Cadrify compared with other campaign tools
Cadrify handles British elections, from the register to the count. The matrix below sets it against five other tools and includes the rows where Cadrify does not compete and another tool is the better choice.
Capability by capability
| Capability | Cadrify | NationBuilder | NGP VAN / MiniVAN | Ecanvasser | Reach | Action Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British electoral register import | ||||||
| Door-to-door door-knocking app | ||||||
| Leaflet and literature round planning | Not confirmed | |||||
| Phonebanking | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | ||
| Get out the vote | Not confirmed | |||||
| British polling-day telling and knock-up lists | ||||||
| British candidate nomination paperwork | ||||||
| Petitions and public action pages | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | ||
| Relational organising (volunteers' own networks) | Soon | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | |
| Specific to British elections | ||||||
| Open to any party, independent or NGO | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | ||
| Britain or EEA data residency | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | |
| Pricing (approximate) | From £150 a year · by electorate | $34 to $160/mo, then custom | Via a party committee | $99 to $599/mo, then custom | Quoted, not published | From $15/mo, by email volume |
An unconfirmed mark means we have not been able to check that row against the vendor's own published material, so we do not claim it either way. Ask the vendor, and get the data residency rows in writing regardless. Cadrify's own column is asserted, because we can show every row of it in the product. If you work for one of these tools and a mark is wrong, or unconfirmed when it need not be, tell us and we will correct it and say when we did.
Marks and prices reflect our reading of each tool's general capabilities and public pricing as of August 2026. NGP VAN and MiniVAN are shown as one platform, since MiniVAN is its door-knocking app. Feature sets and plans change, and prices are approximate and in each vendor's own currency, so check each vendor directly for the detail that matters to your campaign. Cadrify's own figure is the published rate card: one plan, priced by the electorate of the geography your organisation claims, with every feature and unlimited volunteers at every size. Each column header links through to the long version of that comparison. Unfamiliar with a term? See the British campaign glossary.
Read the full comparison
Each page opens with a summary, says where the other tool is the better choice and sets out what moving would involve.
Cadrify and NationBuilder
A supporter website, CRM and email platform sold worldwide. Better than Cadrify at websites and at email. No British register or polling day tools, and priced by the size of your database.
Read the comparisonCadrify and NGP VAN and MiniVAN
The American Democratic party's voter file and door-knocking app. The right answer for a campaign in the United States, and not sold to a British one on the same terms.
Read the comparisonCadrify and Ecanvasser
The closest direct rival on the doorstep, with a better native mobile app and more countries covered. Cadrify goes further into the register, polling day and the paperwork.
Read the comparisonCadrify and Reach
Relational organising on top of the American voter file. Better than Cadrify at relational organising, which is on our roadmap and not yet in the product.
Read the comparisonCadrify and Action Network
Email, petitions and online actions for progressive organisations. Better than Cadrify at all three. Cadrify syncs with it two ways, so most organisations keep both.
Read the comparisonWhere each tool fits
Cadrify is the better fit when
- You run British elections and want the register, door-knocking and polling day together
- You need leaflet rounds, telling support and knock-up lists
- You want council nomination forms and compliance paperwork generated for you
- You are budget-conscious and want low, predictable costs that suit a local branch
- You want EEA data residency, transparent usage pricing and no per-seat fees
Another tool may suit you better when
- Mass email and broadcast is your main job, where Action Network and NationBuilder lead
- You need a full public website with a content editor, which Cadrify does not build
- Relational organising through volunteers' own networks is your tactic today, where Reach leads while Cadrify's is on the roadmap
- Your activists want a dedicated mobile app to download, where MiniVAN, Ecanvasser and Reach have native apps
See it on your own register
30 days, the whole product. Import your register, generate a round and knock it this week.