Sign in to doornoc
OR
Both are real canvassing tools used by real campaigns. The honest difference is scope: doornoc bundles voter data, automatic turf cutting, the door-knocking app, and live reporting into one platform on monthly plans from $49 — so you can target, cut turf, and start knocking the same day.
Ecanvasser is an established field organizing and canvassing platform. doornoc is an all-in-one, field-first platform that ships the voter file inside the app. Here is where they differ in plain terms.
If you are searching for an Ecanvasser alternative, you are probably weighing two things: how much you have to assemble yourself, and what you pay for it. Ecanvasser is a well-regarded tool for managing volunteers, walking turf, and reporting on a field program. doornoc takes the same field-first idea and adds the voter database, automatic turf cutting, and real-time knock tracking into a single platform, billed by monthly plan instead of per volunteer seat.
We will not put fake numbers on a competitor. Below, doornoc is described concretely; Ecanvasser is described only in general terms we are confident are true. For specific Ecanvasser pricing or feature details, check their site directly — and treat any comparison page (including this one) as a starting point, not gospel.
A category-level comparison. doornoc described in detail; Ecanvasser described at a general level only.
| Capability | doornoc | Ecanvasser |
|---|---|---|
| Voter data | Voter files built in for six states — filter by party, vote history, geography, and household, then turn the selection straight into turf | A canvassing/organizing platform; you generally connect or import the voter data you already have |
| Turf cutting | Automatic turf cutting balanced by walk time, plus polygon routes drawn by hand | Supports building and assigning canvassing territory; capabilities and automation vary by plan |
| Mobile canvassing app | Mobile-first app with one-tap outcomes and live GPS tracking of canvassers on the map | Offers a mobile canvassing app for volunteers as part of the platform |
| Offline support | Full offline knock recording with automatic sync when signal returns | Ask the vendor about current offline behavior — it is worth confirming for rural turf |
| Pricing model | Monthly plans from $49 — no per-seat fees, no separate data add-on | Plan-based; check their site for current pricing and how volunteers are counted |
| Reporting | Real-time dashboard — knocks, contact rate, and supporter IDs update live as volunteers tap them | Provides canvassing analytics and reporting on field activity |
| Scope / what it is not | Field-first canvassing platform — not a phone dialer or fundraising CRM | Focused on field organizing and canvassing; confirm any non-field needs separately |
We deliberately do not list Ecanvasser prices or specific feature claims here, because they change and vary by plan. Verify current details on their website before you decide.
The concrete reasons campaigns pick doornoc for door-to-door programs.
You do not have to bolt a data subscription onto the canvassing tool. Filter the voter file by party, turnout, and household and route it directly — see canvassing software for how it fits together.
Let Auto Turf cut routes balanced by walk time in seconds, draw a boundary by hand, or upload your own list. No spreadsheets, no manual line-drawing.
The canvassing app records every door offline and shows the team on the map in real time when signal returns.
Watch knocks, contact rate, and supporter IDs land on the dashboard live — manage the program as it happens, not days later.
No per-seat fees and no separate data invoice. Team size steps up by plan: 20 on Pro, 50 on Campaign, unlimited on Enterprise.
Data, turf, the app, and reporting are one platform, so information flows from the door to the report without re-entry.
An honest take. The right tool depends on what you already have and what you actually need.
You want the voter file, turf cutting, the app, and reporting in one tool; you would rather pay a monthly plan than per seat; you knock in areas with poor signal and need reliable offline; or you want to be routing doors the same day without wiring in a separate data vendor.
You already own a voter data source you are happy with and just need a field/organizing layer on top, your team is already trained on it, or its specific plan structure matches how your organization is set up. It is an established platform with a real user base — evaluate it on its current features and pricing.
You primarily need a phone dialer or a fundraising or donor CRM. Neither doornoc nor Ecanvasser is built to be those. For door-to-door field work, though, both belong on your shortlist — and doornoc is built to do the whole job.
