# Grant databases compared

UK grant databases compared: GrantFinder, Funds Online, My Funding Central, Charity Excellence, GrantNav and OpenGrant, with prices and coverage.

- 5 guides, last updated 2026-10-26
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/category/grant-databases-compared

- [Charity Excellence Funding Finder vs OpenGrant: what each one is for](https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/charity-excellence-vs-opengrant): Charity Excellence's Funding Finder is free and worth keeping. OpenGrant adds source links, open-call ingest, 360Giving evidence, exports and an API. How the two differ, checked 26 October 2026. (Updated 2026-10-26. Markdown: https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/charity-excellence-vs-opengrant.md)
- [Free UK grant finders for charities: what each one covers and what it leaves out](https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/free-grant-finders-uk): Eight free UK grant finders compared, plus Northern Ireland’s paid GrantTracker service: coverage, deadlines and registration. Checked 26 October 2026. (Updated 2026-10-26. Markdown: https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/free-grant-finders-uk.md)
- [GrantFinder alternatives in 2026: paid, free and open-data options compared](https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/grantfinder-alternatives-uk): GrantFinder costs £1,020 a year for one user. The alternatives range from free government and open-data tools to £29 a month, each with a different trade-off. Prices checked 26 October 2026. (Updated 2026-10-26. Markdown: https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/grantfinder-alternatives-uk.md)
- [GrantNav vs OpenGrant: the same 360Giving data, two different jobs](https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/grantnav-vs-opengrant): GrantNav is the free, authoritative explorer of 1.5 million grants UK funders have already made. OpenGrant uses the same 360Giving data to answer a different question: what is open now, and who funds your peers. (Updated 2026-10-26. Markdown: https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/grantnav-vs-opengrant.md)
- [My Funding Central alternative: for charities over £1m, outside England, or wanting monthly terms](https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/my-funding-central-alternative): My Funding Central is cheap and good for small English charities, but it stops at £1m income and at the English border. What to use if you fall outside its rules. Checked 26 October 2026. (Updated 2026-10-26. Markdown: https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/my-funding-central-alternative.md)

All guides: https://opengrant.co.uk/blog.md