The cost-benefit of OpenWater is outstanding, far exceeding expectations.

Not only is the system easy to use and to customize to your specific program, but the customer service is phenomenal.

Allow new data that was entered to flow back into our database. We can now do all of this at a great rate and without a ton of hassle.

The customer support was absolutely the best part of using OpenWater. Whenever I had a question, the rep was immediately on top of it.

It was tricky to learn the terminology and the platform itself. Also, the website seems to take a long time to load.

There are a lot of features, but they can be difficult to find, because they are hidden down different rabbit holes. It's not always intuitive to use.

The experience has been outstanding. We have been able to take several outdated processes and make them all online and in one unique system.

We have been using OpenWater for the last 2 years to manage our annual marketing awards competition and have been very pleased with the results.

Sometimes updating the website portion is difficult and you do need to know how to code/html coding.

The system is extremely straight forward and easy to administer and develop programs. The customer support is also some of the best I have ever encountered.

I love that integration was not a long drawn out process either. The team at OpenWater worked well with our integration team and got us up and running in no time.

Any time we've had questions or been in need of systematic changes, OpenWater staff has been quick to respond and always helpful. Zack and Theresa are AWESOME.

Our professional organization runs a biannual awards competition.

OpenWater is so intuitive and user-friendly. I also love the customer support that is provided.

Customer Service in particular - is amazing at helping me out and working out any issues I may have.

After managing the Open Water platform as the primary admin over the course of nearly two years, I have no serious complaints.

Overall, my experience has been positive. However, the expense outweighs the benefit of the overall software.

The interface and customization tools can be a little confusing at first. There aren't a lot of opportunities to customize web forms or pages beyond very basic HTML and fields.

Being able to offer these contests is a nice benefit for our members and gives us another way to interact with them.

So easy to use, the software has self explanatory navigation, intuitive organization and all the functionalities we need for our awards programs.

They put a great deal of effort into understanding our business needs to help us build programs that best take advantage of all the robust tools available through the platform.

I like that we CAN integrate this software into our database and have our users log in using their credentials used in our site and have some fields pre-populated.

OpenWater has saved my organization money and time.

It is easy to teach yourself things, and admin can reach out to customer service for calls and for help. There are many help articles.

Because I was able to build the program myself I got exactly what I wanted and was able to help my users troubleshoot any issues that came up.

We no longer have human error when scoring our candidates. The system has saved countless hours for our staff members.

The entire OpenWater team from implementation to ongoing support have been terrific to work for.

The clunky interface was made worse on slow-speed days, whereas other programs were not affected at all.

Also critical was event management and integration with membership, since the organization's main publicity and fundraising activity is a large bike ride. Web site integration was also attractive.

It has errored out a number of times and there was no intuitive alert to let us know we were missing out on authorized donations.

A minor lack of functionality although this was a very mild displeasure.

Easy of use, ability to customize the member database easily and the integrated content management system for a professional website.

Every support request has been taken care off super-quickly. It has been a pleasure to work with the WA team since 2015.

So much had to be manually configured - it was a total time suck.

Every feature you might want is included. Easy to learn - good online support.

Truly grateful for their customer support - very responsive.

Price for managing HOA communities was a little better than some of my other options.

I'm struggling to find something negative to say.

The feature that I like the most is ease of use.

Great team to work with and Wild Apricot provided some great webinars to help us along the way.

Lots of features and descent integration. For 2+ years I loved this software.

It is not cheap but it is definitely worth the cost if you want a good, reliable and membership system with the integrated website.

A great choice and simple solution for an Online Membership Management System.

Members love the easy of managing their own profiles and the other features for member communications.

The software is very comprehensive, robust, and yet easy to use with many automated procedures.

The simplicity yet robust nature of this software is awesome. The user-friendly setups and ease-of-use make it an effective tool to help manage various facets of the organization.

The back office administration generally works really well and the ability to manage events is excellent.

There is little to no support online and it is extreamely difficult to learn to use.

They do a great job with marketing and making it feel user friendly.

Hoping they can keep this excellent service going for a very long time. Also, the support team and responsiveness has always been great.

Good-looking website; easy to edit and expand. Very helpful in running our club.

The WORST Experience - After 4 years of subscription services.

Many of my volunteers are elderly and they can navigate the system just as ease as a techny-teenager.

Overall, my experience with Wild Apricot was positive. The platform provided a comprehensive and user-friendly solution for managing membership-based organizations.

Good but will not renew. They are only interested in the money.

I appreciate the following. Ease in putting together a page on the website.

The website features and options are great, the membership, event  and donation features are wonderful.

I like the robustness of this database. Its user friendly but a very powerful tool.

