Aplos
Fund accounting and donor management software built specifically for nonprofits and churches.
What it does
Aplos is a cloud accounting and donor management platform built specifically for nonprofits and faith-based organizations - handling the fund accounting requirements that standard small business accounting tools like QuickBooks do not support natively. AI capabilities include automated transaction categorization that learns fund and program allocations from historical entries, donor analytics that identify giving patterns and lapsed donors, and Form 990 preparation assistance. Aplos's fund accounting engine tracks restricted, unrestricted, and temporarily restricted funds separately - a compliance requirement for nonprofits that general-purpose accounting tools require complex workarounds to simulate.
Why AI-ENHANCED
Aplos is an established nonprofit accounting platform that has integrated AI-assisted transaction categorization and donor analytics into a mature fund accounting and donor management product.
Best for
Small nonprofits and churches use Aplos as their accounting backbone - fund-based accounting out of the box without the configuration complexity of adapting general business accounting tools.
Mid-sized nonprofits use Aplos for full financial and donor management - fund reporting for board and grant reporting, donor CRM tracking giving history and lapsed donors.
Limitations
Aplos handles basic grant tracking but organizations with complex, multi-funder grant portfolios and program expense allocation requirements often outgrow it.
Aplos integrates with key tools but has a narrower third-party integration ecosystem than general-purpose accounting platforms — teams dependent on specific integrations should verify availability.
Aplos is purpose-built for nonprofits and churches — for-profit businesses should use general-purpose accounting tools like QuickBooks or Xero instead.
Alternatives by segment
| If you need… | Consider instead |
|---|---|
| More powerful nonprofit ERP | Intacct |
| Nonprofit-specific donor management | Bloomerang |
| General-purpose small business accounting | QuickBooks |
Starter at $59/month. Advanced at $159/month. Network pricing for multi-campus organizations. Annual billing available. Includes both accounting and donor management. 15-day free trial.
