Granted vs Foundant GLM: which fits a public grant program?
Short answerChoose Foundant GLM for a foundation that wants a lower-priced system it configures itself; choose Granted for a public authority or grant board that wants vote secrecy, payment controls, and setup and migration included.
Foundant’s Grant Lifecycle Manager is built for grantmaking foundations, and both Foundant and Mijane publish their prices. Foundant merged with SmartSimple in 2024, and says complex government programs are usually a better fit for SmartSimple than for GLM. Granted is built for public authorities and boards that award grants, and our team sets it up for you.
The table compares the two on the work a grant office does. Foundant’s answers come from its website and help center, linked below, as of the date shown; Granted’s come from our product pages.
Side by side.
| Criterion | Granted | Foundant GLM |
|---|---|---|
| Company | Mijane Technologies, Glenolden, Pennsylvania. | Foundant Technologies, which merged with SmartSimple Software in 2024.[1] |
| Built for | Public authorities, government agencies, foundations and grant boards that award grants. | Grantmaking foundations; Foundant cites more than 2,300 foundations.[2] |
| Application portal | A public application page and applicant portal; applicants start without an account and finish drafts later. | An applicant dashboard that saves progress, accepts third-party recommendations and checks submissions before they’re sent.[2] |
| Review and scoring | A review desk with 1 to 5 scores, fund or deny votes with an amount, written assessments and one-click board packets. | Reviewer assignment and online scoring; an evaluation stage can be assigned to board members.[2][3] |
| Seeing other reviewers’ votes | Hidden from every board member until they vote, enforced by the database rather than the screen. | A per-stage setting decides whether evaluators see their peers’ evaluations; an anonymous option hides names.[3] |
| Award payments | A payment ledger per award, by check or ACH, that refuses payments before approval or above the award. | Installment schedules, payment tracking and disbursements tied to each grant.[2] |
| Grantee reports | One to six scheduled interim or final reports per round, signed electronically, with up to 20 attachments. | Follow-up forms, milestone reports and outcome data linked to the original application.[2] |
| Audit trail | An activity log written by the database for status changes, votes, signatures, payments and reports. | Exportable audit trails; an organization change log records old and new entries and who made each change.[2][4] |
| Setup and data migration | Configured by our team, including past awards imported from spreadsheets: 388 for one county authority. | Foundant’s implementation team, with setup fees of $2,500 to $4,500; data migration details not listed.[2] |
| Pricing | From $18,000 per year, with setup, data migration, training and support included. | Published: $6,500, $9,900 or $13,900 per year by tier, plus implementation from $2,500.[2] |
| Government programs | In use at a Pennsylvania county grant authority; we work with programs nationwide. | Suited to simpler government programs; Foundant points complex government programs to its SmartSimple platform.[2] |
The right fit depends on the work.
Choose Granted when
You’re a public authority or grant board that wants vote secrecy enforced by the database, payment controls and setup, migration and training done for you.
Choose Foundant GLM when
You’re a foundation with straightforward programs and a smaller budget that wants staff-configurable forms and workflows you manage yourself.
Mijane Technologies makes Granted. Details about other products come from their public websites, checked on the dates below. Spotted something out of date? Email sales@mijanetech.com and we’ll correct it.
- Foundant and SmartSimple announce merger, checked October 24, 2026
- Foundant Grant Lifecycle Manager, checked October 24, 2026
- Foundant help: Configure an Evaluation Stage, checked October 24, 2026
- Foundant help: Organization Summary Page, checked October 24, 2026
Common questions.
Is Foundant GLM built for government grant programs?
Mostly for foundations. Foundant says GLM works for government programs with simpler workflows and points complex government programs to its SmartSimple platform.
How much does Foundant GLM cost?
Foundant publishes GLM pricing at $6,500, $9,900 or $13,900 per year depending on the tier, plus implementation fees from $2,500, as checked in October 2026.
Are Foundant and SmartSimple the same company?
Yes. Foundant Technologies and SmartSimple Software announced a merger in August 2024, and both platforms are now sold by the combined company.
Can board members score applications in Foundant GLM?
Yes. GLM lets you assign an evaluation stage to board members, and a per-stage setting controls whether evaluators can see their peers’ evaluations.
See Granted with your own grants.
Book a demo and we’ll walk you through Granted, set up around the programs you run today.