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Scholarship platform facts: what 6 platforms say they offer

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5 of the 6 platforms are free; ScholarshipOwl charges a membership after a free trial. They differ most in how you apply: you search and apply yourself on Appily (formerly Cappex), Fastweb and Scholarships.com, you apply to awards hosted on the platform on Bold.org and Niche, and ScholarshipOwl applies for you. Every one of the 6 platforms describes selling or sharing some student data on its own pages.

Stated on the platform's pages
Partly stated
Not on the pages we read

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Facts as stated on each platform's pages, app store listing and Trustpilot profile, read 15 October 2026. Alphabetical order.
Platform	Path	Cost	Size as stated	Features	Data	Ratings
Appily (formerly Cappex)	a search database	free	Appily calls it "the nation's largest, multi-billion dollar scholarship database".	One application, many scholarships: Not on the pages we read Automatic reapplication: Not on the pages we read Runs its own no-essay award: Not on the pages we read Tracking and reminders: Not on the pages we read Essay help: Not on the pages we read States scholarships are vetted: Not on the pages we read Do-not-sell or privacy choices link: Partly Mobile app: Not on the pages we read	Data: shared with colleges	Not read
Bold.org	a platform-run awards site	free	"Thousands of Scholarships Exclusively Awarded on Bold.org", with exclusive new scholarships "published daily and matched to you".	One application, many scholarships: Partly Automatic reapplication: Not on the pages we read Runs its own no-essay award: Partly Tracking and reminders: Not on the pages we read Essay help: Not on the pages we read States scholarships are vetted: Partly Do-not-sell or privacy choices link: Not on the pages we read Mobile app: Stated	Data: policy mentions selling	Trustpilot 4.8 (218) App Store 4.7 (3.2K)
Fastweb	a search database	free	"1.5 million college scholarships worth over $3.4 billion", seen by creating a free profile.	One application, many scholarships: Not on the pages we read Automatic reapplication: Not on the pages we read Runs its own no-essay award: Not on the pages we read Tracking and reminders: Partly Essay help: Not on the pages we read States scholarships are vetted: Stated Do-not-sell or privacy choices link: Stated Mobile app: Stated	Data: policy mentions selling	Trustpilot 1.2 (232) App Store 2.7 (85)
Niche	a platform-run awards site with some search database features	free	"We offer thousands of scholarships, many of which don't require an essay."	One application, many scholarships: Partly Automatic reapplication: Not on the pages we read Runs its own no-essay award: Stated Tracking and reminders: Not on the pages we read Essay help: Not on the pages we read States scholarships are vetted: Partly Do-not-sell or privacy choices link: Partly Mobile app: Not on the pages we read	Data: policy mentions selling	Not read
ScholarshipOwl	an apply-for-you service with some platform-run award features	paid after a free trial	The homepage says its algorithm checks your profile "against 10,000+ scholarships".	One application, many scholarships: Stated Automatic reapplication: Stated Runs its own no-essay award: Stated Tracking and reminders: Stated Essay help: Partly States scholarships are vetted: Stated Do-not-sell or privacy choices link: Stated Mobile app: Stated	Data: policy mentions selling	Trustpilot 4.2 (1,260) App Store 4.7 (228)
Scholarships.com	a search database	free	"Over 3.7 million scholarships and grants totaling about $19 billion" in a "verified and continuously updated scholarship database".	One application, many scholarships: Not on the pages we read Automatic reapplication: Not on the pages we read Runs its own no-essay award: Not on the pages we read Tracking and reminders: Partly Essay help: Not on the pages we read States scholarships are vetted: Stated Do-not-sell or privacy choices link: Stated Mobile app: Stated	Data: policy mentions selling	Trustpilot 2.9 (2) App Store 5.0 (5)

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Which platforms did we look at but not profile?

BigFuture Scholarships (College Board)
Free, run by the nonprofit College Board, with its own no-essay awards. We could not read enough of its pages on 15 October 2026 to write a profile.
Source: BigFuture (College Board) · Read 15 Oct 2026
Scholly Scholarships by Sallie
A free scholarship search now under the Sallie Mae brand. Its pages did not finish loading for us on 15 October 2026, so we have no profile.
Source: Scholly Scholarships by Sallie: search · Read 15 Oct 2026
Unigo
Owned and operated by Unigo LLC, with its own monthly scholarships. We could not read enough of its pages on 15 October 2026 to write a profile.
Source: Unigo FAQs · Read 15 Oct 2026
Going Merry
Closed. goingmerry.com no longer loads (checked 15 October 2026).
Source: goingmerry.com (no longer loads) · Read 15 Oct 2026

Frequently asked questions

Which scholarship platforms are free?

Appily, Bold.org, Fastweb, Niche and Scholarships.com, according to their own pages. ScholarshipOwl charges a membership after a free trial and does not publish its prices on its public pages.

Which platform has the most scholarships?

By their own figures, Scholarships.com states over 3.7 million scholarships and grants and Fastweb states 1.5 million. Appily calls its database the nation's largest but gives no count, and ScholarshipOwl states 10,000+. These are each platform's own claims, counted in different ways.

Why are the platforms in alphabetical order?

Because this site does not rank them. Take the match quiz to see them in order of fit to your own answers.