SorrelSites vs Raklet

Both can run your membership. Only one moves you in for free and updates your website for you. Raklet is affordable and broad, with a free tier for tiny groups — but it adds a fee on top of your payment processor, and the move and the website edits are on you.

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Is SorrelSites a better fit than Raklet for a small organization?

SorrelSites is the better fit for a small organization that would rather not run its own migration or its own website edits, and Raklet is the better fit if the lowest possible monthly cost decides it. Raklet costs less to start — free for up to 100 contacts, then $49 a month at its entry tier — against SorrelSites' $99 a month for up to 100 active members. The difference shows up on your dues: Raklet adds a percentage fee on top of your payment processor, about 4%, 2% or 1% by plan, while SorrelSites takes no cut at all, because dues and event payments land in your organization's own Stripe account. SorrelSites is month to month with no setup fee, and it counts only active memberships, so captured contacts and lapsed members do not push you into a bigger plan.

Comparison of SorrelSites and Raklet
	SorrelSites	Raklet
Who the AI actually serves	Sprout, SorrelSites' AI, does the org's real work — it drafts board minutes, event pages, and website updates for you to approve, and it welcomes people curious about joining in your org's voice. Behind the scenes it also moves you in and rebuilds your website; later you change your site just by describing it, preview first, then publish.	Raklet now offers its own AI — an onboarding import and a member-Q&A chatbot — but it's pointed at answering members, not welcoming people curious about joining, moving you in, or rebuilding your website for you.
Moving in	Sprout rebuilds your website and maps your member list for you to approve — free. And if something didn't come across the way you wanted, a real person here fixes it with you.	You bring your data over yourself, and a branded mobile app you build there won't come with you.
Changing your website	Type the change you want, see a preview, and publish when you're ready.	Going beyond the basics leans on design know-how, and the standalone form builder isn't fully there yet.
Fees on your dues	No fees on your dues — you pay your processor, nothing extra to us.	A percentage fee on top of your payment processor (about 4% / 2% / 1% by plan).
Getting help	Real, responsive help on every plan — even the smallest group gets it.	Support can lag a day for U.S. time zones.
What it costs	One clear price, month to month. (Final numbers on our pricing page.)	Free for 100 contacts, then $49 / $99 / $399 a month.

Who the AI actually serves

SorrelSites: Sprout, SorrelSites' AI, does the org's real work — it drafts board minutes, event pages, and website updates for you to approve, and it welcomes people curious about joining in your org's voice. Behind the scenes it also moves you in and rebuilds your website; later you change your site just by describing it, preview first, then publish.
Raklet: Raklet now offers its own AI — an onboarding import and a member-Q&A chatbot — but it's pointed at answering members, not welcoming people curious about joining, moving you in, or rebuilding your website for you.

Moving in

SorrelSites: Sprout rebuilds your website and maps your member list for you to approve — free. And if something didn't come across the way you wanted, a real person here fixes it with you.
Raklet: You bring your data over yourself, and a branded mobile app you build there won't come with you.

Changing your website

SorrelSites: Type the change you want, see a preview, and publish when you're ready.
Raklet: Going beyond the basics leans on design know-how, and the standalone form builder isn't fully there yet.

Fees on your dues

SorrelSites: No fees on your dues — you pay your processor, nothing extra to us.
Raklet: A percentage fee on top of your payment processor (about 4% / 2% / 1% by plan).

Getting help

SorrelSites: Real, responsive help on every plan — even the smallest group gets it.
Raklet: Support can lag a day for U.S. time zones.

What it costs

SorrelSites: One clear price, month to month. (Final numbers on our pricing page.)
Raklet: Free for 100 contacts, then $49 / $99 / $399 a month.

Both SorrelSites and Raklet ship AI, and they point it at different jobs: Raklet's is an onboarding import plus a 24/7 member-Q&A chatbot aimed at answering existing members, while SorrelSites' Sprout drafts board minutes, event pages and website updates for a person to approve and welcomes people curious about joining.

SorrelSites rebuilds your website and maps your member list for you to approve at no charge, with a real person at SorrelSites to fix anything that didn't come across the way you wanted, whereas moving to Raklet means bringing your data over yourself and Raklet lists onboarding as a paid add-on from about $300. A branded mobile app built in Raklet does not come with you when you move to SorrelSites.

SorrelSites lets you type the change you want, see a preview and publish when you're ready, while in Raklet going beyond the basics leans on design know-how and its standalone form builder isn't fully there yet.

Raklet charges a percentage fee on top of your payment processor — about 4%, 2% or 1% depending on the plan — while SorrelSites takes no cut of your dues, because dues and event payments land in your organization's own Stripe account and you pay your processor directly.

SorrelSites includes real, responsive help on every plan, including the smallest; Raklet's support can lag a day for U.S. time zones.

Raklet is free for up to 100 contacts and then $49, $99 or $399 a month, while SorrelSites is $99 a month for up to 100 active members, $199 for up to 300 and $399 for up to 750, billed month to month with no setup fee. The two prices count different things: SorrelSites' plan size counts only active memberships, so captured contacts and lapsed members do not push you into a bigger plan, while Raklet's free tier is measured in contacts and capped at 100.

When is Raklet the better choice?

Sometimes it is, and we'd rather you land in the right place than the wrong one. Raklet can be the better choice if:

You're an international or community-first group that wants a branded mobile app and SMS, plus a free tier for a very small contact list.
Lowest possible cost matters more than having the move and your website handled for you.

Looking at other options too? See our pricing or how switching works.

See why organizations choose SorrelSites over Raklet

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