--- {"title": "OpenGrants vs Skip for small-business owners in 2026", "description": "Compare OpenGrants and Skip with Raise Buddy for finding small-business funding: what each says it does and costs, how to start, and what to check first.", "url": "https://cdings.com/opengrants-vs-skip/", "date": "2026-10-19"} --- Compare OpenGrants and Skip with Raise Buddy for finding small-business funding: what each says it does and costs, how to start, and what to check first. This page compares what the sources reviewed here say about Raise Buddy, OpenGrants and Skip. Raise Buddy lists grants, loans, credits and prizes you may qualify for from a description of your business. [^1] The sources reviewed here do not publish a price for OpenGrants or Skip. | Option | Free entry | Paid prices | Card payment fee | |---|---|---|---| | OpenGrants | Not published | Not published | Not published | | Skip | Not published | Not published | Not published | | Raise Buddy | Free plan opens programs up to $1,000 [^1] | Plus $14.99 a month (up to $5,000); Pro $199 a month (every program) [^1] | Not published | ## The short answer OpenGrants and Skip are the two tools this page was written for, yet the sources reviewed here give no description of what either does for a small-business owner. Raise Buddy takes your website or a short description of what you do and lists grants, loans, credits, prizes and other funding you may be able to apply for. [^1] Since no fact on OpenGrants or Skip was available, which needs each tool meets cannot be stated here. Check each tool's own pages for those details. If you want a list of funding that fits your business, with a plain verdict on whether you can apply, Raise Buddy's sources describe that. [^1] ## What OpenGrants and Skip are built for The sources reviewed here give no description of what OpenGrants is built for or what Skip is built for. No quote from either tool's own pages is available, so neither one's purpose can be stated from the facts on hand. Ask each tool directly what it does: whether it lists grants, loans or other funding, whether it says if you can apply, and which countries it covers. Check whether it writes the application for you or whether you do that yourself, and where you submit it. Also ask what it costs and how you can begin before you commit. ## What Raise Buddy is built for Raise Buddy is made by the team that publishes this site. You paste your website or describe what you do, and it lists grants, loans, credits, prizes and other funding you may be able to apply for. [^1] Each match says whether you can apply, what one step stands in the way, or what is unclear, with the funder's own words. [^1] It can read a Schedule C, Form 1120, 1065 or 990, or an IRS letter, from a photo or PDF into a draft profile you confirm, and it does not keep the EIN or the papers. [^1] It includes private foundations that take applications, read from their own Form 990-PF tax returns. [^1] Its program list includes the UK's Find a Grant, Australia's GrantConnect, France's Aides-territoires, Japan's jGrants, Spain's BDNS and Austria's Transparenzportal. [^1] It also covers 25 ways to raise money, such as angel investors, SBA loans and equity crowdfunding, each with its official rules and a first step. [^1] It keeps track of where each of your applications stands, but you apply on the funder's own site. [^1] ## Pricing and fees The sources reviewed here do not publish a price for OpenGrants or Skip, so check each tool's own pricing page before you commit. Raise Buddy's free plan opens programs up to $1,000. [^1] Plus is $14.99 a month and opens programs up to $5,000. [^1] Pro is $199 a month and opens every program, with the advisors' review and the AI assistant connection. [^1] The first three matches in each section open on every plan. [^1] A guest's search list ends after 5. [^1] Neither source gives a card payment fee, so that part is not published for any tool here. ## Getting started The sources reviewed here say nothing about the sign-up steps for OpenGrants or Skip, so check each tool's own site for how to join and what setup involves. For Raise Buddy, no install is needed for the web app. [^1] The app is built for the web and phones. [^1] You paste your website or describe what you do, and the list of funding follows. [^1] If you have a tax form or IRS letter, you can add a photo or PDF and confirm the draft profile it produces. [^1] AI assistants connect by adding the connection address. [^1] On the Pro plan, Claude or any compatible AI assistant can search, and the assistant gets ten tools. [^1] Only English is shown for now, even though five more languages are planned. [^1] ## Things to check before you choose - What does the plan you need cost each month, and is it published before you sign up? - Does the tool cover the kind of funding you want, such as grants, loans or prizes, and the country you operate in? - Does it say plainly whether your business can apply, and does it quote the funder? - Who writes the application: you, or the tool? Where do you submit it? - Does it track deadlines and spending after you win, and does it connect to the accounting software you already use? - What happens to your tax documents and identifiers when you upload them? - Is the interface in the language you work in? ## How to choose If you want a list of funding matched to a description of your business, with a verdict on whether you can apply, Raise Buddy's sources describe that. [^1] [^1] If you want options beyond grants, such as SAFEs or SBA loans, Raise Buddy's sources say it covers 25 other ways to raise money. [^1] If you want funding sources from outside the US, Raise Buddy's sources list programs from several countries. [^1] If you want to try before paying, Raise Buddy has a free plan. [^1] Because the sources reviewed here do not state what OpenGrants or Skip does or costs, check each tool's own pages to learn what it covers and how it works, then match that to what your business needs. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is OpenGrants free to use? The sources reviewed here do not give a price for OpenGrants, so check OpenGrants' own pricing page before you sign up. Ask what the monthly cost is and how you can begin, and whether a no-cost way to start exists. ### How much does Raise Buddy cost? The free plan opens programs up to $1,000. [^1] Plus is $14.99 a month and opens programs up to $5,000. [^1] Pro is $199 a month and opens every program, with the advisors' review and the AI assistant connection. [^1] The first three matches in each section open on every plan. [^1] ### What does Skip do for grant seekers? The sources reviewed here do not state what Skip does for grant seekers. Check Skip's own pages to learn whether it lists grants, loans or other funding, whether it says if you can apply, and which countries it covers before you commit. ### Can Raise Buddy submit a grant application? Raise Buddy keeps track of where each of your applications stands, but you apply on the funder's own site. [^1] Each match says whether you can apply, what one step stands in the way, or what is unclear, with the funder's own words. [^1] ### Does OpenGrants or Skip offer a no-cost option? The sources reviewed here do not give a price for OpenGrants or Skip, so what each offers as a no-cost way to start is not stated. Check each tool's own pricing page before you sign up, and ask what the monthly cost is after any offer ends. Free plan opens programs up to $1,000; Plus is $14.99 a month (up to $5,000); Pro is $199 a month (every program, advisors' review, AI connection). The first three matches in each section open on every plan. [^1] - [Visit Raise Buddy](/go/start) ## Sources [^1]: Raise Buddy's own description of itself (the product of this site's publisher) (/go/start)