Allay and GrantLink
Both help nonprofits manage the grants they've won. They differ in how they feel to use, and in price.
| GrantLink | Allay | |
|---|---|---|
| Made for | Nonprofits that run their books in QuickBooks Online, and the accounting firms that serve them | Small nonprofits, under about $2M, and the bookkeepers who help them |
| Price a month | $25 for 5 active grants, $75 for 25, $150 for unlimitedEarly Access pricing | $15 for 5 active grants, $49 for 25, $99 for unlimitedEvery plan includes everything |
| Team members | Unlimited, one subscription per organization | Your whole team, no seat fees |
| Getting started | 14-day free trial, no card needed | 14 days free, no card needed |
| QuickBooks Online | Connects through Intuit, read-only by default, with optional writebacks | Works alongside it. Nothing changes there without your OK. |
| Claims and reports | Reports traceable to QuickBooks transactions, with Excel and PDF export. Claims builder on Professional and Unlimited. | Claims and funder reports on every plan |
| Guidance | An AI assistant for your grant data, plus AI-drafted reports you review | Soyo, a guide who walks you through each step in plain words and answers questions |
| Sharing with funders | Export Excel or PDF, or fill the funder's own form | Send a report or claim inside Allay. The funder can open it, ask a question, mark it received and accept it.In pilot |
| Firms and bookkeepers | A dedicated offer for accounting firms, priced by conversation | A clients view for working across several nonprofits |
| For developers | REST API, MCP and a ChatGPT plugin | An API |
Last checked Nov 8, 2026. Prices and features change, so check grantlink.app for theirs.
Where GrantLink shines
Close to QuickBooks. It's on the QuickBooks App Store and is a Silver Intuit App Partner. If your accountant lives in QuickBooks, that matters.
Government forms. Upload a funder's form, like an SF-425, and its AI fills the fields it can for you to review.
Works with your other tools. A ChatGPT plugin, a REST API and MCP, for teams that like to connect things.
Where Allay feels different
Calm by design. One clear next step at a time. When you're all caught up, it tells you.
A guide, in plain words. Soyo walks you through the work and answers questions. If something isn't known, Allay says so.
Everything, for less. Claims and funder reports on every plan, from $15 a month.
Which one is right for you
GrantLink is a strong pick if QuickBooks Online is the center of your finance work. Its allocation rules, payroll splits, restricted fund balances and indirect cost rates suit teams with a bookkeeper or firm already deep in the books.
Allay suits a small team, often one person, who wants grants, budgets, claims and reports in one calm place, with a guide close by. Both start without a card, so try each with one real grant and see which one you'd rather open on a Monday.
Try it with one grant
Set up a grant you already have. Soyo will show you the next step.