eMoney Advisor vs FinStak

eMoney Advisor is a financial planning platform for financial advisors, covering work from goal discussions through cash-flow analysis. Planning features vary by plan: Plus includes goals-based planning, Pro includes cash flow planning, and Premier includes both. CoPlanner analyzes client facts and produces strategies for an advisor to review and refine. Clients can use the Client Portal for updates and documents; Premier adds the Premium Client Portal, whose mobile app offers biometric support and notifications.

Other listed capabilities include account aggregation, spending and budgeting tools, business analytics, tax, investment, insurance and scenario planning. Its integrations directory names providers such as Addepar, AdvicePay, Fidelity, Orion, Redtail, Schwab, Wealthbox and YCharts. Enterprise offerings use APIs and aggregation tools. Pricing varies by organizational needs and is available on request; there is no free plan. A free trial can be requested using a form that asks for business contact and company information. The platform serves banks, broker-dealers and registered investment advisors.

FinStak is a CRM for financial advisory practices, built on Zoho’s CRM platform. It tracks leads through sales funnels and supports multiple pipelines and deal stages. Workflows can send email notifications, create tasks and update fields. Built-in email marketing provides templates, drip campaigns and one-off messages, with campaign delivery and read tracking. Users can embed forms to collect leads and send surveys whose responses appear in CRM contact records. Security controls listed include audit logs, two-factor authentication, regular backups, and role and profile permissions. Two free data backups per month are included, with options to choose their frequency and day. FinStak Projects adds Gantt charts, tasks, issues and milestones. Calendar and task syncing is listed for Microsoft365 and Google, and mobile apps are available for iOS and Android. A free plan and a 14-day trial are listed. Paid plans start at $60 a month, billed per user; Basic, Pro and Premier also list setup fees of $500, $1,000 and $2,000, respectively.