The honest comparison

An Apricot alternative for program teams.

Apricot by Bonterra supports case management, workflows, and reporting. Simply Programs focuses on the program journey: intake, eligibility, enrollment, attendance, outcomes, and fundraising. Compare the workflows you need, how each plan includes them, and the price for your organization.

Same jobs, different economics

What the same work costs.

Both columns are public figures: theirs from the sources linked below, ours from the pricing page on this site.

Apricot by Bonterra

Real depth, no public price

Bonterra lists Apricot Essentials, Pro, and Enterprise with pricing available by request. Native and compliance reporting appear in all three tiers; aggregate and results reporting appear in Enterprise.

Simply Programs

The published price for a full program year

An agency with 3,000 enrolled participants fits the $149 monthly plan, with unlimited users, application and eligibility forms, and a website included. People count through their enrollments; donor, staff, or volunteer roles alone do not add to capacity.

The structural difference

Why the bills are so far apart.

None of this is a discount or a promotion — the product is priced differently on purpose.

Pricing

Published, not quoted

Apricot invites you to request pricing. Simply Programs publishes its capacity bands and standard prices, so a program director can budget before the first call. Custom capacity above 15,000 enrolled participants requires a quote.

Reporting

Outcomes alongside enrollment and attendance

Both products include reporting. In Simply Programs, outcome and funder reports use the same enrollment and attendance data in every plan. Check Apricot’s tier comparison for the reporting features your organization needs.

Users

Every volunteer counts as a person, never a seat

Unlimited staff and volunteer logins are included on every plan, because a program only runs with everyone who shows up for it.

One system

Fundraising lives beside the programs it funds

The application, the enrollment, the attendance, the outcome, and the donation that paid for it all read from the same records — not a case-management tool bolted to a separate donor database.

Honest answers

When Apricot is the right call

Apricot is worth evaluating when its case management workflows, participant engagement, and reporting tiers match your requirements. If your organization already has a working Apricot setup, compare the effort of moving as well as the features and quoted price. For teams seeking enrollment, program outcomes, fundraising, and a website with public capacity pricing, book a Simply Programs demo.

Sources: Bonterra Apricot pricing and feature comparison · Bonterra Apricot product page · Social Solutions Apricot joining the Bonterra family

Figures are as published at the linked sources in July 2026 — pricing changes, so check the sources for current numbers. Our public plans and professional-service floors are on this site; Custom scope receives a written quote.

Apricot by Bonterra and all other third-party product names on this page are trademarks of their respective owners, named only for factual comparison. Simply Programs is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by them.

Bring us the funder report. We will make it feel simple.

Show us the intake binder, the waitlist spreadsheet, and the report your funder keeps asking for. We will map them to Simply Programs and show you the calmer version of next program year.