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Grantboost vs. Instrumentl.
Grantboost does the work for you: it builds a customized grant list automatically, then helps you apply to the grants you want, fast. Instrumentl hands you a powerful research database and a lot of workflow to run yourself.
Use Grantboost if you want…
An AI that does the work for you.
Grantboost automatically builds a customized grant list matched to your organization, then helps you draft and apply to the grants you want, fast. One simple flow, from match to submitted.
- A customized grant list, built automatically
- AI that drafts the proposal, not just finds the grant
- Apply to the grants you choose, fast
- One simple workflow, from match to submission
Use Instrumentl if you want…
A research database you operate yourself.
Instrumentl is a capable grant prospecting and tracking tool. But you run the searches, manage the dashboards, and still write every proposal yourself, on premium-priced plans that scale up with your team.
- Hands-on prospecting across filters and dashboards
- Funder research you read and interpret yourself
- No AI proposal drafting, you write everything
- Premium pricing that climbs with team size
What you actually get
Outcomes, side by side.
What you want to accomplish
Grantboost
Instrumentl
Find the grants worth applying to
✓ Auto-matched to your mission
✓ You search and filter
A short list of grants, built for you
✓ Automatic, continuous
✗ You build it yourself
A complete first draft of the proposal
✓ In minutes
✗ You write it all
Drafts that sound like your org, not AI
✓ Brand voice training
✗ Not available
Templates from proposals that have won
✓ Full library
✗ Not available
Funder context at a glance
✓ Built in, with 990s
✓ Strong
Never miss a deadline
✓ Pipeline built in
✓ Included
Time to your first submitted proposal
✓ This week
✗ Weeks of writing, on you
What it costs to get there
From $32/mo. Pays back with one funded grant.
From $179/mo. You still write.