The Amplifund alternative for government teams that need software they can rely on
Submittable has more experience than Amplifund running government programs of all sizes. Plus, it’s easy to learn and quick to launch.
Amplifund makes big promises
Amplifund is now the grant management software powering Euna Solutions.1 Customers say that Amplifund salespeople are great about making promises, but the software often falls short.
Here are Amplifund users in their own words:
- “This software did not do what was promised and continues to disappoint. Every update makes it more complicated to use.” 2
- “We were never able to create any of the reports that were supposed to be available.” 3
- “Tech support was not responsive.” 4
Precision and clarity at every stage with Submittable
With Submittable, you have all the answers you need at every step of the grant lifecycle.
Craft custom forms and workflows in one sitting
Submittable’s drag-and-drop form builder makes it simple to build complex workflows.
- Get your program up and running quickly.
- Avoid bottlenecks with a tool anyone on your team can use.
- Make changes easily, even after a program goes live.
Built-in fraud prevention and security
Submittable’s fraud prevention tools validate identity and eligibility without adding friction to the applicant experience.
- Match applicant documents to authoritative sources with identity verification.
- Verify applicant identities against credit bureau records with knowledge-based authentication.
- Pre-screen for compliance and federal exclusion lists such as PEP and sanctions.
Effortless post-award monitoring
Never sweat an audit with Submittable’s robust budget and reporting capabilities.
- Stay on top of your budget with funds tracking and distribution.
- Capture and communicate insights from data with impact reporting.
- Know that all your compliance bases are covered.
Submittable vs Amplifund: Capabilities at a glance
| Submittable | Amplifund | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant application collection and review | ✔ | ✔ |
| Real-time in-app collaboration | ✔ | |
| Auto Save | ✔ | |
| Public applicant portal | ✔ | ✔ |
| Anonymized grant application review | ✔ | |
| In-app communication | ✔ | |
| Automate review workflows | ✔ | ✔ |
| Reporting dashboards and funds tracking | ✔ | ✔ |
| Funds disbursement | ✔ | ✔ |
| Technical support for applicants | ✔ | |
| Collaborative application editing | ✔ | |
| Side-by-side reviewing | ✔ | |
| Ability to edit programs post-launch | ✔ | |
| Rich text editor | ✔ | |
| Overall Capterra rating | 4.75 /5 | 4.2 /5 |
| Capterra features rating | 4.5 /5 | 3.9 /5 |
| Number of Capterra reviews | 389 | 20 |
Amplifund banks on the public sector’s low expectations
Most government teams are used to dealing with clunky, outdated tech. Amplifund delivers more of the same. One agency had to create a 62-page document just to instruct applicants how to use the software.5
Amplifund customers say:
“Amplifund in general actually made it more difficult for us to manage our subrecipient awards than the Excel spreadsheet we had been using.” 6
“Amplifund is not intuitive in the least. I've been working with PCs ever since 1982 so this ain't my first rodeo.” 7
“Inefficient, troublesome product. Zero intuitiveness, ZERO Support.” 8
Submittable is the dependable Amplifund alternative
Here are a few more Amplifund alternatives
Government teams should explore all the options. Our competitor page walks you through similar grant management products.
Make sure that whatever partner you choose, they have experience running public sector programs.
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