--- description: Review of VolunteerLocal Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: VolunteerLocal | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice GB --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Volunteer Management Software](/directory/416/volunteer-management-software/software) > [VolunteerLocal](/software/59946/volunteerlocal) # VolunteerLocal Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/59946/volunteerlocal Page: 1 / 9\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/59946/volunteerlocal?page=2) > VolunteerLocal is a cloud-based volunteer scheduling solution that helps users organize, manage and communicate with volunteers. Key features include real-time reporting, volunteer data collection and onsite check-in. VolunteerLocal helps users recruit volunteers online using a self-scheduling interface. It also helps users contact volunteers in order to update them about upcoming events. Custom registration forms for volunteers are included. The real-time reporting feature helps users review jobs and shifts that have been created. This report allows users to re-assign, blacklist or delete volunteers. Administrators can modify security settings to granting role-based access to employees. VolunteerLocal’s credit card integration, so users can charge application fees or refundable deposits. Refunds can be issued using the system’s charges dashboard. It is priced on a per event annual subscription basis. > > Verdict: Rated **4.8/5** by 204 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.8/5** | 204 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: VolunteerLocal - **Location**: Chicago, US - **Founded**: 2003 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$600.00 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free Trial) - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop), Chromebook (Desktop), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Australia, Canada, China, Germany, India, Japan, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - API - Access Controls/Permissions - Activity Dashboard - Activity Tracking - Alerts/Notifications - Assignment Management - Attendance Management - Attendance Tracking - CRM - Calendar Management - Committee Management - Communication Management - Contact Management - Credit Card Processing - Customisable Branding - Customisable Forms - Customisable Reports - Customisable Templates - Customizable Fields - Data Import/Export ## Integrations (8 total) - Background Check Platform - Bloomerang - Bloomerang Volunteer - DataMaxx - DonorPerfect - Little Green Light - Neon CRM - Salesforce.org Nonprofit Cloud ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Volunteer Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/416/volunteer-management-software/software) ## Related Categories - [Volunteer Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/416/volunteer-management-software/software) - [Charity Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4280/nonprofit/software) ## Alternatives 1. [SignUpGenius](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/390445/signupgenius) — 4.6/5 (1983 reviews) 2. [Vome Volunteer](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/366441/vome-volunteer) — 4.6/5 (34 reviews) 3. [ivolunteer.com](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/458126/iVolunteerOnline) — 4.7/5 (40 reviews) 4. [SignUp.com](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/111753/volunteerspot) — 4.8/5 (396 reviews) 5. [VolunteerMatters](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/5036/closerware-volunteermatters) — 4.9/5 (39 reviews) ## Reviews ### "Moved from SignUpGenius to VolunteerLocal" — 5.0/5 > **Susan** | *5 January 2024* | Nonprofit Organization Management | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: As an Admin, it is easy to duplicate events. Reports are easy to use and their database is set up in such a way that I have been able to create almost every report I wanted. Tech support responds promptly with legitimate answers. My 500+ volunteers are reporting VL is an easy too for them to use. > > **Cons**: N/A. I haven't come across anything we haven't been able to resolve or work through. > > I am the Volunteer Coordinator for a food pantry in Colorado. We operate twice a month and each pantry runs Sun - Wed. A single pantry has 184 volunteer spots that need to be filled. I have 500+ volunteers in my database. We moved from SignUpGenius to VL for function, i.e., better reports, and tech support. The team at VL have been easy to work with and my questions and concerns have been addressed promptly. If you have a repeatable event with a large number of jobs / shifts and you want to track volunteer information, you should consider VolunteerLocal. ----- ### "Customer Service" — 4.0/5 > **Terri** | *23 July 2024* | Hospital & Health Care | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: The customer service is amazing\! I had some challenging items our volunteers were looking for on their profiles and \[sensitive content hidden\] and his team were able to customize them for us. > > **Cons**: Reporting was a little funky at first but I think we got everything fixed. > > From our sales person to the support team, everyone has been really great to work with. ----- ### "I LOVE Volunteer Local" — 5.0/5 > **Marcia** | *2 September 2021* | Music | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Over the years and with various organizations, I've used an array of volunteer sign-up programs. None come close to the user-friendly features of Volunteer Local (and a few were disasters\!). Also, outstanding customer service--professional, personable and prompt. > > **Cons**: There have been a few very minor points, but their staff always listens and makes efforts to improve the software for the next time around. > > Wonderful\! ----- ### "Hands down this is best volunteer software in the market." — 5.0/5 > **Toyosi** | *2 December 2022* | Nonprofit Organization Management | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Ease of Use, Visually appealing, Easy to Customize, 24/7 Customer Service, Scheduling, Activity Tracking, DonorPerfect Integration, > > **Cons**: Can't think of anything honestly. The developers are pretty meticulous about making regular updates ----- ### "I Could Not Do What I Do Without Volunteer Local" — 5.0/5 > **Emily** | *6 May 2025* | Environmental Services | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: The two biggest advantages this has over systems I've used in the past are support and event duplication. From the very start, the team at VL have helped me learn the system, make the most of its functionality and troubleshoot when something isn't right. They have a rare combination of both patience with the time I need to learn or fix issues, and a sense of urgency when I need their help fixing something quickly. With event duplication, I save endless hours of re-creating jobs and shifts for annual events. I've worked with systems that would clone the general event information, but Volunteer Local is set up to re-create jobs and shift details. For a 500-shift event, that saves an enormous amount of work. > > **Cons**: The next areas I'd love Volunteer local to develop would be a volunteer survey function within the system, the ability to attach training documents right to pre-shift emails, and a more elegant design of the end-user pages. However, if prettier pages increased the monthly cost of VL, I'd probably pass. I imagine many volunteer managers in small non-profit organizations would do the same. > > It's been good. I wonder if the learning time for users (especially users of a certain age) could be improved by reducing the choices to four buttons per page. I'm told that's how you make a system more intuitive. I know it also makes each operation longer. May not be worth it. ----- Page: 1 / 9\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/59946/volunteerlocal?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/59946/volunteerlocal) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data