CommunityForce vs Insight
CommunityForce
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| Figure | CommunityForce | Insight |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · Research Administration Software | 7.8 (#5) | 7.2 (#13) |
| Integrations | Listed integrations include SAML 2.0 single sign-on, Salesforce, DocuSign, Microsoft Power BI, Stripe, Twilio, SendGrid, SMTP email and Google Translate. | The platform lists connections including Epic, OnCore, Workday, PeopleSoft, MicroStrategy, Grants.gov, and Okta, as well as SFTP/API. |
| Purpose | CommunityForce is an awards management platform for grants, scholarships, fellowships and research funding. | Insight is a cloud-based platform for research administration, compliance, and innovation management. |
| Scale | The company reports more than 165 million applications processed, more than $569 million awarded and more than 200 organizations served. | The site reports approximately 40,000 users and 2.5 million or more annual logins. |
| Security | The maker lists FedRAMP certification and SOC 2 Type II, and says each organization has a separate database and file storage environment. | Insight describes its Azure cloud platform as compliant with HIPAA and other certifications. |
| Support | The support agreement describes weekday support by ticket and phone, with responses within 24 business hours based on priority; basic support includes live trainer sessions, capped at four hours per month. | Insight says it works with professional services firms and systems integrators for implementation, integration, training, and ongoing support. |
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In their own words
CommunityForce
CommunityForce is a web-based awards management platform for grants, scholarships, fellowships, and research funding. It supports programs from funding discovery and applications through review, awards, disbursement, compliance, reporting, and closeout. Application tools include conditional forms, eligibility screening, shared applications across opportunities, and applicant dashboards. Reviewers can collaborate using scoring and rubrics, while administrators can manage bulk awards, renewals, and post-award requirements. Phoenix searches Grants.gov, IRS Form 990 filings, and a curated list for opportunities matching an organisation’s funding profile. Its AI features can summarize applications, suggest reviewer scores, flag AI-written essays, and answer questions using live platform data. The platform provides ad hoc reports, dashboards, exports, and embedded Microsoft Power BI dashboards. Integrations include Salesforce, DocuSign, Stripe, Twilio, SendGrid, SMTP email, and Google Translate. The company says each organisation has a separate database and file storage in a private Microsoft Azure environment. It states that it is FedRAMP certified and SOC 2 Type II, and supports Section 508, FERPA, and PCI-DSS requirements. Pricing is available on request; the product pages direct prospective buyers to request a demo or speak with an expert.
Insight
Insight is a cloud-based platform for research administration, compliance, and innovation management at universities, hospitals, and research institutions. It supports work from pre-award through post-award, as well as financial administration and technology transfer. Its 14 integrated modules can be used individually, in groups, or together as an enterprise platform. Tools include electronic records, configurable workflows, role-based approvals, traceable status histories, reporting, and dashboards for projects, budgets, timelines, and compliance metrics. The architecture includes application services for workflows, forms, rules, and security; integration services for APIs, jobs, and data exchange; and a data foundation for databases, warehouses, and documents. Listed connections include Epic, OnCore, Workday, PeopleSoft, Okta, MicroStrategy, Grants.gov, and SFTP/API. Users access the Microsoft Azure platform through a browser-based single-page application without local installation. Insight describes the platform as compliant with HIPAA and other certifications, with role-based access. Pricing is available on request.