CATALYST vs SurveyMonkey

CATALYST is a web platform for collecting and administering applications to awards, grants, and scholarships. Applicants can answer eligibility questions, upload supporting files, save applications to finish later, and receive automated email reminders. Review teams can use automated reviewer assignments, custom or blind scoring, and multiple rounds of review. Organizations can run multiple programs with configurable workflows, role-based permissions, dashboards, and real-time reporting. Omnipress configures workflows around each program’s structure, and each project includes a dedicated project manager for setup, training, everyday questions, and continuing support. Payment collection through a gateway is available, including nomination fees where applicable. Listed integrations include YourMembership, Abila/NetForum, iThenticate, Authorize.Net, and BluePay. The product page describes GDPR-compliant functionality, fraud prevention for payments, and secure system data backup. CATALYST is designed for program managers, applicants, reviewers, judges, and organizations managing these programs. It is paid, with pricing available by quote; prospective customers can request a quote and schedule a demo.

SurveyMonkey is a platform for creating surveys, forms and quizzes, with response analytics, logic branching, custom branding and API access. Its free Basic plan allows unlimited surveys, but each survey is limited to 10 questions and responses are restricted. The platform lists 1,000 responses per month as a response limit; other listed plans include 15,000 responses per year on Advantage Annual and 40,000 on Premier Annual. Team plans provide shared assets, roles, permissions and consolidated billing, and surveys can accept payments through Stripe or PayPal. Free iOS and Android apps support survey creation and checking recent results; each user may register up to two devices at a time. Paid plans may charge ₹5.00 for each response beyond the applicable limit. Enterprise includes Zoom integration, enhanced governance and security, SSO and regional data centers. SurveyMonkey Audience is listed as reaching more than 335 million people across over 130 countries. Team Advantage is listed at ₹1,550 per user per month, starting with three users and billed annually; Team Premier is ₹3,800 on the same basis. The maker was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in San Mateo, California.