# Groundswell: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 26 judge labels across 1 category by 12 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/groundswell

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Employee giving and volunteering](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/experience/employee-giving-and-volunteering/index.md) | 3% | 6 | 12% | 26 |

## What the models said for it

- "Smart, lightweight platforms (Uncommon Giving, Groundswell, momoGood) may outperform the more heavyweight enterprise options" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Giving & volunteering)
- "lean toward modern, high-agility CSR tools (such as *Deed*, *Groundswell*, *Percent Pledge*, or *Uncommon Giving*)" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Giving & volunteering)
- "Platforms like YourCause and Groundswell specifically target 500-1,000 employee companies" (Kimi K2, Giving & volunteering)
- "look at Uncommon Giving, Groundswell, Millie, Field Day, or Give River (stronger on matching, volunteering integration, and mobile)" (Grok 4.20, Giving & volunteering)

## And against it

- "These may be unsuitable where native nonprofit-CRM integration or federated/community-campaign support is essential" (Perplexity Sonar, Giving & volunteering)
- "starts at $12,500/year, so it's less likely to fit a tight budget" (GPT-6 Luna, Giving & volunteering)
- "Groundswell and Millie — ask what screening they use now." (GPT-6 Luna, Giving & volunteering)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Groundswell, from 87 of the 88 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- benevity.com: 60
- g2.com: 56
- uncommongiving.com: 55
- groundswell.io: 40 (its own site)
- momogood.com: 32
- sourceforge.net: 32
- guideflow.com: 27
- bonterratech.com: 25
- yourcause.com: 21
- milliegiving.com: 20

### Pages cited

- https://benevity.com/blog/best-csr-software: 29
- https://momogood.com/blog/best-employee-giving-platforms: 27
- https://uncommongiving.com/uncommon-blog/csr-software: 22
- https://g2.com/categories/corporate-volunteering-platform/enterprise: 21
- https://guideflow.com/blog/corporate-giving-software: 18
- https://uncommongiving.com/category/guides/feed: 17
- https://guideflow.com/blog/corporate-volunteering-software: 16
- https://stratuslive.com/blog/7-best-workplace-giving-platforms: 16

## In its own words

What Groundswell's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Corporate Social Impact & CSR Software (https://groundswell.io/)
- For: Social Impact + CSR (https://groundswell.io/)
- Price stated: Pricing (https://groundswell.io/)
- Starting price: Starts at $8,500 / per year (https://www.groundswell.io/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: $0 per month (https://www.groundswell.io/pricing)
- Certifications: SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, CCPA
- Hosting: Google Cloud Platform
- Customers named: OneDigital, Wipfli, GHJ, LAUSD Education Foundation, Axonic Capital, BrightSpire Capital, Hawk Ridge Capital, One River Asset Management

## What it publishes

Every page groundswell.io exposes, read 2026-10-05: 550 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 433 pages, 10 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-30
- case study: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 14 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-31
- template or tool: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-11
- glossary or explainer: 9 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-08
- Recent: 2026-09-30 blog: Workplace volunteering program https://www.groundswell.io/blog/workplace-volunteering-program
- Recent: 2026-09-18 blog: Philanthropic responsibility meaning https://www.groundswell.io/blog/philanthropic-responsibility-meaning
- Recent: 2026-09-10 blog: Employee participation in corporate volunteering programs https://www.groundswell.io/blog/employee-participation-in-corporate-volunteering-programs
- Recent: 2026-09-08 glossary or explainer: What is a csr initiative https://www.groundswell.io/blog/what-is-a-csr-initiative
- Recent: 2026-08-28 blog: Csr in banking industry https://www.groundswell.io/blog/csr-in-banking-industry
- Recent: 2026-08-20 blog: Corporate fundraising platforms https://www.groundswell.io/blog/corporate-fundraising-platforms

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/hr.