Clear Impact

Clear Impact is a performance-management suite for mission-driven organizations that want to connect participant data, results planning and public reporting. It suits government agencies, nonprofits, foundations and communities; its strongest case is the connected workflow, provided its annual capacity costs fit the organization.

Overview

Clear Impact brings together software, training and consulting through three products: Compyle for data collection, Scorecard for performance measurement and Showcase for public dashboards. Compyle data can flow into Scorecard, and Scorecard results can then be published through Showcase. That end-to-end structure is useful when teams need a common path from program records to public-facing results, rather than a standalone tool for just one task.

Key features

Participant data and performance planning

Compyle supports participant and case management, custom forms, surveys, analytics and longitudinal records. That combination is relevant to programs following participants over time, though the free allowance of 10 participant records is too small for substantial ongoing use. Scorecard adds performance measurement, strategic planning, collaboration and Results-Based Accountability planning, making it the planning and measurement layer rather than merely a place to store figures.

Public dashboards and connections

Showcase can combine Compyle and Scorecard information with narrative, images, video and selected external sources, including UN Statistics (SDGs) and City Health Dashboard. It gives organizations a way to put context alongside measures in public reporting. Scorecard also has an API for connecting other applications and exchanging data; access requires an instance administrator and API key, so technical integration is possible but not presented as an unrestricted user feature.

Security and support

Clear Impact says it achieved initial SOC 2 Type 2 certification in December 2023 and completed its latest recertification in July 2025. It describes Compyle as HIPAA compliant and is willing to complete a HIPAA Business Associate Agreement with customer organizations. Support is available by email at [email protected].

Pricing

The Free plan costs nothing and allows up to 10 Scorecard measures, 10 Compyle participant records and 3 user accounts. It provides a no-cost entry point, but those caps make it better for a small trial or limited project than for a growing program.

• Premium · Showcase: $3,000 a year, billed $3,000/yr, for unlimited dashboards. This is the focused option for organizations whose main need is public reporting.
• Premium · Scorecard: $5,000 a year, billed $5,000/yr, for 50 measures and one Showcase dashboard with up to 10 widgets. Additional 50-measure blocks cost $1,200/yr. It fits teams centered on performance planning, but measure growth adds recurring cost.
• Premium · Compyle: $5,000 a year, billed $5,000/yr, for 500 participant records and one Showcase dashboard with up to 10 widgets. Additional 1,000-record blocks cost $1,200/yr. The higher record allowance serves active participant programs, though larger caseloads raise the bill.
• Premium · Suite: $12,000 a year, billed $12,000 /yr, for unlimited user accounts, 50 Scorecard measures, 500 Compyle participant records and unlimited Showcase dashboards. Additional capacity costs $1,200/yr per block. It is the integrated choice for teams using all three products, but the entry commitment is substantial.
• Unlimited · Network & funder: $39,000 a year, billed $39,000 /yr, for the full Suite across up to 30 organizations total, with unlimited Scorecard, Compyle and Showcase. Additional partners cost $1,200/yr each. This is aimed at funders or networks coordinating many organizations, not a single small team.

The separate Premium products keep the annual price lower when an organization needs only one core function, but each gives up the broader combination available in the Suite. The Suite and network tiers are more appropriate when connected workflows or partner capacity justify their higher recurring costs.

Platforms

Clear Impact is available on the web and through an API. The API is specifically associated with Scorecard and requires an instance administrator and API key.

Who it's for

Government agencies, nonprofits, foundations and communities are the natural audience, particularly when they need participant tracking, performance planning and public impact reporting to work together. Networks and funders coordinating up to 30 organizations have a distinct high-capacity option. A small organization with only a few measures or participants can start free, but may quickly outgrow its limits; organizations seeking just one narrow function should compare the standalone Premium products before paying for the Suite.

Pros and cons

• Pro: Compyle, Scorecard and Showcase share a data path, linking participant records to measurement and public dashboards.
• Pro: Showcase can pair measures with narrative and media, while also drawing from named external sources such as UN Statistics (SDGs) and City Health Dashboard.
• Pro: The Scorecard API supports application connections and data exchange, and Clear Impact states SOC 2 Type 2 recertification and Compyle HIPAA compliance.
• Con: The free plan's 10-measure and 10-record limits, plus 3-account cap, constrain meaningful scale.
• Con: Broader use entails sizeable yearly commitments, and added measure, record or partner capacity brings additional annual charges.

Alternatives

Browse Nonprofit Impact Measurement Software for more options in this category.

• SIA MIS is an alternative with a free plan, free trial and Android, iOS and web platforms.
• Choose CommCare if open-source licensing matters: its web platform uses BSD and its Android app uses Apache 2.0; it also has a free plan.
• CharityIQ offers a free UK grant-finding plan with live matches ranked by eligibility, alongside a free trial.
• FRUIT Impact has a free Seed plan for 2 targets, 2 brands and 1 admin user, with AI Insights; its Grow plan costs $39 a month.
• UpMetrics has a free Starter plan with an impact framework builder, themed templates and a public profile page, plus a free trial.
• Impact Genome Registry offers free self-reported program outcomes that are not evaluated by in-house experts.
• Outcome Tracker is a paid option across Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, web and Windows, with annual pricing depending on program scale and configuration.
• Relific is another paid option, with a free trial and Android and web platforms.

Verdict

Clear Impact is a strong fit for mission-driven organizations that need participant management, performance measurement and public impact reporting connected in one system. Its best reason to choose it is that connected Suite workflow; the main reason to look elsewhere is the steep annual cost and capacity-based add-ons once a team outgrows the tightly capped free plan.