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SBIR.gov and Skip compared for small-business owners: what each says it costs, what Raise Buddy lists, and what to check before choosing.

SBIR.gov and Skip compared for small-business owners: what each says it costs, what Raise Buddy lists, and what to check before choosing.

| Option | Free entry | Paid prices | Card payment fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| SBIR.gov | 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 is $14.99 a month and opens programs up to $5,000. [^1] Pro is $199 a month and opens every program. [^1] | Not published |

## The short answer

This page compares SBIR.gov and Skip with Raise Buddy. The sources reviewed here give no facts about either tool, so this page cannot describe what they deliver or what they charge. Check each tool's own pages before relying on it.

If you want a list of grants, loans, credits, prizes and other funding matched to a description of your business, Raise Buddy lists that and says whether you can apply. [^1] [^1] For SBIR.gov and Skip, nothing more is published in the sources reviewed here, so check their own pages for what they cover and what they charge.

## What SBIR.gov, Skip is built for

The sources reviewed here give no account of what SBIR.gov or Skip is built for, so this page cannot describe either tool from its own words. Before you compare, check each tool's own pages for what it covers: the kind of funding it lists, whether it searches applications or matches them to you, and the countries it serves.

Because nothing is published here about either tool, a fair comparison depends on what their own pages say. Raise Buddy, by contrast, is described later on this page from its approved claims. Where a rival has no published facts, the honest move is to say so and point to what to check, not to guess at a description.

## 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 your tax form or IRS letter from a photo or PDF and turn it into a draft profile you confirm, and it does not keep the paper or the business's number on it. [^1] It includes private foundations that accept applications, read from their own public tax filings. [^1]

Its program list covers funding programs from several countries. [^1] It also covers 25 ways to raise money, such as angel investors and SBA loans, each with 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 state a price for SBIR.gov or for Skip, so check each tool's own pricing page before you commit. Neither source gives a card payment fee, so that part is not published for either tool.

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] Raise Buddy's sources do not give a card payment fee, so that part is not published for it either. [^1]

## Getting started

The sources reviewed here say nothing about how to sign up for or use SBIR.gov or Skip, so check each tool's own pages for the steps.

For Raise Buddy, the web app needs nothing to be downloaded. [^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 of it and check what the tool reads. [^1]

 On the Pro plan, an AI assistant such as Claude can search Raise Buddy. [^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 research 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, Raise Buddy lists that and says whether you can apply, with what one step stands in the way. [^1] [^1]

If you want options beyond grants, such as angel investors or SBA loans, Raise Buddy's sources say it covers 25 ways to raise money. [^1]

If you want funding sources from outside the US, Raise Buddy's sources say it covers programs from several countries. [^1]

If you want to compare SBIR.gov or Skip, the sources reviewed here publish no facts about either, so read each tool's own pages before deciding. Raise Buddy's free plan opens programs up to $1,000. [^1]

## Frequently asked questions

### 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. [^1] The first three matches in each section open on every plan. [^1] A guest's search list ends after 5. [^1]

### What does SBIR.gov cost?

None of the sources reviewed here states a price for SBIR.gov, so check its own pricing page before you commit. The sources also give no card payment fee, so that part is not published. Because nothing is published about what SBIR.gov does or charges on this page, read its own pages to learn whether it is free, what it covers, and whether a paid option exists.

### What does Skip charge?

None of the sources reviewed here states a price for Skip, so check its own pricing page before you commit. The sources give no card payment fee either, so that part is not published. Ask whether a free option exists before you sign up, and read Skip's own pages to learn what it covers and who it is for, since this page has no facts about it.

### 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 Raise Buddy work in other languages?

Only English is shown for now, even though five more languages are planned. [^1] If you work in another language, ask whether the tool shows its pages in that language before you sign up.

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)