Recommended tools for local campaigns
Your website is the hub. These are the other tools most local campaigns end up needing, sorted by job. Use whichever ones fit your race; we'll connect any of them to your site.
How we're paid. Some links on this page are referral links. If you sign up through one, the company may pay us a commission, at no extra cost to you. Those links are marked commission link. Links to our own sister businesses are marked too. We recommend tools because campaigns need them, and we'll set up any tool you prefer for the same price.
Taking donations
Your donate button should open your campaign's own page on one of these. Money goes straight to your campaign, never through us. Read the donation buttons guide first.
Texting voters
Political texting has its own registration steps, including a $95 Campaign Verify token, and every platform will ask for a live website with an opt-in, a privacy policy and terms. Every CandidateLaunch site includes those pages. Read texting voters the right way before you pick a platform.
- RumbleUp
Peer-to-peer texting built for political campaigns: volunteers send each message from a shared list.
- CallHub
Calling and peer-to-peer texting for campaigns and nonprofits, with support for the political registration steps.
- SlickText
Text-message marketing to people who opt in, with features for political messaging.
- SimpleTexting
Text-message marketing for opt-in lists: keywords, scheduled messages and two-way replies.
Email updates
The sign-up form on your site can feed straight into either of these.
- Mailchimp
Widely used email newsletter service with a free starter tier.
- MailerLite
Simple, low-cost email newsletters and sign-up forms.
Graphics and social posts
- Canva
Make Facebook posts, flyers and palm cards yourself from templates. Full Season clients get matching graphics from us.
Domains and yard signs
- DomainSearchUSA domain store our sister business
Register your campaign domain. Every CandidateLaunch package already includes choosing and registering one in your name. Try the domain ideas tool first.
- MySignPal our sister business
Campaign yard signs, H-stakes and banners, printed and shipped.
Common questions
Do I have to use these tools to work with CandidateLaunch?
No. We connect your site to whichever donation, texting and email services you choose, whether they're on this page or not, at the same price.
Do you earn money from these links?
Some links on this page may earn us a commission if you sign up, at no extra cost to you. Each one is labeled. It never changes our prices or which tool we tell you fits your race.
Why are some tools listed for one party?
Some platforms only serve campaigns from one party. We list the main options on each side so every candidate can find one that will accept them.