Published monthly pricing. No per-seat fees, voter data included in six states, cancel any time. Ecanvasser pricing is not published here because it changes and is often quoted per organization.
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $49 / month | 1 campaign, 1 login, 25,000 credits, route planning, walking mode, offline knocking |
| Pro | $149 / month | 2 campaigns, unlimited logins, 20 team members, 75,000 credits, live map of canvassers |
| Campaign | $349 / month | 5 campaigns, unlimited logins, 50 team members, 200,000 credits, consultant access across campaigns |
| Enterprise | $599 / month | Unlimited campaigns and team, 500,000 credits |
Current tiers are always on the pricing section of the homepage. Credits pay for building routes and researching voters, and recording knocks is free. Starter's 25,000 credits route about 4,500–5,000 voters a month.
Nothing you already collected has to be re-entered. Three steps, usually finished the same day.
Ecanvasser lets you export contacts and interaction history from its dashboard. A CSV or JSON with names, addresses and any voter IDs is enough. Column names do not have to match ours; the upload maps them automatically and shows you the result before anything is written.
doornoc geocodes every address and builds households on the map, including states where we do not carry a voter file yet. Then you cut turf by hand or let Auto Turf build routes balanced by walk time. See bring your own voter file.
Past outcomes (not home, literature dropped, supporter, refused) import from a spreadsheet onto a route, matched by voter ID or address, with a row-by-row preview. Your team keeps walking from where the last tool left off.
Both are established canvassing platforms, but the scope differs. doornoc bundles voter data, automatic turf cutting, a mobile canvassing app with live tracking and offline support, and real-time reporting into one tool on monthly plans from $49. Ecanvasser is a well-known field organizing and canvassing platform that campaigns use to manage volunteers, canvass, and report — you typically connect or import your own voter data rather than canvassing off a database that ships inside the app.
doornoc has voter files built in for six states, so you can filter by party, vote history, geography, and household and turn that selection straight into a route. Ecanvasser is a canvassing and organizing platform that works with the voter data you bring to it. If having the voter file inside the same tool matters to you, that is doornoc's core difference; if you already own a data source you are happy with, either approach can work.
doornoc publishes monthly plans from $49 with no per-seat fees: team size steps up by plan, from 20 team members on Pro to unlimited on Enterprise. We do not publish Ecanvasser's pricing here because it can change and varies by plan — check their site for current figures. The honest takeaway: ask any vendor whether you pay per seat or per plan, and whether voter data is included or billed separately.
No, and we want to be clear about scope. doornoc is field-first canvassing software — voter data, turf, the door-knocking app, and reporting. It is not a phone dialer or a fundraising or donor CRM. If you need predictive dialing or compliance fundraising, you would pair doornoc with a dedicated tool for that.
doornoc's canvassing app records knocks fully offline and syncs automatically when signal returns, which matters in rural turf and dead zones. Offline behavior is a question worth asking any platform directly, including Ecanvasser, because reliability at the door is where field programs win or lose data.
Yes. You can upload an existing voter or contact list and start cutting turf the same day, or use doornoc's built-in voter data instead. Because doornoc is billed monthly, you can trial it on one race without committing your whole organization.
For political door-to-door work the tools most often compared with Ecanvasser are doornoc (voter file, turf cutting, offline app and reporting in one, on monthly plans), NGP VAN with MiniVAN (the Democratic-side suite, access through the party), Campaign Sidekick and its Pulsar app, i360 Walk on the Republican side, and NationBuilder (a website and CRM platform with canvassing add-ons). Which one fits depends on whether you need the voter data bundled, how your access is gated, and whether you pay per seat or per plan.
Yes. Export your contacts and canvass history from Ecanvasser as CSV, upload the list to doornoc (any state, columns are mapped automatically), and import your past door outcomes onto a route so the map shows what has already been covered.
Voter data, automatic turf cutting, the offline app with live tracking, and real-time reporting — on monthly plans from $49.