Candid GuideStar vs. Tracxn

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

I would highly recommend this product to a collogue or a customer business. It served me well and my team members all loved using this product. Data management makes working at my company a lot better. User interface really easy to learn and understand the different options within the program.

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• Excellent data.
• Easy to use site to find what I need.
• Provides relevant data that is recent and not many years old.

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• Data management
• User friendly
• User centric

Incentivized

• None - anything missing from GuideStar Pro can be found in FDO, also from Candid

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• Sector reports could be better e.g. competitors like CB Insights do a better job at it.
• Pricing is a bit steep, when compared to peers like Dealroom.
• Credibility of the data is a question mark (CB Insights has way more traction with investors).

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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.

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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

Tracxn lacks the comprehensiveness of a CBInsights but makes up for some of it by keeping a much lower price. However, it is still more expensive compared to some of the other similar databases in the marketplace (e.g. Crunchbase, DealRoom). Hence, it needs to work on its pricing or improve in certain areas (e.g. sector reports) to justify that price.

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• More informed grant proposals.
• Able to easily and efficiently complete grant research.

Incentivized

• Positive: Reduced time to source information.
• Positive: Helped in sharper insights, leading to better outcomes on scouting engagements.
• Negative: Pricing is on the higher side.

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