Martus review
A broad nonprofit planning suite with strong integrations, but a high starting price.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Martus is a cloud-based financial planning platform for nonprofits, mission-focused organizations, and small to mid-sized businesses. It brings collaborative budget worksheets, budget approvals, reforecasting, multi-year forecasting, scenario modeling, personnel and payroll budgeting, cash-flow forecasting, and budget-versus-actual reporting into one system. Finance teams and department leaders can also create custom reports, charts, KPIs, and dashboards through web and API access. Its broad planning scope makes it a fit for established nonprofits that need more than basic annual budgeting.
Pricing starts with the Essentials plan at $6,650 USD. Essentials includes budgeting and forecasting, collaborative budget worksheets, budget approvals, reforecasting, reporting, and team and user management. Plus and Premium add additional capabilities, with customized pricing for both tiers. There is no free plan. That structure suits organizations looking for a dedicated planning system and able to budget for a paid platform, while smaller nonprofits seeking a lightweight or no-cost budgeting tool should look elsewhere.
Martus stands out for its connection to nonprofit and finance ecosystems, including Blackbaud, MIP, Financial Edge NXT, NetSuite, QuickBooks, Sage Intacct, Xero, Acumatica, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Sage 100, and Sage 300. The platform also includes role-based permissions, single sign-on, and multifactor authentication. Its combination of financial consolidation, workforce planning, scenario analysis, and reporting supports organizations managing multiple planning needs in one environment. Choose Martus when collaborative planning and accounting connectivity are priorities; consider an alternative if the starting price or paid-only model does not fit.
Martus pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Collaborative budgeting, reforecasting, and multi-year forecasting
- Scenario modeling, personnel budgeting, and cash-flow planning
- Integrations with major nonprofit accounting and ERP systems
- Where it doesn't
- Essentials starts at $6,650 USD
- There is no free plan
- Plus and Premium use customized pricing
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