Anthology Encompass vs. Bonterra Network for Good

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Anthology Encompass
Score 6.5 out of 10
N/A
Anthology Encompass, formerly from iModules which is now part of Anthology (the company formed from iModules 2020 merger with Student Labs and Campus Management) is an integrated online communication and engagement solution built to help institutions strengthen relationships, increase engagement, and drive donations. It comprises modules for CMS, email marketing, event management, online donations, and social networking. Core market is educational institutions.N/A
Bonterra Network for Good
Score 9.5 out of 10
N/A
Bonterra Network for Good offers a nonprofit fundraising suite of applications, with donor management features like intelligent tracking of donor readiness and targeted messaging.N/A
Pricing
Anthology EncompassBonterra Network for Good
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Anthology EncompassBonterra Network for Good
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$500
Additional DetailsPricing is based on how many contacts are imported into the Donor Management System. All packages have unlimited users, unlimited campaigns, unlimited peer-to-peer pages, unlimited emails and communications, and optional events and auctions. All packages also include support and data migration.
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User Ratings
Anthology EncompassBonterra Network for Good
Likelihood to Recommend
6.0
(1 ratings)
9.5
(150 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
3.0
(1 ratings)
8.6
(9 ratings)
Usability
4.0
(1 ratings)
9.3
(30 ratings)
Availability
7.0
(1 ratings)
9.6
(2 ratings)
Performance
5.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(1 ratings)
6.3
(7 ratings)
In-Person Training
5.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
4.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
1.0
(1 ratings)
8.0
(3 ratings)
Configurability
8.0
(1 ratings)
6.8
(2 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
5.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
5.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
10.0
(1 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
7.0
(1 ratings)
9.6
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Anthology EncompassBonterra Network for Good
Likelihood to Recommend
Anthology, Inc
Importing and exporting data is failry easy. Automation for e-mail marketing is severely lacking.
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Bonterra
Bonterra Network for Good's customer service is one of the best. Not only do they problem solve technical issues with you, but they are very open on ways to make the platform better. Have a need or idea on ways to improve the software? They not only listen, but actively seek to improve the platform on a continual basis. They don't just stop with the product. There are continuous innovations happening that make it one of my favorite tools.
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Pros
Anthology, Inc
  • It allows us to create fields as needed.
  • Creating an export of data is really easy.
  • Merging of records is fairly simple.
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Bonterra
  • The donation software is very user friendly to add donations to.
  • The report section is very easy to use and to run what you need.
  • The contact portion is extremely user friendly and is easy to keep track of donors, what they've paid and communication to them.
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Cons
Anthology, Inc
  • A more inclusive duplicate identification tool would be great.
  • QR tickets for event registrants would be great and move you into this century.
  • Allowing more flexibility with event creation is vital to us at this time.
  • Additional automation would be great. Email event info, then to those not registered, then a reminder to those registered. Now it is entirely manual throughout the entire process.
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Bonterra
  • In exporting reports, it would be helpful to have a "select all" option so you can easily select everything without having to manually click each one.
  • In exporting reports, it may be helpful to have the option of saving various options for different needs so you don't have to manually click or unclick each choice every time, as you can currently only save one type.
  • It would be helpful to be able to change an event/ticket information after it has already gone live for sales as we recently had an issue with this.
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Likelihood to Renew
Anthology, Inc
It does not have the automation or event tools that we are desperately needing at this time.
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Bonterra
We are still learning and rebuilding our nonprofit using this platform, so this year is a trial run to see how we can increase our network and our donations. So long as we are able to see a significant return on investment in terms of donations received through the platform, we will renew for next year.
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Usability
Anthology, Inc
The software is old and complicated. Not very intuitive to learn.
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Bonterra
Overall, it was relatively easy to set up our donation, sponsor, and online auction assets. It was easy to share access to the information on donors and sponsors with other members of the team. I felt that the post-event reporting could have been more straightforward. We also used the app to manage donor attendees at the event entrance. The app could be more user-friendly for that purpose.
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Reliability and Availability
Anthology, Inc
It is usually up and running.
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Bonterra
In 5+ years we have never had an issue with it not working when we needed it to. It is very reliable and doesn't seem to have a lot of bugs or interruptions in service.
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Performance
Anthology, Inc
No integration.
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Bonterra
It is always fast for us and reports have a very quick upload time. We don't integrate it into other programs so I'm not 100% sure about that, but it always works when we use it and is very reliable. Even when we run Excel files for complete information on donors, it always works very fast.
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Support Rating
Anthology, Inc
I usually get an accurate response to issues. Your service techs are knowledgeable in how the software works and is set up.
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Bonterra
Most of the time they are quick and friendly and help me resolve any issues. There have only been a couple of times that we couldn't find a resolution and I was just told that NFG didn't have that capability.
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In-Person Training
Anthology, Inc
N/A I've only attended webinar training, which is great when you are on live, not so much when watching a recording.
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Bonterra
No answers on this topic
Online Training
Anthology, Inc
Most are recorded, so questions that arise are not easy to get answered.
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Bonterra
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Anthology, Inc
Unknown. I wasn't here.
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Bonterra
We only had one hiccup with the domain that was an issue on our end but NFG struggled to help us. It was finally resolved and we've been good ever since
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Alternatives Considered
Anthology, Inc
None others to date.
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Bonterra
We used Little Green Light for several years at a previous employer. LGL did not have the extensive integration capabilities or the level of sophistication that BGF has in terms of email, video, donor campaign pages, and exceptional customer support. For these reasons, we chose to go with BGF instead of LGL.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Anthology, Inc
No answers on this topic
Bonterra
We are happy with all of the options
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Scalability
Anthology, Inc
No answers on this topic
Bonterra
It works for the departments we need it in, finance, administration and fundraising and marketing. It does everything we need.
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Return on Investment
Anthology, Inc
  • The cleanup process is very painful due to lack of any automation
  • Identity checkpoint would be great if we could control the fields being matched.
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Bonterra
  • We went from raising only 12k at our gala to needing to implement the auction software as we work to raise 75k at our next gala. We wouldn't be able to facilitate such a large event without our software.
  • We're able to streamline a lot of tasks. Instead of using several interfaces, we're able to rely solely on Bonterra Guided Fundraising, which saves a lot of time.
  • We're able to dream about expanding the ways we reach people. Instead of simply sending out emails or using Facebook, we can send out newsletters and promote events with their own website link, which is a huge step up.
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ScreenShots

Bonterra Network for Good Screenshots

Screenshot of Guided Fundraising on mobile, offered with the small and growing non-profit in mindScreenshot of event ticketing and managementScreenshot of mobile giving, text-to-give, and peer-to-peer fundraisingScreenshot of donor communications in a variety of ways