ChapterAgent vs TidyHQ
TidyHQ is a solid generalist with Australian roots — built for sports clubs and community groups — and it has a real free tier plus unlimited contacts at every price point. But it has no elections module at all, no AI features below its Enterprise tier, no native mobile app, and no US-nonprofit 990 story. ChapterAgent is built around an AI agent that does the operational work with you — you describe, it drafts, you approve — with governance built in, not missing.
The short version
Choose TidyHQ if you want a genuinely free entry point, unlimited contacts, a built-in website/storefront, an open API, and no long-term contract — and you don't need officer elections or AI below its top tier.
Choose ChapterAgent if your chapter runs on volunteer officers' nights and weekends — and you want an agent that drafts the broadcast, builds the event, writes the minutes, and runs a bylaws-clean election, with the AI agent included at every tier, not gated behind Enterprise.
| TidyHQ | ChapterAgent | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Flat tiers — unlimited contacts on every tier, including free | Flat per-chapter — roster growth never changes your bill |
| Entry price | Free — 100 emails/month, 3% + $0.20 per transaction | Flat monthly price — request a demo for current tiers |
| Mid tier | Pro $69/mo USD (pricing page) — support docs show AU$89 ≈ $59 USD, figure varies by region; 30,000 emails/mo, 1% + $0.20 per transaction, committee roles, digital membership cards | Flat monthly price, agent included — request a demo for current tiers |
| Top tier | Enterprise — custom quote; unlocks AI "insights" and multi-chapter dashboard | Flat monthly price, agent included — request a demo for current tiers |
| Setup fee | None | None — personally onboarded, operational in ~48 hours |
TidyHQ figures retrieved from tidyhq.com pricing and support docs on July 30, 2026. TidyHQ's own pages show inconsistent Pro pricing ($69 USD on the pricing page vs. AU$89 ≈ $59 USD in support docs) — treat the $69 figure as approximate and confirm with the vendor, as prices vary by region and change over time.
| Capability | TidyHQ | ChapterAgent |
|---|---|---|
| AI agent that does the work with you | — Enterprise-only "insights"; not available on Free or Pro | ✓ Core product at every tier — drafts, builds, writes; officers approve |
| Member database & dues | ✓ Unlimited contacts on every tier | ✓ (incl. dues-current gating for voting) |
| Dues / payment processing | ✓ Stripe — 3% + $0.20 (Free), 1% + $0.20 (Pro) | ✓ Fee-free rails via GiveButter |
| Events & registration | ✓ Ticketing, QR check-in | ✓ (incl. custom RSVP questions, public event pages, AI-generated flyers, raffles, teams) |
| Email communications | Capped — 100/mo (Free), 30,000/mo (Pro) | ✓ (verified per-chapter sending domain) |
| SMS | Partial — depth unverified | ✓ Consent-based blasts |
| Officer elections | — No elections module | ✓ Nominations, ballot validation, eligibility, receipts, certification |
| Meeting minutes | — Manual agenda/minutes tool only | ✓ Recording → AI-drafted minutes + action items |
| Sponsor & vendor tracking | — (not offered) | ✓ Built in |
| Committees & officer roles | Committee roles require Pro | ✓ Role-derived, with assignment ledger |
| Finance / accounting | Partial — Xero sync, invoicing | ✓ Budgets, dual-control reimbursements, Books optional |
| IRS Form 990 readiness | — | ✓ 990-ready books, year-round |
| Officer transition / institutional memory | Partial — task handoff only | ✓ Nothing leaves when officers do |
| Website / storefront pages | ✓ Included | — (public event pages only) |
| Mobile app | — No mobile app | PWA in progress (no native app yet) |
| Open API | ✓ | — Not published |
TidyHQ capabilities verified from vendor documentation, July 30, 2026.
TidyHQ's free tier is genuinely free — unlimited contacts, capped at 100 emails/month and a 3% + $0.20 transaction fee. Its Pro tier lists at $69/mo USD on the pricing page (TidyHQ's own support docs show AU$89, about $59 USD — the figure varies by region), which raises the email cap to 30,000/month, drops the transaction fee to 1% + $0.20, and unlocks committee roles and digital membership cards. ChapterAgent is a flat per-chapter price with no setup fee — request a demo for current pricing. TidyHQ figures retrieved July 30, 2026.
An AI agent that does the operational work with you (drafts broadcasts, builds events, writes meeting minutes — you approve before anything goes out) at every tier, not just Enterprise; bylaws-driven officer elections with ballot validation and dues-current voter eligibility, which TidyHQ has no equivalent of at all; AI meeting minutes from a recording; sponsor and vendor tracking; and 990-ready financial records for US nonprofit compliance. TidyHQ's roots are in Australian sports clubs and community groups, and it has no elections module, no AI features below its Enterprise tier, and no US-nonprofit 990 story.
TidyHQ has a genuinely free entry point, unlimited contacts on every tier (including free), a website and storefront builder, an open API, no lock-in contracts, and digital membership cards on its Pro tier. ChapterAgent publishes public event pages but does not include a general website builder.
Yes. ChapterAgent imports member rosters from CSV exports (with AI-assisted field mapping), and every chapter is personally onboarded. Chapters are typically operational within 48 hours of signup.
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