Transparency alternatives to VerticalChange
Other Nonprofit fundraising vendors we measure, sorted by how much they publish that VerticalChange does not. This is a comparison of disclosure, not of features or fitness.
12 shown of 35 that differ from VerticalChange on at least one criterion we measured for both. Public transparency score, not a product or security rating.
VerticalChange has 8 gaps in what we could measure: Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Certifications named, Uptime SLA with a figure, No third-party tracking before consent, security.txt (RFC 9116), Notice before subprocessors change, Named privacy contact. The column “publishes and VerticalChange does not” is the one that closes them.
| Vendor | Score | Publishes, and VerticalChange does not | VerticalChange publishes, and they do not | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Handbidhandbid.com | 48/100 | 4 Data processing agreement, Certifications named, Uptime SLA with a figure, +1 | 2 Data location stated, Status page with history | Compare |
| Beaconbeaconcrm.org | 48/100 | 3 Subprocessor list, Certifications named, Named privacy contact | 1 Data location stated | Compare |
| Donorfydonorfy.com | 48/100 | 2 Data processing agreement, Certifications named | 1 Status page with history | Compare |
| Donorboxdonorbox.org | 39/100 | 2 Certifications named, security.txt (RFC 9116) | 1 HTTPS enforced with HSTS | Compare |
| Virtuousvirtuous.org | 35/100 | 2 Certifications named, Named privacy contact | 1 Data location stated | Compare |
| Blackbaudblackbaud.com | 26/100 | 2 Certifications named, Named privacy contact | 2 Data location stated, Public pricing | Compare |
| GRÜN Softwaregruen.net | 17/100 | 2 security.txt (RFC 9116), Named privacy contact | 3 Data location stated, Status page with history, Public pricing | Compare |
| Wikandowikando.de | 10/100 | 2 Certifications named, Named privacy contact | 4 Data location stated, Status page with history, Public pricing, +1 | Compare |
| Bloomerangbloomerang.co | 30/100 | 1 Certifications named | 1 Data location stated | Compare |
| Keelakeela.co | 30/100 | 1 Named privacy contact | 1 Data location stated | Compare |
| JustGivingjustgiving.com | 22/100 | 1 security.txt (RFC 9116) | 2 Data location stated, Status page with history | Compare |
| Mightycausemightycause.com | 22/100 | 1 Named privacy contact | 2 Data location stated, Status page with history | Compare |
Only criteria we could measure for both are counted. Where we could measure one and not the other, the row is silent: that would be a statement about our measurement, not about either vendor. Every single result with its source is on the two profiles.