akoyaGO highlights predictable foundation software pricing

akoyaGO says its foundation management platform uses all-inclusive pricing, annual increases capped at 5%, and no asset- or grant-volume pricing. The company framed the message as a response to foundations reporting sharper cost increases from other software vendors.

Why it matters: - Foundation software costs can shape grantmaking decisions, scholarship volume, and long-term budgeting. - akoyaGO is positioning itself against pricing models that rise with assets under management or grant volume. - Predictable pricing matters for foundations that need to plan around renewals and community commitments.

What happened: - akoyaGO published a plain-language guide explaining how its pricing model works and offered five questions foundations can ask any software provider before signing or renewing. - The release came after a year of conversations at industry conferences about software pricing from other vendors. - akoyaGO said some foundation leaders described those price increases as “startling.” - Mark Montoya, akoyaGO CEO, said the company aims to be a partner foundations can count on and wants pricing that is fair, predictable and transparent.

The details: - akoyaGO said its platform is built on Microsoft Dynamics 365 and is designed as an all-inclusive system for CRM, grants, scholarships, donor, fund and financial management. - akoyaGO said its pricing is not tied to assets under management or grantmaking volume. - Annual price increases are capped at 5%. - akoyaGO’s Terms of Service provide 90 days’ notice before any fee increase. - New features and improvements to the standard product have been included in clients’ existing pricing to date. - Clients may end their agreement at will, with no contract dates locking them in. - Client data lives in each client’s own Microsoft Azure tenant, and the client owns the data. - akoyaGO said it has maintained a 97% client retention rate over the last three years. - The company said it does not claim to be the lowest-cost option. - akoyaGO said its value can come from replacing multiple systems, centralizing operations, process improvements and predictable pricing. - The company said its platform includes akoyaGO CRM, GOapply, GOfund, GOdonate, GOsupport and GOverify. - akoyaGO said it has spent more than 40 years serving community, private and family foundations, grantmakers, scholarship providers, fundraising organizations, and Jewish and Catholic foundations.

Between the lines: - The message is aimed at a pain point in foundation tech buying: vendors that charge more as a foundation grows. - akoyaGO is trying to turn pricing predictability into a differentiator, not just a procurement detail. - The scholarship example in the release shows how software pricing can affect program design, not just administrative budgets. - The five pricing questions are also a sales tool, but they double as a critique of common industry pricing practices.

What's next: - Foundations can book time with the akoyaGO team to discuss pricing for their organization. - The full article is available on the company blog at the full article. - Foundations can also connect with Ameliea Dulaney on LinkedIn.