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    Bonterra Apricot

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/ABonterra Apricot is a cloud-based solution for nonprofits of all sizes. It's designed to bring data to the forefront in order to bolster a nonprofit organization’s impact. Apricot helps organizations to save time and resources because the tool makes managing data more efficient, so that users increase the time spent delivering the mission. Apricot offers configurable forms and fields so organizations can customize their experience to their clients and mission. It allows…N/A

    Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ASalesforce for Nonprofits, the Salesforce.org Nonprofit Cloud, is a nonprofit constituent relationship management platform from Salesforce, which supports constituent engagement, fundraising, and grants. Nonprofit editions contain Salesforce Lightning Edition along with the former Nonprofit Success Pack (NPSP) combined.

    $36

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Bonterra ApricotSalesforce Nonprofit Cloud
    Editions & Modules
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    Sales Cloud - EE
    $36
    per month per user
    Sales + Service Cloud - EE
    $48
    per month (billed annually) per user
    Nonprofit Cloud - EE
    $60
    per month (billed annually) per user
    Nonprofit Cloud - UE
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    Bonterra ApricotSalesforce Nonprofit Cloud
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPricing for Bonterra Case Management is driven by individual usage and needs of the nonprofit. Organizations aren't one-size fits all, so neither is Bonterra's pricing.—
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    Bonterra ApricotSalesforce Nonprofit Cloud
    Considered Both Products
    Bonterra
    Chose Bonterra Apricot
    There were four primary risks that we managed in the procurement and implementation of this software system:
    • The first and primary risk was failing to meet the
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    Chose Bonterra Apricot
    Microsoft Access was too limited for our needs. We use Salesforce for our donor and volunteer management but it was not a good fit for our participant management.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    91%
    Would buy again
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    95%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    80%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    86%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    12 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    79%
    Implementation went as expected
    46 Answers
    75%
    Implementation went as expected
    12 Answers
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    User Ratings
    Bonterra ApricotSalesforce Nonprofit Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (190 ratings)
    8.4
    (29 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.9
    (9 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.9
    (8 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
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    Performance
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    10.0
    (11 ratings)
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    5.4
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    4.5
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    2.4
    (2 ratings)
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    Ease of integration
    1.0
    (2 ratings)
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    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
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    Vendor post-sale
    7.5
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    8.0
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    User Testimonials
    Bonterra ApricotSalesforce Nonprofit Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Bonterra
    Our team has a lot of different steps to take in regard to their jobs. Apricot is very helpful in breaking everything down into separate folders that makes everyone's job more organized and flowing. Everything has a specific place, which also makes it easy to recognize if someone on the team is doing their job well or if someone needs additional training. The biggest flaw in Apricot is the Connect system, as I stated in a previous question. A big perk to Apricot in the beginning was being able to send out resources directly to a large group. However, not every resource is applicable for all families. We manage a large population of families, so it's very hard to organize it manually. There needs to be a way to filer out who we want to send things to right through the system instead of having to do it 1 by 1
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    Salesforce
    If you only want to track donations, I'd go with something simpler. If you want to track donations and programs and connections between them, there may be nothing better. If you have no technical abilities and no budget, restricted yourself solely to what it does as described exactly in the manual. If you can't devote about 0.25FTE to the constant maintenance and upgrades, don't go with it.
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    Pros
    Bonterra
    • Allows us to set notification reminders when residents of our program advance through out program
    • Allows us to create reports tailored to the information that we need
    • Allows us to update information efficiently and in real time so that everyone on the team can be on the same page.
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    Salesforce
    • NPSP is designed to help with donor management.
    • There are free add-ons for volunteer management.
    • There is a new Program Management Module to better manage program participation and attendance.
    • Campaigns help organize and report on marketing efforts though we use a third-party solution to send out marketing materials.
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    Cons
    Bonterra
    • There are several things in the "suggestion" area that have been there for a while. For instance, to be able to see the client's age instead of just the birthdate. Many people want this, but I don't understand why it can't be done for us.
    • Luckily, whenever an issue arises, it's not there for long, as you have a fairly quick turnaround for resolving them.
    • Being able to view notes and other information sources with just a drop-down, instead of opening the entire note, would be preferred.
    • There are times when the system is just slow or doesn't work at all and it takes a little extra time for it to be resolved. This causes some stress.
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    Salesforce
    • Learning curve - very powerful, but takes time to learn
    • Batch processing - takes time and advanced skills to reach efficiency for data entry and certain operations which you want to do in batch
    • Mass email is extremely limited - must choose a third party tool which adds complexity and cost to the system
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Bonterra
    I went to the Summit a few weeks ago to learn about the future expansion and vision of Social Solutions. I already been with Apricot for 5 years and researched other products I still come back to Apricot and where it can grow with us.
