AmpliFund vs. MIP Fund Accounting

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
AmpliFund
Score 6.0 out of 10
N/A
AmpliFund is a purpose-built grant management platform designed for federal, state, local, and tribal governments to manage every phase of the grant management process, from StreamLink Software (d.b.a. AmpliFund) headquartered in Cleveland. The configurable solution provides a full suite of features needed by grant funders and recipients to maximize grant outcomes, meet performance standards, and increase compliance so they can achieve their missions.
$5,000
per year
MIP Fund Accounting
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
MIP Fund Accounting™ is a configurable fund accounting solution. The solution includes functionality for fund accounting, procurement, budgeting, payroll, human resources, timekeeping, fixed asset management, grant management, and dashboards for nonprofits and government agencies.N/A
Pricing
AmpliFundMIP Fund Accounting
Editions & Modules
Grant Seeker - Core
$5000
per year
Grant Maker - Core
$6000
per year
Grant Maker - Advanced / Enterprise
Custom
Grant Lifecycle - Advanced / Enterprise
Custom
Grant Seeker - Advanced / Enterprise
Custom
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AmpliFundMIP Fund Accounting
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
AmpliFundMIP Fund Accounting
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User Ratings
AmpliFundMIP Fund Accounting
Likelihood to Recommend
6.0
(1 ratings)
8.7
(434 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.3
(130 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(100 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.9
(15 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(90 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.1
(99 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(9 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(7 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
6.1
(28 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
8.5
(8 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(13 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(15 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(13 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.5
(13 ratings)
User Testimonials
AmpliFundMIP Fund Accounting
Likelihood to Recommend
AmpliFund
The application procedure was the sole practical aspect of this software that actually benefited our organization. We had been using paper applications, but AmpliFund allowed us to completely digitize and streamline the process. Even though we had a few problems with reviewers not having the proper rights and had to contact multiple times to remedy this, this was still a useful service.
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Momentive Software
MIP Fund Accounting works very well for general fundraising. The form creation process is easy and allows you to set parameters and add fees, quantities, images, etc. This process is smooth on the customer (forward-facing) side as well. Reports are generated once the transactions have gone through, making tracking and reconciliation with accounting easy.
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Pros
AmpliFund
  • Great UI
  • It works in Windows OS
  • Documentation
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Momentive Software
  • General Ledger processing, including journal entries and reports
  • Ability to download all reports directly to Excel and PDF formats
  • Use of Grant codes to enable grant reporting by month/quarter/year
  • Ability to have multiple departments and consolidate into groups for reporting
  • Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable cannot be out of balance
  • Multiple ways to use the product including Cloud and Classic options, Visual menu or Standard (Top of screen) menus to select processes, many options we are not using in our simple organization
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Cons
AmpliFund
  • The document management aspect could be cumbersome
  • Customer support
  • Difficult to use
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Momentive Software
  • With the payroll process, if there is an error in sending the stubs through email, there is no option to resend without a restore. That really needs to change.
  • Being able to void encumbrance at the same time as a PO would be an incredible time saver.
  • When processing W2 the system deletes info.
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Likelihood to Renew
AmpliFund
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Momentive Software
I give MIP a 10 because Our organization use MIP Fund Accounting ever since I've been there and that's been for over 20 plus years for all of our accounting and payroll. MIP has stayed on the cutting edge of technology, ever evolving to meet the needs of the times, especially post pandemic, while many are working remotely! MIP support staff are very knowledgeable and efficient. Even new users can get up to speed quickly with MIP Fund Accounting.
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Usability
AmpliFund
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Momentive Software
I have used this system for about 12 years now and I still learning how to use it. It always surprises me how there is another report to learn to achieve my data reporting goals. It is great to have a system that you have used long enough to feel comfortable with but also a system that allows you to learn new ways to report and enter data into the system
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Reliability and Availability
AmpliFund
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Momentive Software
I have rarely encountered any issues accessing MIP Fund Accounting over the years. On the rare occasions when availability was interrupted, the reasons were always found in-house when using the on-premises version. Since we have migrated to the MIP cloud, we have had no issues with availability. Any maintenance or updates are always communicated to us and are usually done outside of business hours.
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Performance
AmpliFund
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Momentive Software
We have 18 programs and the CFO has the ability through MIP Fund Accounting to generate separate and/or collective reporting for those programs. Each program has its own grant or funding source. Each has its own reporting guidelines that must be met so the ability to run reporting separately or collectively is a plus.
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Support Rating
AmpliFund
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Momentive Software
I have not reached out to MIP for technical support; however, their website offers great help resources so I can solve an issue on my own. Another team member reached out to MIP for support and was helped quickly. The transition process took longer than expected due to a lag in communication.
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In-Person Training
AmpliFund
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Momentive Software
There are no specifics on what happens if you make one choice or another to know which is the best selection. This is true for JVs and AP. In training we were not given specifics of what happens when one possibility is selected over another.
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Online Training
AmpliFund
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Momentive Software
Denise O'Malley provided training for the HR module when we added it to our system. Denise also gave us a demo of the EWS module which we were able to see that it would not meet our needs. She was very kind about and understanding regarding the functions we needed with a time clock system.
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Implementation Rating
AmpliFund
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Momentive Software
Don't waste your time with MIP. There are plenty of other softwares out there that will do the job better. Do your homework. Get references from actual users. Make sure that what you choose will truly integrate. Make sure that there is local support. Get training. You will be glad that you passed this one by. Trust me.
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Alternatives Considered
AmpliFund
We previously submitted our data via Excel, and everything went smoothly. I think the purpose of AmpliFund was to make it simpler for the grantor to integrate spending data from various grantees, but that never worked out for them.
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Momentive Software
I've utilized other ERP accounting software like Infor, NetSuite, and MS Dynamics, to name a few. MIP Fund Accounting offers flexibility and room for growth while not being overly heavy on your team to maintain it. And, we're now learning more about the add-on's and more advanced capabilities to leverage with our team.
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Scalability
AmpliFund
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Momentive Software
The flexibility to create certain features are helpful and are designed to be easier on MIP Accounting Cloud. It has been easier than the MIP Accounting classic version. I may have not fully utilized the software to deploy across multiple departments other than generating revenue reports or expenses. As well as developing budget worksheets for our departments. Which are great as it is, but have not gone farther than that.
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Return on Investment
AmpliFund
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Momentive Software
  • MIP has allowed us to break down our costs even further to be able to improve our use of funding.
  • I'm looking forward to streamlining our accounting processes even further as I learn more about the possibilities with MIP.
  • As we fundraise for specific projects, we are able to track income and expenses by project to give our donors true numbers on how the money was used.
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