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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    MIP Fund Accounting

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AMIP 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

    Sparkrock

    Score9 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Sparkrock’s cloud-enabled solution helps organizations manage their finance and accounting, human resources and payroll, human services case management, and donor and fundraising activities. According to the vendor, key benefits and features include: Finance Management with capabilities to help organizations increase transparency and reduce risk. Workforce Management to help front-line employees deliver services to clients, with tools that help them to be…N/A
    Pricing
    MIP Fund AccountingSparkrock
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    MIP Fund AccountingSparkrock
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$50,000 per installation
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    Community Pulse
    MIP Fund AccountingSparkrock
    Considered Both Products
    Momentive Software
    Chose MIP Fund Accounting
    Still comparing; waiting on the Altus demo. Found it very interesting that my salesperson at MIP refused to provide our new management team with a demo. We felt like we already bought it; there was nothing in it for him so why should he bother. The answer would be MIP will …
    Incentivized
    Chose MIP Fund Accounting
    Easier to use than Dynamics and less expensive, easier to upgrade. Fund EZ is good but is for smaller organizations.
    Incentivized
    Sparkrock
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    91%
    Would buy again
    116 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    108 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    119 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    86%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    54 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    56 Answers
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    Features
    MIP Fund AccountingSparkrock
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of MIP Fund Accounting and Sparkrock
    Feature
    MIP Fund Accounting
    -
    Ratings
    Sparkrock
    9.4
    3 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of MIP Fund Accounting and Sparkrock
    Feature
    MIP Fund Accounting
    -
    Ratings
    Sparkrock
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    28% above category average
    API for custom integration00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Plug-ins00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of MIP Fund Accounting and Sparkrock
    Feature
    MIP Fund Accounting
    -
    Ratings
    Sparkrock
    9.5
    5 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of MIP Fund Accounting and Sparkrock
    Feature
    MIP Fund Accounting
    -
    Ratings
    Sparkrock
    9.0
    4 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of MIP Fund Accounting and Sparkrock
    Feature
    MIP Fund Accounting
    -
    Ratings
    Sparkrock
    8.8
    5 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Accounts payable00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Accounts receivable00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Global Financial Support00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of MIP Fund Accounting and Sparkrock
    Feature
    MIP Fund Accounting
    -
    Ratings
    Sparkrock
    9.3
    2 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Automatic reordering00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Location management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of MIP Fund Accounting and Sparkrock
    Feature
    MIP Fund Accounting
    -
    Ratings
    Sparkrock
    9.6
    1 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Billing Management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Period Close00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of MIP Fund Accounting and Sparkrock
    Feature
    MIP Fund Accounting
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    Ratings
    Sparkrock
    9.4
    1 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Budgeting and Forecasting00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Project Costing00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Cost Capture00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Capital Project Management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Customer Contract Compliance00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Project Revenue Recognition00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of MIP Fund Accounting and Sparkrock
    Feature
    MIP Fund Accounting
    -
    Ratings
    Sparkrock
    9.3
    1 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of MIP Fund Accounting and Sparkrock
    Feature
    MIP Fund Accounting
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    Ratings
    Sparkrock
    9.6
    1 Ratings
    30% above category average
    Bids Analyzed and Compared00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Contract Authoring00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Contract Repository00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Supplier Management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of MIP Fund Accounting and Sparkrock
    Feature
    MIP Fund Accounting
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    Ratings
    Sparkrock
    9.3
    1 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Inventory Planning00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    MIP Fund AccountingSparkrock
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (435 ratings)
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.8
    (132 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (103 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (15 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.4
    (92 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (100 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    10.0
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.0
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    6.1
    (28 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.4
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.0
    (14 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.1
    (15 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.7
    (13 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.9
    (13 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    MIP Fund AccountingSparkrock
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Sparkrock
    For all companies that want to improve the performance of their employees and increase productivity, this software helps all daily business tasks to be executed on time efficiently and smoothly. A very useful program that's why we don't stop using it.
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    Pros
    Momentive Software
    • Easy to obtain check register for select periods
    • Easy to do bank reconciliations
    • Easy to log in for remote work, for anywhere I need to access it from!
    • Easy to pull vendor, chart of accounts and other pertinent information, also easy to add information to those sections.
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    Sparkrock
    • Data collection - the system is robust and we can tailor it to collect the information we need.
    • Easily configurable - the system is easy to configure to meet our specific business needs.
    • Reporting and data extraction - the system allows for easy access to information that helps inform business decisions.
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    Cons
    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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    Sparkrock
    • Many of the improvements are being met with each upgrade. Altus Dynamics has an idea portal that customers can add ideas to and vote on other customer ideas. This means that most issues that come up are resolved with each new upgrade.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    Sparkrock
    We are already scheduled for our upgrade to NAV 2016 beginning in May 2016.
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    Usability
    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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    Sparkrock
    Complete workflow management to keep up to date and orderly the daily activities of employees. Allows for seamless cash flow, invoicing, general ledger, payroll, and inventory.
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    Reliability and Availability
    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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    Sparkrock
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    Performance
    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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    Sparkrock
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    Support Rating
    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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    Sparkrock
    Complete tracking of employee performance, hours worked, attendance and absences, vacations, and overtime.
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    In-Person Training
    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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    Sparkrock
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    Online Training
    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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    Sparkrock
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    Implementation Rating
    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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    Sparkrock
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Sparkrock
    • Real-time data that is available at our fingertips
    • Flexibility of the system to address changing needs over time
    • Elimination of the huge administrative burdens that we were experiencing as a result of the previous system due to lack of integration
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    Scalability
    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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    Sparkrock
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    Return on Investment
    Momentive Software
    • We converted to the cloud version a few years ago to reduce our dependency on a dedicated internal IT server which needed to be replaced. The cost of the product switched to a monthly fee which increased cost somewhat but probably is matched with IT savings over time in doing upgrades.
    • We have an efficient team of two people doing the transactional work, so we don't really have much incentive to further automate our processes. And with the turnover in the CFO position we have had, has helped us maintain consistency in our processing.
    • Once I learned how to memorize and recall transactions it was a huge timesaver and increased the accuracy and consistency of our entry.
    • The cost of training is sometimes prohibitive. Example is my accounting clerk MIGHT benefit from additional training but at about $200 for a lot of the courses, it is more than we have budgeted.
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    Sparkrock
    • As a technician it's hard for me to say what effect the ROI has had on our organization, however our finance team seems satisfied on it. We look forward to deploying the staff dashboards for better financial tracking throughout our whole organization.
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