo, or contact Optimy about its other plans
- Arrange implementation, which Optimy says usually takes 6 to 8 weeks
- Use the web platform or API for program workflows
- Ask about external API connections if needed
Verdict
Choose Optimy if your organization needs a shared platform for program applications, reviews, approvals, project tracking, and impact reporting. The Start plan begins at €650/mo; organizations needing external API connections should account for possible additional fees.
Questions
How much does Optimy cost?
The Start plan is listed from €650/mo. Smart and Professional have no prices listed here.
Is there a free plan?
No. Optimy is listed as paid, with no free plan.
Which platforms does Optimy support?
The listed platforms are web and API.
What integrations are available?
Optimy describes one-click integrations with Make and DocuSign e-signatures. External API connections may be provided on request and may incur additional fees.
What does Optimy include for reporting?
Users can track impact with custom KPIs and create audit-ready reports; reporting and analytics are also listed.
What support is available?
Pricing lists e-learning and a knowledge base. Service packages list response times from 24–48 hours to 4–8 hours, along with professional services and live training.
Facts from Optimy's own pages
- API availability
- Optimy’s terms say external API connections may be provided on request and may incur additional fees. · optimy.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Audience
- Optimy describes its platform as serving corporations, foundations, and public institutions. · optimy.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Founded
- 2011 · optimy.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- No · optimy.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Brussels, Belgium · optimy.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Hosting
- Optimy says its platform is hosted on AWS infrastructure in North America and Europe. · optimy.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Implementation
- Optimy says its usual implementation time is 6 to 8 weeks. · optimy.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- Optimy describes a configurable API, one-click integrations with Make, and DocuSign e-signatures. · optimy.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Languages
- The platform supports 22+ languages. · optimy.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Privacy
- Optimy says it supports GDPR compliance and provides controls for privacy requests and user data deletion. · optimy.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Purpose
- Optimy manages grants, sponsorships, employee volunteering, and CSR programs in one platform. · optimy.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Reporting
- Users can track impact with custom KPIs and create audit-ready reports. · optimy.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Security
- Optimy says data is transmitted using HTTPS with TLS 1.2 or TLS 1.3 and stored data is encrypted with AES-256. · optimy.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Support
- Pricing lists e-learning and a knowledge base, with service packages offering response times from 24–48 hours to 4–8 hours. · optimy.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Workflow automation
- Yes · optimy.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Workflows
- The platform supports applications, reviews, approvals, project tracking, and impact reporting. · optimy.com, 29 Sept 2026
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