Honest comparison
Submittable vs Grant Shifter
This one needs an honest disambiguation first: Submittable and Grant Shifter mostly sit on opposite sides of the table. Submittable is submission-management software for organizations that run grant and CSR programs. Grant Shifter serves organizations applying for grants. If you found Submittable while looking for tools to win funding, you were probably looking for something shaped like us.
Submittable is built for
Foundations, corporations, and governments running grant, CSR, and giving programs: collecting applications, managing reviewers, disbursing awards. Enterprise sales process, enterprise pricing.
Grant Shifter is built for
The applicants: Canadian nonprofits, charities, and small businesses finding funding, researching funders, and writing applications.
The honest take
- If you run a grant program and need to collect and review applications, Submittable is a strong, widely-used choice and Grant Shifter is not a substitute.
- If you apply for grants, Submittable was never built for you. Grant Shifter matches your organization against 3,000+ live Canadian opportunities, shows which funders verifiably give to causes like yours, and drafts applications from your own content.
- Plenty of small organizations end up submitting THROUGH Submittable portals; Grant Shifter’s template reformatting is built to fill exactly those forms faster.
Side by side
| Submittable | Grant Shifter | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Grantmakers running programs | Grantseekers winning funding |
| Entry price | Enterprise (talk to sales) | CA$0 free tier · CA$39/mo paid |
| Pricing shown on website | ||
| Find grants to apply for | ||
| AI matching with reasons shown | ||
| Funder giving data (verified filings) | CRA T3010 verified gifts | |
| AI drafting from your own content | ||
| Collect & review applications | ||
| CSR / employee giving programs |
Submittable does not publish pricing; their site directs buyers to sales. Comparison prepared August 2026.
Try the difference free
Create a free account and Grant Shifter matches your organization against 3,000+ live Canadian grants in about a minute, reasons included. No credit card, no sales call.
Get matched freeSubmittable is a trademark of its respective owner. Grant Shifter is not affiliated with or endorsed by Submittable. Comparison reflects publicly available information as of August 2026; tell us at mocha@mochasmindlab.com if anything here is out of date.