Bright Funds vs. Submittable

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Bright Funds
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
Bright Funds, headquartered in Oakland, helps companies of all sizes multiply their impact through their eponymous corporate social responsibility platform. For nearly a decade, Bright Funds has been connecting people to purpose with their employee giving, volunteering and grants management solution.N/A
Submittable
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
Submittable offers tools to launch, measure, and grow social impact programs, locally and globally. From grants and scholarships to awards and CSR programs, Submittable partners with users to make a difference. The vendor states Submittable has supported over 95,000 social impact programs, receiving nearly 20 million applications, and that teams save an average of 12 hours per week and launch in an average of 14 days.
$10,000
per year
Pricing
Bright FundsSubmittable
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Bright FundsSubmittable
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsThe standard cost for Bright Funds is just $2 per employee month on a monthly or annual subscription.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Bright FundsSubmittable
Best Alternatives
Bright FundsSubmittable
Small Businesses
Submittable
Submittable
Score 8.8 out of 10
Blackbaud Grantmaking
Blackbaud Grantmaking
Score 9.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Submittable
Submittable
Score 8.8 out of 10
MIP Fund Accounting
MIP Fund Accounting
Score 9.0 out of 10
Enterprises

No answers on this topic

Workday Financial Management
Workday Financial Management
Score 8.2 out of 10
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User Ratings
Bright FundsSubmittable
Likelihood to Recommend
9.5
(2 ratings)
8.7
(82 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(6 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
7.9
(79 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(3 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(3 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(5 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.1
(2 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(4 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(3 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(4 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(3 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
9.4
(2 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(3 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
Bright FundsSubmittable
Likelihood to Recommend
Bright Funds
If any organisation is looking for a good platform for the corporate social responsibility I think bright fund is one of the good Platform for this. Organizations can trust on this as they are in to all types of work where India needs to get improved like they are helping the children's for education and giving opportunity to learn and Excel in their career also they are making it possible with the Government of States to empower the women's in the rural part they are helping a people in the health care sectors and also rescuing the children's from child labours prostitutions human trafficking etc
No kid is hungry policy is also very good to acknowledge.
Providing a clean and hygienic water in the rural part also supporting The Peoples in response to covid 19 and also
In other way that impacting the lives of humans and children's in country
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Submittable
Submittable is great for grant management, grantmaking, and scholarship awards. It's a very useful tool also when there are multiple reviewers and committees involved in the assessment of the application. The table feature is helpful, but to download the information in a usable report is a pain. Overall a very useful tool for funding.
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Pros
Bright Funds
  • Low cost and transparent pricing
  • Real time Reporting
  • Automatic matching and disbursement of donations
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Submittable
  • Form-logic: Allows application forms to adjust based on answers to crucial questions (if-then-else) so that all applications don't have to see extended questions that may not apply to them or their situation.
  • Messaging Platform: This platform allows interactions with applicants or internal review teams to be associated with the specific submission, allowing for an easier, complete view of an application being considered and as an audit trail.
  • Good Voting/Polling Management: It makes it easier to record the latest vote/feedback from assigned team members and allows customization of the vote/feedback review as a form. It also summarizes the votes for easy review in a submissions dashboard view.
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Cons
Bright Funds
  • Can also focus on plantation at mass scale
  • Should work aggressively on Healthcare sector
  • Can knowledge the people with government facilities as many peopdont dont know what government is providing to their class
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Submittable
  • We are some of the earliest users of employee volunteerism, so there have been some things to work out. However, because of that, we've gotten a lot of one-on-one support to help make minor tweaks to the system in a way that works for us.
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Likelihood to Renew
Bright Funds
No answers on this topic
Submittable
We use this software annually to help with our grant processes. Without it, I'd be so lost! Our team relies on the data from our past years to sift applications and we try to prioritize those who have applied and been a finalist but perhaps didn't win in years prior
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Usability
Bright Funds
No answers on this topic
Submittable
A submittable requires a great deal of thought to set up. It would be best if you really did an outline and flowcharting. Once you have a detailed plan and set up the system, you have to think of the process that you would manually do step-by-step to deal with the what-ifs; it’s beautiful. The ability to Clone events is invaluable. The onboarding can be complex, but the ease of use afterward is worth it.
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Reliability and Availability
Bright Funds
No answers on this topic
Submittable
We have thankfully never experienced an outage nor been affected by a technology issue on Submittable's side that has delayed our grant process. We have instead been able to distribute over $6M in donated dollars to AAPI small business owners because Submittable is trustworthy and available
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Performance
Bright Funds
No answers on this topic
Submittable
We've had a quick and efficient submittable experience that has always been easy to use. When we need a report it downloads within seconds, even the larger reports are 30 seconds or less to download. Pages are quick to load and reports complete in a more than reasonable time frame
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Support Rating
Bright Funds
No answers on this topic
Submittable
I think that they are good at answering our questions and solving our problems. We occasionally get reports from applicants about problems the Submittable team has not solved, but I do not know what the applicant has done to get the problem solved.
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In-Person Training
Bright Funds
No answers on this topic
Submittable
We have been using this for many years but my memory is that we had a
human walk us through how to use basic features. We also used the
resource library to learn about specific topics or issues as they came
up.
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Online Training
Bright Funds
No answers on this topic
Submittable
10/10 because we were able to meet virtually and still get all of our questions answered! Online was effective too because we could easily record the sessions and review them later. Since we had to onboard our reviewers virtually, it was actually convenient that this was the same method we learned how to use the entire program virtually too.
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Implementation Rating
Bright Funds
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Submittable
I would say, provide Submittable as much detailed information on your planned use of the platform and your desires with the platform as possible, and the implementation will be tailored to accommodate your organization with minimal lag time and issues/problems.
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Alternatives Considered
Bright Funds
According to me Bright Funds is the most approved software for the social responsibility services to the world. Because it is one in all platform for the employees donations and volunteering. Again it costs low and transparent pricing which gives the best trustworthiness
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Submittable
Submittable isn't in the same league as these other platforms. It's trying to get there but it's been a rocky road. Neither customer support nor the account people we've dealt with at Submittable seem particularly knowledgeable about how the product actually works for foundations and can't provide detailed recommendations for how to use the product more effectively. The decision to use Submittable was made before I came on board. We are moving to another platform next year, probably SmartSimple.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Bright Funds
No answers on this topic
Submittable
I wish we could choose our own number of applications we want for the year and have the price be changed because we are in-between buyable numbers and always have to add more applications at the end of the year
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Scalability
Bright Funds
No answers on this topic
Submittable
We have been easily able to grow. Not only are we able to process different applications, but Submittable makes it easy to add applications onto our plan. Additionally, their eligibility form before the application does a good job of screening applicants so we do not pay for extra applications.
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Professional Services
Bright Funds
No answers on this topic
Submittable
Very professional
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Return on Investment
Bright Funds
  • Provides a satisfaction that donation is getting utilized for good cause
  • Claims the donation under income tax
  • Working in evey sector where improvements are needed
  • Working with government to achieve this in good ways
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Submittable
  • Time is money! Submittable has eliminated many tasks I used to do manually, thus freeing my time for other work.
  • Decreased support calls and emails from applicants- Our applicants are able to successfully access and apply for our grants.
  • No internal IT support needed to use this platform. That team is able to focus on their larger business projects and needs.
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