CDM+ vs Striven

CDM+ is fund-accounting and management software for nonprofit and faith-based organizations. Its accounting includes a fund-accounting general ledger, unlimited accounts, budgeting, bank reconciliation, and customizable reporting. Organizations can track designated and undesignated funds, transfers, expenses, and multiple entities; ledger activity has an unchangeable audit trail. Other capabilities include clergy payroll, electronic 1099 filing, online invoice payments by card or ACH, and receipt submission through the mobile app. Data Hosting comes with every plan and provides continuous database access, secure off-site daily backups, and automatic server upgrades. Plans start at $25 per month for one program and one user. SaaS subscriptions are paid monthly through automatic ACH withdrawals; annual payment is unavailable. Starter and Grow plans limit Individual and Giving Unit records, while Complete includes every program and unlimited concurrent user licenses. The product offers desktop software, Apple, Google, and Amazon mobile apps, and an API. Support is available by phone and email during weekday business hours.

Striven is cloud-based business management software that combines accounting with operations tools for small to midsize businesses. Its feature list includes CRM and sales, project management, inventory, human resources, reporting and analytics, and workflows; finance, order management, manufacturing, and multi-entity support are also listed. Teams can share files, message, manage tasks and projects, and use shared calendars. Collaboration tools are available through native Android and iOS apps, and the platform also supports web access and an API. Striven says the API supports custom integrations, real-time data syncing, and secure data transfer. Listed integrations include Authorize.net, Google and Microsoft Calendar, Onfleet, ShipStation, Shopify, Square, Stripe, Gmail, and Twilio. Standard costs $35 a month and Enterprise costs $70 a month, each billed monthly; each adds $25/user when there are under five users. The 90-day trial includes premium features and requires no credit card.