Aplos vs Continue to Give
Aplos
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| Figure | Aplos | Continue to Give |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $79/mo | $29/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 4 | 11 |
| Spec score · Nonprofit Text-to-Give Software | 9.0 (#5) | 9.1 (#3) |
| Donor management | The donor database stores communication activity, notes, relationships, giving history, and custom fields. | Its management tools include donor records, tagging, communications, pledges, events, contribution statements, reporting, small groups, child check-in and tasks. |
| Fund accounting | The system tracks designated and restricted funds, grants, transfers, reconciliations and 1099s. | The accounting module includes transactions, journal entries, fund transfers, bank imports, batch-deposit matching, balance sheets and income statements. |
| Integrations | Official integration articles cover Raisely, PEX, Gusto, Keela, Ramp, FACTS Management, PayPal, DonorElf and Church Community Builder. | Software Advice lists BreezeCHMS, Aplos Account, Neon CRM and Church Community Builder as integrations. |
| Rating on Capterra | 4.5 out of 5 from 187 reviews | 4.6 out of 5 from 214 reviews |
| Rating on GetApp | 4.4 out of 5 from 188 reviews | 4.6 out of 5 from 213 reviews |
| Security | Aplos says data is encrypted with AES 256, stored using AWS in the U.S., and automatically backed up nightly at a secondary secured location. | The company says transactions use 256-bit encryption and that it follows PCI compliance requirements. |
| Support | Every package includes support by email, phone, or chat, and Aplos says customers can reach a live person. | Support staff monitor help-desk tickets during business hours and the service advertises knowledgeable, personalized answers and chat/help resources. |
| What it does | Aplos is cloud software for nonprofit and church accounting, donations, fundraising and administration. | Continue To Give is an all-in-one online giving, donor-management and fund-accounting platform for churches, nonprofits, missionaries and individuals. |
Plans
Continue to Give
- Gold Online GivingPriced on request
- IndividuallyFree
- Silver Online GivingFree
- Via Sending OrganizationFree
- Fund Accounting$29 a month
- Fund Accounting$29 a month
- Gold$29 a month
- Online Giving$29 a month
- Advanced Donor Management$40 a month
- Advanced ChMS$403 a month
In their own words
Aplos
Aplos provides web-based fund accounting software for nonprofits, churches, and other faith-based organizations. It tracks designated and restricted funds, grants, and a flexible chart of accounts. Financial and donation reports can be customized, including Balance Sheet by Fund and Income Statement by Fund. Organizations can create unlimited mobile-friendly giving forms and add a donation widget to their websites. The donor database stores communication activity, notes, relationships, giving history, and custom fields. Aplos includes budgeting, an audit trail, an API enabled from settings, and integrations such as Keela, Raisely, Ramp, PEX, Gusto, DonorElf, Church Community Builder, and Bloomerang. Data is encrypted with AES 256, stored in AWS in the United States, and backed up nightly. Lite costs $79 a month, Core $129 a month, and Advanced $229 a month. A Custom plan has tailored pricing. There is a 15-day trial and no free plan.
Continue to Give
Continue To Give brings online giving, donor and church management, event registration, newsletters, texting and fund accounting into one service for churches, nonprofits and missionaries. Its stated focus is on organisations raising under $500,000 per year. Giving methods include text, app, kiosk, QR code, Facebook, peer-to-peer and online donations. Management features include donor records, customizable dashboards, forms, communications, pledge management, events, reporting, small-group sign-up, child check-in and task management. Fund accounting tools cover registrar transactions, journal entries, fund transfers, bank imports, matching contributions to bank batch deposits and accounting reports. The service supports recurring and one-time gifts, campaign pages, tax receipts, text-to-give, mobile giving and a donor portal. A Gold plan is listed at $29 a month, with transaction rates also specified; other plans list transaction fees or have no price listed. The site says there is no setup fee, monthly fee, contract or credit-card requirement to get started, though a minimum discount fee may apply to mobile giving. It runs on Android, iOS and web.