A Volgistics alternative volunteers can use from any phone.
Volgistics is long-standing software with a kiosk time clock and the VicNet app. Vollio runs on text messages: volunteers sign up, sign in and log hours by text, with no app and no PIN.
At a glance
| Vollio | Volgistics | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Plans from $89 a month, billed monthly or annually, or pay as you go with credits | Priced by number of volunteer records, plus paid modules |
| Texting | Two-way. Volunteers reply to sign up, sign in and sign out | Outbound only. Free, but needs the paid VicNet module. Replies aren’t delivered |
| Sign in at the event | Volunteers text sign in and sign out | VicTouch kiosk time clock with a PIN or badge barcode |
| Volunteer app | None needed | VicNet app with an email and password |
| Required hours | Required hours with a deadline, and progress volunteers can see | Mandatory Service tracking for required hours, such as for students or community service |
| Proof for service hours | On-site photo, photo of the work and a location pin | Hours entries can be marked audited |
Where Vollio is different
Texts both ways
Volunteers reply to sign up, sign in and sign out. Nothing to download and no password to remember.
Hours with proof
For community-service hours: an on-site photo, a photo of the finished work and a location pin, then a coordinator confirms.
Hours they can share
Volunteers see progress toward required hours, email themselves an hours report, or download their hours as CSV.
One record per person
Every sign-up and hour follows the volunteer across programs, sites and chapters.
When Volgistics may suit you better
If your volunteers serve mostly on-site at one facility, such as a hospital, and sign in at a kiosk time clock, Volgistics is built for that. Vollio suits programs whose volunteers show up at many places and would rather text.
Switching
Bring your volunteers with you. Import a spreadsheet or an export from your current system: anyone already in Vollio is matched by email, phone or ID instead of being added twice. Then post your next event and text the link.