Actually... A ySite is cheaper than the Open Y - with more features and easier to update.

According to the Open Y's own website:

“For a site with thousands of webpages and a lot of customizations it likely will require external development support that can run into the mid-range of five-figures.”

Our ySites start at $495 and support is included in your monthly hosting. AND All You Can Eat Training!

According to the Open Y's own website:

“A large Y association with millions of annual site visits, and several, complex back-end integrations might pay $20k-50k annually.”

One of our largest YMCA gets over 3.5 million annual site visits on their website.
They pay $7,140 annually ($595/mo) which includes hosting and support.
Always a predictable cost. No surprises.

Most of our Y’s don’t need a server that large and pay $495/mo

According to the Open Y's own website:

“Monthly tech-support costs can range from a few thousand dollars a year for a small/medium website to $40-60k annually for larger sites.”

With a ySite support is included in your monthly hosting.

If your annual revenue is less than $2 million, you probably qualify for a FREE ySite within our No Y Left Behind initiative. 

See if your YMCA qualifies for a FREE ySite

Additionally, we’ll show you how you can get $10,000 per month in free ads with Google Grants.

First, everything will be taken care of with a ySite. It is a home run choice.

We have no long-term commitments (only month to month).

We offer a free demo website that you could use to build your whole website, if you wanted, before you buy. That's what you'd call the epitome of "Try before you buy."

We have a streamlined process. You will get a "Cheat Sheet" of all of our meetings, our process, and everything we will cover in the typical 6-8 weeks it will take to launch your website.

Need it sooner?

We can do that too! (Our current record is ten business days!) It is go-at-your-own-pace.

Don’t just take our word for it, talk to any of the other YMCAs that currently use and love their ySites.

We know YMCAs. Thrive works with over 100 branches of the YMCA, so we know your organization well, how it works, and what it needs to grow. We also know your 85 page brand guide. By the way, you will also be happy to know that we automatically add the rounded corners to all images you insert into a webpage on your ySite (in case you were looking over page 22 of the branding guide and wondering about it).

No other company has hosted more YMCA websites. As of October 2020, we have built and launched 75 YMCA websites, covering more than 400 branches.

You'll have full control of your website's back office. No need to contact us to make an update to your site. Just log in and edit! But you can contact us because we know... (keep reading below)

Local developers often have long wait times for the IT/Support staff to make site updates (or no support at all). If you need help, the dedicated ySite Support Team completes support tickets in less than four hours on average and often responds within the hour. Or pick up the phone and call 419.776.7000 opt. 5, any weekday from 9 AM - 5 PM ET.

Other systems/software are prone to hacking and malware. A report from 2019 stated the top 3 most hacked content management systems were Wordpress, Joomla, and Drupal. We believe in security, security, security. Thrive builds ySites on the Accrisoft Freedom Content Management System, which is a safe and secure system that we update for you regularly and automatically. No extra costs. No need to worry about third-party plugins breaking (which happens often with Wordpress, Joomla, and Drupal).

We're always looking to improve our list of questions & address potential objections. Please fill out this contact form with your question and a ySite Specialist will get back to you with a response. Thank you for your interest!