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The Candid / GuideStar alternative

The GuideStar alternative for nonprofit-health research — without the enterprise subscription.

Candid (GuideStar) is the broad nonprofit-data suite — massive org coverage, mission and programmatic profiles, transparency seals, and grantmaker tools — but the data you actually need usually sits behind an expensive enterprise subscription. 990Health gives you focused nonprofit-HEALTH financials, a cross-org executive-compensation explorer, multi-org compare, and prospecting export for a flat $499 Pro (free to search and read), without the enterprise contract.

5 / 8
head-to-head rounds to 990Health
Free + Pro $499
990Health price
3
rounds we call even or theirs
Self-serve
no sales call, no demo gate

Who Candid / GuideStar is: Freemium nonprofit data with deep mission/programmatic profiles and seals — full data behind expensive enterprise subscriptions.

Transparent pricing

One published price. No quote-gate.

990HealthPublished
Free + Pro $499
Everything bundled, self-serve, on this page — sign up and start in minutes.
Candid / GuideStar
Freemium; full data $$$$
Freemium nonprofit data with deep mission/programmatic profiles and seals — full data behind expensive enterprise subscriptions.
Head to head

990Health wins 5 of 8 rounds

A green check is a round we win outright. We mark them honestly — no manufactured wins.

 
990Health
Candid / GuideStar
Price
Free + Pro $499
Freemium; full data $$$$
Health specialization
Built only for nonprofit-health orgs
All nonprofits, not health-specific
Plain-read financials
Plain-read financials, no PDF wrangling
Profiles + financial summaries
Exec-comp explorer / benchmarking
Cross-org exec-comp explorer + benchmarking
Comp data, no health cross-org explorer
Multi-org compare
Multi-org compare + peer benchmarking
Enterprise analytics tier
Prospecting list export
Prospecting-list export (NTEE + state + size)
Grantmaker/prospecting in higher tiers
Coverage breadth
Nonprofit-health only — not all sectors
Millions of nonprofits, all sectors
Mission / programmatic data
Financials + comp focus
Deep mission, programs, seals
An honest take

We're not for everyone

Candid / GuideStar is the better pick if you need:

  • Massive organization coverage across every nonprofit sector.
  • Rich mission and programmatic data, not just financials.
  • Transparency seals and curated profiles nonprofits maintain.
  • Grantmaker and funder-research tooling 990Health does not offer.

Bottom line: 990Health for focused nonprofit-health financials and exec-comp benchmarking at a flat $499; Candid/GuideStar for a broad, mission-rich nonprofit-data suite at enterprise pricing.

Switch from Candid / GuideStar in minutes.

No demo gate, no quote, no sales cycle. Free + Pro $499 — see for yourself.

Comparison based on publicly available information and each product's published materials as of 2026; Candid / GuideStar is a trademark of its owner and is not affiliated with 990Health. Figures for Candid / GuideStar reflect commonly-reported ranges where pricing is not public.