Mavenly

Mavenly is an AI-powered grant funding platform for discovering opportunities, drafting proposals, managing applications, and reporting outcomes. Its discovery tools match organizations with federal, foundation, and corporate grants and score fit using mission, geography, budget band, and grant history. Compose AI draws on prior submissions and a funder’s evaluation rubric to draft proposals, with DOCX and PDF export. The platform also brings together pipeline and application tracking, deadline tasks, funder relationships, and reporting tools. Listed integrations include Slack, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Salesforce, HubSpot, and Bloomerang. Editions are available for grantseekers, including nonprofits and higher education advancement teams, and grantmakers such as private and community foundations. The guided trial lasts 14 days and mirrors Starter limits: two authorized users, up to 10 active applications, 50 funder matches, and 25 AI drafts; the workspace becomes read-only afterward unless the customer subscribes. Starter is $49.00 per month. Mavenly lists API and web access; a mobile app is listed as coming in Q1 2027.

Mavenly combines grant discovery, proposal drafting, application management, and reporting in one platform for grantseekers and grantmakers. Its paid plans start at $49.00 per month, and the trial has defined usage limits before the workspace becomes read-only.

Mavenly suits nonprofits, higher education advancement teams, and private or community foundations seeking tools for grant discovery and application workflows. The guided trial may help teams evaluate the Starter-level limits before subscribing.

Mavenly is a grant-funding platform for organizations that need to find opportunities, prepare proposals, and manage applications. It is best suited to nonprofits, higher-education advancement teams, and grantmakers coordinating grant work across a team. Its broad workflow coverage is a strong draw, but the Starter plan’s quotas and the absence of a continuing free workspace limit its fit for smaller or occasional users.

Overview

Mavenly brings grant discovery, proposal drafting, application management, and reporting into one platform. Its discovery module matches organizations with federal, foundation, and corporate opportunities, scoring fit by mission, geography, budget band, and grant history. Compose AI draws on prior submissions and the funder’s evaluation rubric to draft proposals, with DOCX and PDF export. Pipeline tools, deadline tasks, funder relationship tracking, and outcomes reporting support the work around each application. That breadth can help teams keep a grant cycle together; organizations that only need occasional drafting may find the wider system more than they need.

Slack, Google Workspace, and Microsoft 365 are native integrations, while Salesforce, HubSpot, and Bloomerang are CRM integrations. Mavenly says it uses TLS 1.2 or higher in transit and AES-256 encryption at rest, and does not use customer data to train its AI models or third-party models for general use. AI inference runs through Anthropic’s Claude API using zero-data-retention endpoints. The security posture is still developing: Mavenly identifies itself as pre-launch, with SOC 2 Type II in flight and ISO 27001 and HIPAA readiness planned. Organizations that require completed certifications should look elsewhere for now.

Key features

Discovery and drafting

Matching based on organizational fit factors gives grantseekers more context than a simple opportunity list. Compose AI’s use of past submissions and a funder’s rubric is aimed at producing drafts shaped to the applicant and opportunity, rather than generic copy. These tools are most useful to organizations applying regularly; the monthly match and draft quotas on lower plans can constrain heavier workloads.

Application operations

Pipeline management, deadline tasks, funder relationship tracking, and reporting extend Mavenly beyond search and writing. The combination suits teams that want application coordination and outcome tracking alongside discovery, though the published user and usage limits make plan selection consequential as a team grows.

Pricing

Mavenly has no free plan. Paid grantseeker plans start at $49 a month, and a 14-day guided trial mirrors Starter limits: two authorized users, up to 10 active applications, 50 funder matches, and 25 AI drafts. The workspace becomes read-only when the trial ends unless the customer subscribes, so the trial is for evaluation rather than a lasting free workflow.

Separate API plans are also offered: Developer / Pilot costs $199 a month for 15,000 requests per month, 10 requests per second, daily refresh, and email support; annual billing is available at ten months’ price. Professional / Scale costs $699 a month for 100,000 requests per month, 30 requests per second, hourly refresh, and priority email support, with the same annual billing offer. Enterprise Data Feed has custom pricing and provides 5,000,000 requests per month, 100 requests per second, continuous sync, and a named technical account manager; annual billing is available at ten months’ price. These API tiers are distinct from the grant-workspace plans and are suited to different integration volumes.

A separate Sandbox plan is free and allows 500 requests per month at two requests per second, daily refresh, and documentation only. It is an API sandbox, not a free grant-management workspace.

Platforms

Mavenly is available on web and through an API. Its mobile app is listed as coming in Q1 2027, so teams needing a mobile app now should not choose it on that basis.

Who it's for

Mavenly offers editions for grantseekers, including nonprofits and higher-education advancement teams, as well as grantmakers such as private and community foundations. It is a stronger fit for organizations coordinating recurring applications, deadlines, funder relationships, and reporting than for individuals seeking a free or narrowly focused proposal writer.

Pros and cons

• Pros: Discovery, AI drafting, pipeline management, deadline tasks, and outcomes reporting sit in one platform, reducing the need to split those grant-cycle jobs across tools.
• Pros: Drafting can draw on previous submissions and funder evaluation rubrics, and exports to DOCX and PDF.
• Pros: Starter offers a defined entry point at $49 a month, while higher tiers raise application, match, draft, user, and API capacity.
• Cons: There is no free grant-workspace plan, and the trial’s capped usage becomes read-only after 14 days without a subscription.
• Cons: Starter’s two-user, 10-application, 50-match, and 25-draft monthly limits may be restrictive for active teams.
• Cons: Mavenly is pre-launch on its security page, with SOC 2 Type II still in flight and ISO 27001 and HIPAA readiness planned.

Alternatives

For a broader category comparison, browse Nonprofit Grant Writing Software.

• Grantable is worth considering for web-based grant work if a free plan matters; its free tier includes five chat messages a day, file imports up to 10 MB, and every capability.
• Grantboost may suit a lighter web-based workflow on a free plan, with 10 Writer chats and 10 grant views per month and no credit card required.
• Grantivo is an option for users who prefer a free credit-based plan, which includes 10 credits, unlimited proposals and drafts, a full funder directory, and requirement tracking and readiness.
• Grantora offers a free Community plan for up to four grant project outputs a year, with one admin user, one writer user, and unlimited read-only auditor users.
• GrantAppli is a web option with a free plan covering three grant projects and a free trial.
• Grantsville offers a free first application without a credit card, making it an alternative for someone focused on completing one application.
• WinMyGrant has a free web plan for three proposals per month, including a full seven-section proposal and support for all grant types.
• GrantLoop is another option for consultants; its Platform plan is $2,999 per month and includes a proprietary AI platform, 26M+ grant records, peer-funding analysis, warm paths, and request sizing.

Verdict

Mavenly is a compelling fit for nonprofits, advancement teams, and foundations that want discovery, drafting, application operations, and reporting under one roof. Its main advantage is that breadth; its main drawback is the commitment required to access it, with no free workspace and trial limits that quickly expose whether a paid tier fits. Choose it when your organization will use the full grant cycle and can budget for an appropriate plan; look elsewhere if you need a lasting free tool, completed security certifications, or a current mobile app.