Fibi Research Administration Software vs OmniStar Grants

Fibi Research Administration Software is an electronic research administration platform for academic institutions, medical centers and research organizations. It brings grants, compliance and research agreements into one system, covering work from funding discovery through project closeout. Fibi Grants handles proposal development, grant calls, budgets, award setup, reporting and award closeout. Compliance capabilities cover IRB, IACUC, IBC, COI and Export Control workflows. Fibi Agreements supports creating, negotiating, reviewing and approving agreements, with document generation, routing and version control. AI-powered workflows are advertised for reducing manual entry. The Integration Suite connects ERP and financial, HR and identity, SSO, sponsor and document systems through REST, SFTP, database and webhook connectors, with scheduled or real-time bidirectional synchronization. Deployment can be cloud-hosted or on-premises. Pricing is on request, with no free plan; a standard implementation can take as little as two months.

OmniStar Grants manages grant work from pre-award planning through administration and post-award reporting. It is built for government agencies, charities, universities, research institutions, and foundations, with funders, applicants, and recipients using the platform. Application workflows include SmartForms, eligibility checks, invitation and multi-stage rounds, collaboration, structured reviews, scoring, conflict checks, and digital approvals. Award administration covers contract generation, notifications, milestones, variations, payments, budgeting, and document versioning. Post-award tools handle progress and acquittal reports, outcomes, financial reconciliation, dashboards, reminders, and program closure. Administrators can configure forms, workflows, templates, dashboards, and reports, including drill-down reporting and data exports. Integrations include ABR/ABN, GrantConnect, FMIS, document and records management, ORCID, Microsoft Teams, Europe PMC, and DocuSign, plus REST APIs and webhooks. Listed security controls include role- and record-based access, single sign-on, multi-factor authentication, audit logs, and encryption at rest and in transit. OmniStar says it is IRAP and ISO 27001 certified. The cloud service is accessible through devices and browsers; pricing is tailored to internal users and available by quote.