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Should I use 360Giving?

We are a charity that helps organizations publish and use open grants data, enabling informed decisions and effective community support. - 360giving.org

· 2 days ago

UK grant funders that want open, comparable grants data adopt it, and it is free. Buyers wanting grant workflow management software, or non-UK funders, do not buy this.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 12 public sources. No independent user reviews found.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of useNo usability evidence found
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo support evidence found
  • Security posture

Pricing

Free

360Giving Standard and tools

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes

Best for

  • UK grant funders publishing open data
  • Researchers and journalists mapping grants
  • Charities scouting funder giving patterns
  • Funders benchmarking peer grantmaking

Not for

  • Funders wanting grant workflow management software
  • Non-UK funders
  • Organisations keeping grants data private
  • Buyers needing support SLAs or enterprise contracts

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Publishing is public by design; check every field before release.

medium

Merger and reported deregistration change who runs and supports the standard.

medium

Support runs through an open community forum, not contracted SLAs.

low

No public security page; reviews start from published policies only.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free open standard makes UK grants data comparable and machine-readable.
  • 220+ funders published data by early 2022, so adoption is real.
  • GrantNav gives free search across published UK grants.
  • Data Quality Tool and dashboards check published data.
  • API terms exist for programmatic access to grants data.

Cons

  • It publishes and indexes grants data; it does not run your grantmaking.
  • Publishing guidance targets UK funders.
  • No public security page found.
  • No independent user reviews found in sources reviewed.
  • Charity merged into Funders Together in January 2026.

Sources & method

- 12 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed. No security page exists; GDPR and data protection policies are published.

official x6review x2security x2news x2

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • Free

    Starting price

  • 12

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Free standard, tools, and API
  • Ease of use. No usability evidence found
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Standard, GrantNav, quality tools, dashboards, API
  • Support quality. No support evidence found
  • Security posture: 3/5. GDPR policies exist, no public security page
  • 220+ Funders publishing By early 2022
  • Yes Free tools GrantNav, Data Quality Tool, open standard
  • Funders Together merger Governance January 2026

Pricing

360Giving Standard and tools

Free

  • Publish grants data to the open standard
  • Search published grants with GrantNav
  • Check data with the Data Quality Tool

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

No security page exists; GDPR and data protection policies are published.

What users say

Adopting funders describe the standard as useful for publishing, but sources contain no independent user reviews.

Alternatives

Compare 360Giving with each alternative.

Companies that use it

  • Wellcome Trust
  • Rothschild Foundation
  • KPMG Foundation
  • ShareGift
  • London Councils
Full analysis

Based on 12 public sources. No independent user reviews found.

Free UK open grants data standard and tools. Great for transparent funders. It does not run your grants.

Methodology

Based on 12 public sources. No independent user reviews found.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. Unleashing the Impact of Grants Data 2022-2025 Strategy360giving.org
    official
  2. Terms - GrantNavgrantnav.threesixtygiving.org
    official
  3. Using 360Giving data as a funder360giving.org
    official
  4. Before you start - publishing guidance360giving.org
    official
  5. Upgraded Data Quality Tool360giving.org
    official
  6. 360Giving API terms and conditions360giving.org
    official
  7. Security page (none found)360giving.org
    security
  8. Data Protection and Subject Access Request Policies360giving.org
    security
  9. 360 Giving and Funders Together mergefundraising.co.uk
    news
  10. 360Giving was deregistered (LinkedIn post)linkedin.com
    news
  11. Diving into 360Giving (funder write-up)williamgrantfoundation.org.uk
    review
  12. G2 grant management software categoryg2.com
    review

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