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    Salesforce
    There is really no other tool to compare and especially since Salesforce for Nonprofits is free!!
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    Usability
    Bonterra
    Without any formal IT education, I was able to utilize their articles and videos to teach myself how to configure and customize the software to our organization (although I do recommend their Apricot Admin training to polish your skills). The majority of users are able to adapt immediately with minimal training.Staff that have challenges with technology in general do adapt to using the system once you can create buy in and engagement (although it does take time and training)
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    Salesforce
    I think Salesforce has so much functionality that it makes it difficult in terms of overall usability. Once you can figure it out, it's a 10/10, it's just getting there. If you're willing to do the work to figure it out then you're golden. For what it's worth, I don't know if you're going to find something with this level of functionality that's easier to figure out
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    Reliability and Availability
    Bonterra
    It is usually available when I need to use it
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    Performance
    Bonterra
    The system does tend to run slowly when pulling more complex reports
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    Support Rating
    Bonterra
    This is a difficult question to answer because when I hear the word "support" I think of this in multiple levels. The customer service on the front end, with my account manager is pretty good. There was a time for about a year and a half where I didn't even want to get to know this persons name because they wouldn't be there there long enough for me to get to know them. For the past 8-9 months we've had the same account manager, and this is helpful as a way to grow our trust in Apricot social solutions as well as the account manager understanding the needs of our organization. The technical support is also fine. The issues we most have problems with is how the technical support is calculated and the lack of roll-over of technical support time. If our account has 1 hour of technical support per month, but we don't need any technical support for 4 months, it would be great to have the ability to use those 4 hours (as time allows per the IT calendar) when we need them, even if it falls within one month. We've also had instances of working with IT persons who didn't seem to care at all about our issues, and seemed eager to put our call behind them and get onto the next without much thought as to why we were calling them in the first place. We've also had instances where the IT person didn't seem to really be listening to what it is we needed, and was heck bent on what they THOUGHT we needed rather than listening to what we actually did need. While we also have had experiences of working with IT persons who were absolutely great at working through issues. They were patient and understanding and would explain why a solution (c)would or (c)would not work. We even worked through those options in real time if they were unsure whether a data solution would work or not. That was great because we felt heard.
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    Salesforce
    I have never had bad conversations with any support people with Salesforce but we also have not used them very much. I put it a little less because we are struggling to switch to lightning (some of our custom features do not migrate well) and it feels like the help and support for a little organization is not incredibly helpful unless we want to spend a lot of money.
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    In-Person Training
    Bonterra
    Online training only
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    Salesforce
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    Online Training
    Bonterra
    There are good training guides.
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    Implementation Rating
    Bonterra
    There need to be specialists who know how to best work with an organization developing a new program, not just transferring existing forms to a digital format.
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    Salesforce
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    Alternatives Considered
    Bonterra
    We also use a state database called ETO that tracks case notes for our families, but doesn't give us the ability to analyze things like gross annual income growth for our families during their time in the program, # of housing applications completed, etc. It is solely used to track case notes regarding case management meeting content. Apricot allows us to generate statistics we can use to source funding and prove our efficiency as an organization as we continue to market our coaching model. ETO does not have this benefit.
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    Salesforce
    As a cloud native organization with no previous Microsoft infrastructure, Salesforce was a more logical and effective option for us. The suite of products was also far more comprehensive and required less customization. We were able to adopt a "configure not code" approach to our development of systems to support our mission that lowered the cost of upgrades.
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    Scalability
    Bonterra
    I have never had a problem with the system
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    Salesforce
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    Return on Investment
    Bonterra
    • Consistent, accurate financial records of program spending are to be provided to Grant Funders.
    • One-stop shop for all program records, including past, current, and waitlisted clients.
    • Continued partnership with Grant Funders due to the ease on both sides with the Bonterra Apricot Software.
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    Salesforce
    • Salesforce has allowed us to easily track donor communications in one area, which I believe has improved our donor communication overall.
    • Salesforce for Nonprofits has made it easier on my org to track and pull donation-related information and has reduced the amount of time we need to do these regular tasks.
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    ScreenShots

    Bonterra Apricot Screenshots

    Screenshot of a display of a participant's profile to see important information about that individual at-a-glance.Screenshot of the "My Workspace" area of Bonterra Case Management, that allows users to see upcoming cases, appointments, events, and other notifications in one place.Screenshot of the dashboards that provide at-a-glance insights, while Census data integrations allows users to view demographics of the communities served.Screenshot of the streamlined intake process that helps serve more individuals and ensure they are aligned with the correct services to help them succeed.Screenshot of information, kept secure by assigning users specific roles and permissions to specify access levels.Screenshot of communication with participants to keep them engaged.

    Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud Screenshots

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