AmpliFund vs. Cayuse (SmartGrant)

AmpliFund

AmpliFund

1 Reviews and Ratings

Cayuse (SmartGrant)

Cayuse (SmartGrant)

3 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
AmpliFund	Score 6.0 out of 10	N/A	AmpliFund is a purpose-built grant management platform designed for federal, state, local, and tribal governments to manage every phase of the grant management process, from StreamLink Software (d.b.a. AmpliFund) headquartered in Cleveland. The configurable solution provides a full suite of features needed by grant funders and recipients to maximize grant outcomes, meet performance standards, and increase compliance so they can achieve their missions.	$5,000 per year
Cayuse (SmartGrant)	Score 8.6 out of 10	N/A	Cayuse (replacing the former SmartGrant) is a research grant proposal submission software designed to help users increase proposal success and funding, from the company of the same name (formerly known as eRA Software) in Portland.	N/A

Pricing

AmpliFund

Cayuse (SmartGrant)

Editions & Modules

Grant Seeker - Core: $5000
per year
Grant Maker - Core: $6000
per year
Grant Maker - Advanced / Enterprise: Custom
Grant Lifecycle - Advanced / Enterprise: Custom
Grant Seeker - Advanced / Enterprise: Custom

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Offerings

Pricing Offerings
AmpliFund	Cayuse (SmartGrant)
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

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Community Pulse
	AmpliFund	Cayuse (SmartGrant)
Considered Both Products	AmpliFund Mehmet Kanat CISO (Chief Information Security Officer) Chose AmpliFund We previously submitted our data via Excel, and everything went smoothly. I think the purpose of AmpliFund was to make it simpler for the grantor to integrate spending data from various grantees, but that never worked out for them. Incentivized Helpful?	Cayuse (SmartGrant) Verified User Anonymous Chose Cayuse (SmartGrant) Cayuse (SmartGrant) has been in place at our institution for a while and we wouldn’t examine using anything else because it has been easy to work with, access, and stay organized with. Cayuse (SmartGrant) is also used for our office of research and is separate from our … Incentivized Helpful?

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User Ratings
	AmpliFund	Cayuse (SmartGrant)
Likelihood to Recommend	6.0 (0 ratings)	8.0 (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	AmpliFund	Cayuse (SmartGrant)
Likelihood to Recommend	The application procedure was the sole practical aspect of this software that actually benefited our organization. We had been using paper applications, but AmpliFund allowed us to completely digitize and streamline the process. Even though we had a few problems with reviewers not having the proper rights and had to contact multiple times to remedy this, this was still a useful service. Incentivized Mehmet Kanat CISO (Chief Information Security Officer) Read full review	Cayuse (SmartGrant) is well suited for institutions who have multiple grants and projects that need to be organized, tracked, and followed up with. The closing and sorting of projects is also helpful when using this software. Multiple signers also have access to approvals electronically which makes the process more simplified and accessible for all parties involved. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	Great UI It works in Windows OS Documentation Incentivized Mehmet Kanat CISO (Chief Information Security Officer) Read full review	Organizes all project information Allows for easy approvals from individuals Allows for tracking of project from inception to award status Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Cons	The document management aspect could be cumbersome Customer support Difficult to use Incentivized Mehmet Kanat CISO (Chief Information Security Officer) Read full review	The ability to sort through rfps easier would be helpful Being able to include feedback/comments on the process would be helpful for tracking and organizing from parties involved Understanding accessibility in a more clear way would be great Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Alternatives Considered	We previously submitted our data via Excel, and everything went smoothly. I think the purpose of AmpliFund was to make it simpler for the grantor to integrate spending data from various grantees, but that never worked out for them. Incentivized Mehmet Kanat CISO (Chief Information Security Officer) Read full review	Cayuse (SmartGrant) has been in place at our institution for a while and we wouldn’t examine using anything else because it has been easy to work with, access, and stay organized with. Cayuse (SmartGrant) is also used for our office of research and is separate from our development software to keep everyone organized. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	No answers on this topic	Cayuse (SmartGrant) helps us bring in grants and track the award paperwork The award paperwork process and reporting is easily trackable Uploading documents like LOIs and proposals are simple Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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