VolunteerLocal is a real volunteer platform for events and ongoing programs. If an organization runs a race, festival, or fundraiser and needs applications, hours tracking, applicant vetting, or group registration, stay on it. VolunteerReminder is not that.
Ongoing programs start at $600/yr on Discover. Grow is $2,400/yr. Enterprise is custom. Single events are $200, $800, and $3,000. That is on their pricing page, fetched August 17, 2026.
SMS is included, and capped. Discover includes 10,000 SMS a year, Grow 50,000, Enterprise 100,000, US and Canada. That is a different meter than paying per message. It is still a cap.
Discover vs Grow
Discover includes 2 admin seats, email and SMS, automated reminders, message templates, a mobile app for volunteers, and event-level signup and cancel notifications. Unlimited volunteer records, applications, events, jobs, and shifts. Extra admin seats can be purchased.
Discover add-ons: branded design $200; group registration, applicant vetting, and hours and attendance tracking $200 annual or $100 per event each.
Grow is 10 admin seats and 50,000 SMS a year. Grow-only features that cannot be added to Discover: file library, email attachments, import of shift and volunteer data, and job-level permissions. Enterprise is 50 admin seats and 100,000 SMS.
No credit card until an upgrade to paid. Every plan includes onboarding and unlimited support by email, video, and phone.
Their homepage says volunteers find it simple and do not need a password. Pricing still lists a mobile app for volunteers. VolunteerReminder is texts and emails only. Nobody installs anything.
Deluxe and Pro
Deluxe is $9 a month (pricing). That covers scheduled reminders for up to 60 volunteers, two texts per shift. It is not a plan for blasting a festival roster. If that is the job, VolunteerLocal's allotment is the honest answer. Normal reminder volume is what the $9 plan is built for.
Pro is $19, up to 150 volunteers, and adds a third reminder plus a substitute finder that texts a small batch at a time (default 8–10), first YES wins, then the next batch, not the whole roster. YES/NO confirm is optional.
VolunteerLocal can stay the event platform. VolunteerReminder can just do the reminders. Start a free trial or email info@volunteerreminder.com.