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Catalyst, by EBM Software Reviews and Ratings

Rating: 7.8 out of 10
Score
7.8 out of 10

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Pros

Simplicity and Ease of Use: Users have praised Catalyst for its simplicity and ease of use, with several reviewers mentioning that it allows different functions in an organization to easily share data and have one source of truth. This eliminates the need for multiple data sources in various spreadsheets, streamlining data management processes.

Excel-based User Interface: Many users appreciate that Catalyst's user interface is in Excel, making it familiar and easy to use for business users already familiar with Excel pivot tables. This eliminates the learning curve for those users, allowing them to quickly adapt to the system and leverage their existing Excel skills.

Easy Permissions Management: Reviewers have mentioned that managing permissions in Catalyst is easy, with some expressing appreciation for the functionality to impersonate different users. This makes it convenient for administrators to control access and allows users to work with different roles as needed.

Reviews

2 Reviews

Catalyst - the next software your company should purchase!

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

[Catalyst, by EBM Software] is being used to track invoices from our vendors. It is very helpful in knowing what invoices we have to be paid and when they are due as well as their payment status. [Catalyst, by EBM Software] is being used mainly by our AP department to keep track of these invoices. It addresses the problem of duplicate payments on an invoice and making timely payments to vendors.

Pros

  • Managing invoice duplication - this allows us to know when we have multiples of the same invoice in the system so that we do not pay the invoice twice.
  • Managing invoice status - lets us know if a invoice has been approved in the system or is still out for approval on the approvers que and also if it has been paid or is still pending payment.
  • Creating a new vendor - the system allows and alerts us that there is a new vendor that we have not paid before and lets us set it up so that new vendor can get paid in a timely manner.

Cons

  • The browser closes unexpectedly at times when refreshing the page and you get logged out
  • The incorrect vendor is chosen by Catalyst a few times
  • The Catalyst file is occasionally not placed on time in the folder

Likelihood to Recommend

[Catalyst, by EBM Software] is well suited to track invoices from vendors to get them paid on time to avoid late fees. [Catalyst, by EBM Software] is less appropriate when paying vendor because that is not a function they currently have. If the system was an all in one system that could track and pay your invoices it would be an amazing software.

MA
Mohammed ALLY
Payroll Administrator in Corporate at LEE HECHT HARRISON LLC (1001-5000 employees)
Vetted Review
Catalyst, by EBM Software
2 years of experience

Catalyst is either really good at working or really good at pissing people off.

Rating: 7 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Catalyst is used by our clinical team to perform charting in an ABA setting. It integrates well with AccuPoint billing software to streamline our note taking for insurance purposes.

Pros

  • The GUI is easy to navigate on the iPad mini, which we use for charting.
  • The options are simple so there is very little room for mistakes.
  • Charting is easy and the setup allows for necessary fields that must be completed so charting stays uniform.

Cons

  • Technical support very rarely has solid fixes for Catalyst problems. Expect to walk through several hoops before being told it's a known issue.
  • The App development process does not weed out problems before deployment. The last round of updates for Catalyst has left several key features broken with no workarounds.
  • New features are being rolled out over the next several weeks/months leaving the staff frustrated that what worked yesterday has either changed or no longer works today.

Likelihood to Recommend

Catalyst works well, when it works and is very well suited for an ABA environment. But the app development process and the continual list of bug fixes that are never-ending makes this product very hard to recommend.

VU
Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology (11-50 employees)
Vetted Review
Catalyst, by EBM Software
2 years of experience