Ease of use, functionality, and cost are all attractive to our small Associations.

Overall, an excellent value for the investment. Using it has helped our club to implement events more easily and keep the content current.

Wild Apricot definitely solves the membership management nightmare. Support staff are excellent: knowledgeable and courteous.

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OpenWater is a cloud-based solution that helps users manage the entire lifecycle of grant programs from registration to submission of various types of grants by reaching out to potential grantees. Key features include outcomes measurement, payment tracking, financial reporting, self-registration and grant award tracking.


Designed for foundations, non-profits, corporations and government agencies, OpenWater's drag-and-drop interface provides form building tools to collect contact information and store them in a unified database for future reference. The team-based application comes with custom tools comprising dependant/multi-category fields to gather a wide range of data based on client requirements. Additionally, administrators can manage user access to review grant applications across multiple devices. 


OpenWater's panel helps enterprises get a comprehensive overview of ongoing grants programs, track changes across the pipeline and share them with team members to facilitate communication. It is available on a monthly subscription and support is extended via documentation, phone, email and other online measures. 



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Commenting/Notes

Engagement Tracking

Deadline Management

Electronic Payments

Status Tracking

Entry Management

For Grantmakers

Application Management

Due Date Tracking

Interview Management

Customizable Reports

Access Controls/Permissions

Awards Management

Activity Tracking

Progress Tracking

Social Media Management

SSL Security

Single Sign On

Online Registration

Entry Fee Processing

Applicant Tracking

Attendance Management

White Label

Approval Process Control

Categorization/Grouping

Event Tracking

Communication Management

Recommendations

Registration Management

Customizable Fields

Collaboration Tools

Presentation Streaming

Data Import/Export

Promotions Management

Email Templates

Self Service Portal

Recording

Contact Management

Blind Judging

Badge Management

Scoring

Configurable Workflow

Email Marketing

Survey/Poll Management

Voting Management

Impact Measurement

Compliance Management

Live Streaming

Grant Management

Electronic Submission

Applicant Portal

Entrant Management

Applicant Management

Role-Based Permissions

Labeling

Event Scheduling

Social Media Integration

Forms Management

Email Reminders

Workflow Management

Email Management

Activity Dashboard

Alerts/Notifications

Reporting & Statistics

Attendee Management

Customizable Questions

Reminders

Fraud Detection

Administrative Reporting

Reviewer Management

Real-Time Chat

Event Management

Customizable Templates

Document Review

Event Calendar

Budget Control

Grant Application Management

Web Forms

Virtual Lobby

Website Management

Customizable Branding

Conferencing

Grant Award Tracking

Reporting/Analytics

Polls/Voting

Monitoring

Skills Contests (Photo, Essay, Design, etc)

Payment Tracking

Customizable Forms

Video Conferencing

Timeline Management

Visitor Registration

Social Promotion

Gamification

Third-Party Integrations

Judging Management

Document Management

Financial Reporting

Web browser (OS agnostic)

Contact OpenWater for detailed pricing information.

Email/Help Desk

FAQs/Forum

Knowledge Base

Phone Support

Chat

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51-200

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501-1000

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Live Online

Webinars

Documentation

Videos

WildApricot is a cloud-based membership management system used by business and trade associations, chambers of commerce, nonprofits, charities, clubs and community organizations. It supports organizations from a few members to 15,000 members in size.


With WildApricot’s website builder, administrators can create both a public website and private pages for members and committees. Widgets—such as event calendars, public and private membership directories and donation forms—can be copied and pasted into the builder.


Prospective members can submit applications through the website, while current members receive automated dues renewal reminders. Additionally, WildApricot’s event management tools let managers create events; list them on the website along with a description, images and a custom online registration form; track which members sign up; and process payments. It can also send reminders and messages to members.


Managers can view all member records to see membership status, event registrations, donations and more.



For Alumni Associations

File Management

Member Communities

Jobs Board

Member Accounts

Newsletter Management

User Management

Online Giving

Barcode/Ticket Scanning

Committee Management

Payment Processing

Document Storage

Dues Management

Contribution Tracking

Ad hoc Reporting

Financial Management

Credit Card Processing

Invoice Management

For Nonprofits

A 60 day free trial is available, after which WildApricot is priced as follows:

Personal: $48/month for up to 100 contacts.

Group: $60/month for up to 250 contacts.

Community: $110/month for up to 500 contacts.

Professional: $190/month for up to 2,000 contacts.

Network: $350/month for up to 5,000 contacts.

Enterprise: $420/month for up to 15,000 contacts.

Global: $720/month for up to 50,000 contacts. 

All plans include unlimited admins, free SSL certificate, and support.

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