Candid GuideStar vs. Railz

Candid GuideStar

Candid GuideStar

6 Reviews and Ratings

Railz

Railz

0 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Candid GuideStar	Score 8.0 out of 10	N/A	GuideStar by Candid offers GuideStar Pro for updated nonprofit data for research and other purposes, supporting data matching and validation, mailing list creation and generation, grant writing and eligibility validation, and integration of nonprofit data into existing customer or outreach data sets.	N/A
Railz	Score 0.0 out of 10	N/A	Railz is building a financial data network by bridging the connection between future-thinking financial institutions and real-time accounting data. Railz accomplishes this through an API that connects financial institutions to all major accounting software solutions, such as QuickBooks, Xero, and Sage. We offer financial institutions (FIs) the ability to connect with account service providers, collect data, normalize and sanitize that accounting data, and analyze it. Railz enables…	N/A

Pricing

Candid GuideStar

Railz

Editions & Modules

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Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Candid GuideStar	Railz
Free Trial
No	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
	Candid GuideStar	Railz
Considered Both Products	Candid GuideStar JM Justin Marquart Vice President & Senior Consultant Chose Candid GuideStar I have always used Guidestar as my go-to not only when I was a non-profit executive and wanted to ensure we remained worthy of their rating but also now as a non-profit consultant where I need to understand my current and potential partners across financials, key contacts, … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Candid GuideStar If you already know the name of the foundation that you are wanting to learn more about then GuideStar is where you need to go. Foundation Directory Online is good for when you are wanting to try and find new funders by searching by focus areas or geographic locations, but it … Incentivized Helpful?	Railz No answer on this topic

Best Alternatives
	Candid GuideStar	Railz
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User Ratings
	Candid GuideStar	Railz
Likelihood to Recommend	10.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Support Rating	9.4 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Candid GuideStar	Railz
Likelihood to Recommend	GuideStar Pro is well suited in two scenarios: when you want to demonstrate your organization's commitment to transparency (through the seals) and when you know what you're looking for when searching through 990s. Basically, if you can mine a 990 well, GuideStar Pro is perfect for you. If you are new to the grant-seeking industry and need more guidance/clearer information already mined for you, then GuideStar Pro is likely to be overwhelming. Incentivized David S. Levine, CFRE Development Manager Read full review	No answers on this topic
Pros	Excellent data. Easy to use site to find what I need. Provides relevant data that is recent and not many years old. Incentivized JM Justin Marquart Vice President & Senior Consultant Read full review	No answers on this topic
Cons	None - anything missing from GuideStar Pro can be found in FDO, also from Candid Incentivized David S. Levine, CFRE Development Manager Read full review	No answers on this topic
Support Rating	I have not had any issues with GuideStar Pro where I needed personal support. They have helpful tutorials and overall the platform is very user friendly. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered	I have always used Guidestar as my go-to not only when I was a non-profit executive and wanted to ensure we remained worthy of their rating but also now as a non-profit consultant where I need to understand my current and potential partners across financials, key contacts, board members, etc. Incentivized JM Justin Marquart Vice President & Senior Consultant Read full review	No answers on this topic
Return on Investment	More informed grant proposals. Able to easily and efficiently complete grant research. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	No answers on this topic
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