JotForm vs.
Sponsor A Purpose
Discover why nonprofits choose Sponsor A Purpose
A JotForm alternative that turns submissions into donor records
JotForm is a flexible, well-known form builder with a genuine 50% nonprofit discount on paid tiers. But it's a general-purpose tool: payment fields need a separate processor, and submissions don't build donor profiles or giving history. Sponsor A Purpose connects form building to a complete, free platform. Nonprofits looking for JotForm alternatives usually want one thing it does not do: connect the submission to the person who sent it, and to everything they have given.
What SAPu offers
Forms connected to donor records
Every submission ties to a CRM profile and giving history
One connected platform
CRM, donations, website, Google Ad Grants, and consulting together
No discount code needed
Free for every nonprofit, no application or approval required
It replaces your whole stack, not just JotForm
A CRM here, a donation form there, email somewhere else. Sponsor A Purpose brings all of it into one connected platform.
Cost and what you get free
Jotform has a free tier and offers a 50% nonprofit discount, putting its paid plans at roughly $17 to $50 a month, which is cheap. What it does not include at any tier is a donor database or payment processing at a published nonprofit rate. Our CRM carries no monthly fee and does not cap staff users.
| Feature | Sponsor A Purpose | JotForm |
|---|---|---|
| Free core CRM | Sponsor A Purpose: yes | JotForm: no |
| Unlimited staff users | Sponsor A Purpose: yes | JotForm: no |
| Donation processing at a published rate | Sponsor A Purpose: yes | JotForm: no |
| Nonprofit discount | Sponsor A Purpose: no | JotForm: yes |
Donor CRM
This is the whole difference. A Jotform submission is a standalone record: it does not attach to a donor, it does not carry giving history, and it does not know that the person filling in a volunteer form gave $250 last year. Here every submission lands on a donor record.
| Feature | Sponsor A Purpose | JotForm |
|---|---|---|
| Forms connected to donor records | Sponsor A Purpose: yes | JotForm: no |
| Donor records with full giving history | Sponsor A Purpose: yes | JotForm: no |
Giving and payments
Jotform is the better form builder and this table says so: their template library and conditional logic match ours, and e-signature collection and HIPAA-enabled forms are theirs outright. Where they stop is the transaction, which needs a separate payment processor connected. Unlimited submissions, recurring giving, automated tax receipts, DAF giving and employer matching gifts are ours.
| Feature | Sponsor A Purpose | JotForm |
|---|---|---|
| Unlimited form submissions | Sponsor A Purpose: yes | JotForm: no |
| Recurring giving | Sponsor A Purpose: yes | JotForm: no |
| Automated tax receipts | Sponsor A Purpose: yes | JotForm: no |
| DAF giving built into the widget | Sponsor A Purpose: yes | JotForm: no |
| Corporate matching gifts | Sponsor A Purpose: yes | JotForm: no |
| Form templates library | Sponsor A Purpose: yes | JotForm: yes |
| Conditional logic on forms | Sponsor A Purpose: yes | JotForm: yes |
| E-signature collection | Sponsor A Purpose: no | JotForm: yes |
| HIPAA-enabled forms | Sponsor A Purpose: no | JotForm: yes |
Communication and automation
Jotform notifies you of a submission. Fundraising email campaigns run off the donor record here, so a form can take the gift, send the receipt and start the follow-up.
| Feature | Sponsor A Purpose | JotForm |
|---|---|---|
| Fundraising email campaigns | Sponsor A Purpose: yes | JotForm: no |
Grants
Jotform does no grant work. Grant discovery on IRS 990 funder filings and AI-assisted writing are add-ons here.
| Feature | Sponsor A Purpose | JotForm |
|---|---|---|
| Grant discovery on IRS 990 funder data | Sponsor A Purpose: yes | JotForm: no |
| AI grant writing | Sponsor A Purpose: yes | JotForm: no |
Volunteers
Jotform can collect a volunteer application. Managing the volunteer afterwards, with shifts, hours and communication, is a $29 a month add-on here.
| Feature | Sponsor A Purpose | JotForm |
|---|---|---|
| Volunteer management | Sponsor A Purpose: yes | JotForm: no |
Services and support
Jotform serves every kind of business and has appointment scheduling, as we do. We work only with nonprofits.
| Feature | Sponsor A Purpose | JotForm |
|---|---|---|
| Appointment scheduling | Sponsor A Purpose: yes | JotForm: yes |
| Nonprofit-only focus | Sponsor A Purpose: yes | JotForm: no |
Sponsor A Purpose vs. JotForm: common questions
Everything JotForm offers, connected to a donor record
Jotform builds better forms. Sponsor A Purpose builds forms that write to a donor record, take the gift, send the receipt and start the follow-up, with unlimited users and no submission cap.