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Grant Assistant vs Hinchilla

Both stand on nonprofit grant writing software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Grant Assistant

Paid Web

Choose Grant Assistant if your organization needs help finding funding and preparing proposals, with expert support and a pre-award pipeline. Its current pipeline stops before post-award grant management, and pricing depends on organization size and program scope.

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Hinchilla

Free trial Web

Hinchilla brings funder discovery, AI drafting, review, reporting, and Trello workflow into one web app for UK non-profits. The 28-day trial offers an initial period, but the searchable geography is currently limited.

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The facts

	Grant Assistant	Hinchilla
Free plan	Not published	A free trial
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	Web	Web
Lowest paid plan	Free or on request	Hinchilla: £50 a month
Plans published	1	1
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	grantassistant.ai	hinchilla.com
On nonprofit grant writing software	#26 of 28	#22 of 28

Grant Assistant: what it does well

Ranks funding opportunities by mission, programs, and geography.
Moves opportunities from Discover to Respond in one click.
Drafts proposals using organizational materials.
Supports grants and government contracts.
Includes a dedicated grant strategy expert and ongoing support.

What to know first

Pricing requires a discovery conversation.
Pipeline management currently covers pre-award work.
Post-award grant management features are on the roadmap.

Hinchilla: what it does well

Ranks funders against project priorities
Drafts applications in an organisation’s voice
Reviews drafts against funder criteria
Exports questions to Trello
Customer data can be deleted

What to know first

Funder search currently covers the UK
No free plan
Some listed tools are coming soon
Costs £50 a month

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