OneRamp ERA Suite vs ResearchMaster Enterprise

OneRamp ERA Suite is a portal for institutions managing research administration requirements at federal, state, local, and institutional levels. Its modules cover pre-award proposal routing and management, conflict of interest reporting, IRB and IACUC protocol submission and review, biosafety compliance, and radiation safety. Optional sections include funding announcements, core facilities, research communications, and events; the company can also customize solutions or create modules. Users complete research administration forms and applications online and route them electronically for approval. The suite provides deadline and tracking reports, reporting by institution, college, or department, and process metrics. Automated reminders cover reviews, revisions, and required updates such as annual reviews. It also includes committee meeting management and committee reviews. OneRamp is available over an internet connection and designed for Android, iOS, desktop PCs, and tablets. The company says it pursued HECVAT and SOC-2 certifications, but does not state that either was achieved.

ResearchMaster Enterprise is an organisation-wide system for organising, administering, reviewing and overseeing research from inception through completion. Its suite covers grants, ethics, higher degree research, outputs and contracts. Grants Management tracks work from notice of intent to project completion and includes ARC and NHMRC integration and reporting. Ethics Management handles human, animal and biosafety applications, reviews, approvals and renewals, with configurable routing and committee meeting tools. Configurable online forms support mandatory fields, notifications, comments, reminders, escalations and automated workflows, and are described as compatible with mobile devices. Dashboards, external researcher profiles, built-in reports and scheduled reporting support oversight. Integration options include a REST API, provider-agnostic feeders for university Finance, Student, HR and repository systems, plus ARC Grants, NHMRC Grants, NHMRC HREA and ORCID connections. The product is available through web, API and self-hosted platforms. The vendor offers implementation, migration, configuration and integration services, alongside a dedicated Engagement Manager, help desk and ongoing training. Pricing is on request; a quality assessment tool is listed as coming soon.