CyberGrants — now part of the Bonterra platform following a series of acquisitions — is one of the US market's established grants management platforms, primarily serving large corporate giving programmes and foundations. If you're evaluating grants management software, understanding how Tahua compares to CyberGrants (Bonterra) helps clarify which platform fits your context.
CyberGrants was founded in the US in 1999 as a grants management platform. It was acquired by Social Solutions in 2021, which subsequently became part of Bonterra — a company formed by merging several nonprofit technology companies including EveryAction, Apricot, Mobilize, CommunityForce, and others.
Today, CyberGrants is marketed as part of Bonterra's corporate social impact suite — primarily targeting large US corporations running employee giving and matching gift programmes alongside corporate foundation grantmaking.
Key capabilities
Target market
CyberGrants (Bonterra) primarily serves:
- Large US corporations with corporate giving programmes
- Corporate foundations
- Some private foundations (US-focused)
Geographic focus
Tahua is purpose-built for the Australian and New Zealand context — with features, compliance frameworks, and support designed specifically for ANZ grantmakers. CyberGrants is built for the US market and has limited ANZ-specific functionality.
For a New Zealand community trust, Australian gaming trust, or ANZ foundation, Tahua's ANZ context is a significant advantage: familiarity with local regulations, local grant frameworks (Lottery, gaming trusts, charitable trust requirements), and local support.
Foundation and trust focus
Tahua is designed for philanthropic foundations, gaming trusts, government grant agencies, and community trusts — the full range of ANZ grantmakers. CyberGrants is primarily designed for corporate programmes (employee giving, matching gifts, corporate foundations). A community trust evaluating CyberGrants would be using a platform built for a very different context.
Corporate giving
If you're an Australian or New Zealand corporate running employee giving programmes and matching gifts, CyberGrants (Bonterra) might be worth evaluating for that specific use case. But the same corporate's philanthropic foundation would likely be better served by Tahua or another foundation-focused platform.
Pricing
CyberGrants is enterprise-priced for large US corporates — pricing is not publicly available and requires a sales process. For most ANZ foundations and trusts, CyberGrants would be significantly overpriced for their context.
Tahua is priced for the ANZ market — with transparent pricing accessible to community trusts, gaming trusts, and foundations of varying sizes.
Local support
Tahua offers local ANZ support — support staff who understand the NZ and Australian philanthropic sector, the regulatory context, and the operational realities of ANZ grantmakers. CyberGrants support is US-based and US-context-focused.
Implementation
Tahua is designed for efficient implementation — ANZ foundations can be up and running quickly, without the extended enterprise implementation projects that large US platforms require. CyberGrants implementations are typically complex and lengthy.
ANZ foundations and trusts: Tahua is a significantly better fit than CyberGrants for New Zealand and Australian grantmakers. The ANZ context, local support, and appropriate pricing all favour Tahua.
US corporate programmes: if you're specifically running large-scale employee giving and corporate matching in the US, CyberGrants (Bonterra) may be worth evaluating — but there are also US-specific alternatives (Blackbaud Corporate, Bright Funds, Submittable).
Complex enterprise requirements: if you're a very large US foundation or corporate with complex integration requirements and budget for enterprise software, the Bonterra suite (of which CyberGrants is part) may suit. For most ANZ grantmakers, this level of complexity and cost is unnecessary.
When evaluating any grants management platform:
Tahua is purpose-built grants management software for New Zealand and Australian grantmakers — foundations, gaming trusts, government agencies, and community trusts. Book a demonstration to see how Tahua compares to the alternatives for your specific context.