GrowthZone

RATING:

4.5

(201)

About GrowthZone

GrowthZone is an online platform with built-in marketing automation designed to help associations and chambers of commerce manage their members, events, fundraising, marketing, donors, volunteers, and more. An online application form facilitates member signup, and the data from that form feeds directly into other modules of the system, including billing. The billing application offers features such as batch invoicing. Engagement reporting allows member-based organizations to monitor members that are most engaged or most at risk. The system also allows users to build their own custom reports. GrowthZone is ideal for associations and chambers with 2-50 employees. It is web-based and capable of synchronization with third-party vendors which cuts down on double entry in...

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GrowthZone Pricing

Subscriptions start at $3,900 annually. Contact GrowthZone for a custom quote.

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Reports
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GrowthZone Reviews

Overall Rating

4.5

Ratings Breakdown

Secondary Ratings

Ease-of-use

4

Customer Support

4.5

Value for money

4.5

Functionality

4

Most Helpful Reviews for GrowthZone

1 - 5 of 200 Reviews

User Profile

Meighan A.

Verified reviewer

Real Estate, 2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed March 2021

An AMS that Meets all your Needs

I have nothing but positive experiences with Growthzone from my interaction with sales, to onboarding and then continued support with the support team. They are very responsive and keep an open mind to user recommendations.

PROS

The program is very appealing to the eye. Its user interface is very user friendly. The modules available provide tools to make our association run efficient and effectively.

CONS

Nothing! I love it all. I can't think of any part of the software that I dislike.

Reasons for switching to GrowthZone

Not user friendly. Interface outdated. Too many steps when running a report.

Derrick

Education Management, 1 employee

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed March 2021

Great service and scalable

We switched from another platform because the user experience wasn't what it needed to be to make us competitive. We also believe GrowthZone will help us grow for many years. We also like the variable rate payment option, particularly in our early years.

PROS

We use the Events, Web Content (blogs), and Lists (contact manager) all the time. They're easy to use and produce a great-looking member experience. As we grow, we'll use more of the Reports to track engagement and renewals. The website editor is also great for designing something professional and for ease of editing. The support service is great. We always get an answer within a day.

CONS

The accounting menus could be simplified. The Boolean operators in list creation don't work consistently.

Reason for choosing GrowthZone

Full range of features, pricing, years in business.

Reasons for switching to GrowthZone

See above (user experience), e.g., website and communicadtions.

Jessica

Construction, 2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

1

EASE OF USE

1

VALUE FOR MONEY

1

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

1

FUNCTIONALITY

1

Reviewed August 2019

Disappointed

Extremely disappointing and frustrating.

PROS

I do like the dashboard feel, for keeping track of membership it has been better than what we were using before.

CONS

None of the features we thought were being sold actually work. From the sale, to implementation to actual use not of the features we were looking forward to using the most don't actually work or they are in "beta" testing. It feels like this is the old software solution that they have just coded on top of and made clunky instead of starting over from scratch to actually make an all in one software solution. At first we were really happy with it and then realized all of the issues and things that were not in fact actually usable features. Like discount codes, the way the blog integrates with the wordpress, not being able to get comments on our blog, no automatic email reminders for members who should be renewing, the list goes on.

Reason for choosing GrowthZone

We thought we were getting a better deal and it had the features we needed. But in fact, we were told it a bunch of bs and it can't do what we need it to.

Reasons for switching to GrowthZone

We needed something that was an all in one solution that wasn't that complicated. GrowthZone is not that platform either.

Vendor Response

Hi Jessica, We apologize that our software did not satisfy your expectations. Our Customer Support Specialist will be giving you a call this week to discuss how we can make things right. We look forward to speaking with you and working toward earning back your trust.

Replied August 2019

Carrie

Construction, 1 employee

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed August 2023

Perfect Solution for our Association!

I knew GrowthZone would improve the logistics of managing our association, but I have been blown away by just how much it has improved! I highly recommend this application!

PROS

I love the integration of the events and membership directory into our website. It helps me manage those two items much more efficiently. I love that I can create invoices within GZ. I love that my members can create login information, which allows me to continue to share information that is a benefit to our members.

CONS

I just wish I had more flexibility with the Email Marketing feature. It is great, but I had more flexibility with our former website provider that I miss in GZ. I also need to learn more about the Quickbooks integration.

Reason for choosing GrowthZone

I chose GrowthZone because it felt more integrated and less like a bunch of widgets pieced together. It just felt more streamlined than the other products.

Michelle

Automotive, 2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

4

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed December 2022

Great Association Management Software

Overall, I find this is one of the best Association Management software suites that I have used and I have used quite a few! it feels like the developers understand the association world and have built the software with several of the exceptions that may come up in associations

PROS

Ease of use and navigation. Can pretty much figure things out on your own and if not, knowledge base is helpful.

CONS

If you do need to reach customer support, it sometimes take a bit for them to get back to you.

Reason for choosing GrowthZone

Growth Zone offered us the most robust system for what we were looking for as far as management of members, events, website and communication.

Reasons for switching to GrowthZone

We had numerous problems with memberclicks. it would not do the basic things we needed and we could NEVER get through to support.