Best Scholarship Commons Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from scholarship management software ranked against Scholarship Commons on the same published basis.
- 2Scholarship Commons vs SurveyMonkey
- 3Scholarship Commons vs CommunityForce
- 4Scholarship Commons vs GO SGO
- 5Scholarship Commons vs CATALYST
- 6Scholarship Commons vs Ellucian Advising
- 7Scholarship Commons vs Foundant CommunitySuite
- 8Scholarship Commons vs SmartSimple Cloud for Scholarship Management
- 9Scholarship Commons vs Kaleidoscope
- 10Scholarship Commons vs Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
- 11Scholarship Commons vs Electronic Form Solutions
- 12Scholarship Commons vs OpenWater
- 13Scholarship Commons vs Reviewr
- 14Scholarship Commons vs Scholarship Manager
- 15Scholarship Commons vs AwardSpring
- 16Scholarship Commons vs Common Grant Application
- 17Scholarship Commons vs Optimy
- 18Scholarship Commons vs Award Force
- 19Scholarship Commons vs Awardmatic
- 20Scholarship Commons vs BrightAccess
- 21Scholarship Commons vs ClearPath Scholarship
Scholarship Commons alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | SurveyMonkey | 5.5 | No | — | Android, API, iOS |
| 3 | CommunityForce | 5.4 | No | — | Web |
| 4 | GO SGO | 5.4 | No | — | Web |
| 5 | CATALYST | 5.3 | No | — | Web |
| 6 | Ellucian Advising | 5.3 | No | — | Web |
| 7 | Foundant CommunitySuite | 5.3 | No | — | API, Web |
| 8 | SmartSimple Cloud for Scholarship Management | 5.3 | No | — | API, Web |
| 9 | Kaleidoscope | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 10 | Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT | 5.1 | No | — | API, Web |
| 11 | Electronic Form Solutions | 5.1 | No | — | Web |
| 12 | OpenWater | 5.1 | No | — | Web |
| 13 | Reviewr | 5.1 | No | — | Web |
| 14 | Scholarship Manager | 5.1 | No | — | Web |
| 15 | AwardSpring | 5.0 | No | — | Web |
| 16 | Common Grant Application | 5.0 | No | $175/mo | Web |
| 17 | Optimy | 5.0 | No | — | API, Web |
| 18 | Award Force | 4.9 | No | $270.83/mo | API, Web |
| 19 | Awardmatic | 4.9 | No | $124.58/mo | Web |
| 20 | BrightAccess | 4.9 | No | — | Web |
| 21 | ClearPath Scholarship | 4.9 | No | — | Web |
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Questions about Scholarship Commons alternatives
What is the best alternative to Scholarship Commons?
SurveyMonkey, number 2 in scholarship management software with a score of 5.5 out of 10. The others here: CommunityForce, GO SGO, CATALYST and 16 more.
Is there a free alternative to Scholarship Commons?
None of the 20 alternatives here publishes a free plan on its own pricing page.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.