InfoEd Global vs Insight

InfoEd Global provides research administration software for institutions, universities, and corporations. Its suite covers SPIN Global Suite, Research Compliance, Animal Facilities, Technology Transfer, Grants & Contracts, Clinical Trials, and Research Outputs; the company describes more than 20 integrated modules that share information. Grants & Contracts supports proposal development, pre-award and post-award workflows, financial tracking, and reporting. SPIN lists more than 40,000 funding opportunities from over 10,000 sponsors, with editorial staff maintaining and quality-checking the data. Users can save searches, bookmark opportunities, and receive SMARTS email notifications. The web-based Proposal Development module supports simultaneous collaboration and system-to-system submissions for agencies and forms that accept Grants.gov applications. InfoEd offers local or SaaS deployment, with a highly available multi-host configuration available for either. Browser access is designed for mainstream browsers with virtually no client workstation requirements. Security controls are configurable and granular, with report access restricted according to user security. Pricing is on request; InfoEd offers training, rollout planning, data conversions, technical services, integrations, testing, and consulting.

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.