SmartSimple Cloud 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

SmartSimple Cloud

4.4

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Pricing

Pricing available upon request

About SmartSimple Cloud

SmartSimple Cloud is a robust, configurable cloud-based platform designed to streamline and automate processes for grants management, research funding, government, corporate social responsibility (CSR), and other complex workflows. Trusted by organizations worldwide, it offers powerful tools for managing data, enhancing collaboration, and gaining actionable insights, all within a secure, scalable, and flexible environment tailored to your organization's unique needs.

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SmartSimple Cloud Features

Popular features found in Grant Management
Applicant Tracking
Collaboration Tools
Contract/License Management
Document Review
Due Date Tracking
Financial Reporting
Grant Discovery
Payment Tracking
Reporting & Statistics
More features of SmartSimple Cloud
Access Controls/Permissions
Accounting
Accounting Integration
Activity Dashboard
Activity Tracking
Administrative Reporting
Alerts/Notifications
API
Approval Process Control
Attendance Management
Audit Trail
Budget Control
Budgeting/Forecasting
Calendar Management
Campaign Management
Categorization/Grouping
Committee Management
Communication Management
Compliance Management
Configurable Workflow
Contact Management
CRM
Customizable Branding
Customizable Fields
Customizable Forms
Customizable Questions
Customizable Reports
Customizable Templates
Data Import/Export
Deadline Management
Document Management
Document Storage
Dues Management
Electronic Payments
Electronic Submission
Email Reminders
Event Management
For Grantmakers
Forms Management
For Nonprofits
Grant Application Management
Grant Award Tracking
Grant Management
Impact Measurement
Member Database
Membership Management
Mobile Access
Monitoring
Quotes/Estimates
Ratings/Reviews
Real-Time Analytics
Real-Time Reporting
Recurring/Subscription Billing
Registration Management
Reminders
Role-Based Permissions
Search/Filter
Status Tracking
Third-Party Integrations
Volunteer Management
Workflow Management

SmartSimple Cloud Integrations

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Zoom Workplace

Microsoft Power BI

Tableau

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SmartSimple Cloud User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.4

Ratings Breakdown

47%

50%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.1

Value for money

4.3

Customer support

4.3

Functionality

4.4

Have you used SmartSimple Cloud and would like to share your experience with others?

Ramkumar A.

Verified reviewer

Non-Profit Organization Management

51-200 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed May 2019

Right product for Grants Management

Previously 4

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Previously 4

Functionality

Pros:

The application can be customized to any business process where you would like to track an entity. This flexibility to seamlessly customize the application without depending on the vendor is a big win for non-profit companies.

Cons:

There is really nothing I can say as a drawback of this application as they continuously are evolving with technology.

Michelle W.

Verified reviewer

Health, Wellness and Fitness

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed March 2020

Thank you SmartSimple!

Overall, very positive!

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Web based, can be used from any computer, from home or the office!

Cons:

If the web is having issues, can cause a lag, but in the many years I've used, the pros definitely outweighed the cons!

Reasons for switching to SmartSimple Cloud

We were forced to switch as there was one automated report that would not work with SmartSimple that our company was required to provide.

John S.

Verified reviewer

Political Organization

51-200 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed July 2022

Just don't

It was okay but required full time staff to manage the product. Bluntly there are better cheaper products out there then this dumpster fire - use them (eg Wizehive)

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Very little - it did work but dealing with the admin on this product is not worth the hassle.

Cons:

It was expensive for what it did. The support dept I spoke to were useless and at times bent the truth.

Reasons for choosing SmartSimple Cloud

I inherited SmartSimple so it was not my choice.

Martina M.

Verified reviewer

Research

201-500 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed October 2020

Marine Instiute SmartSimple Unite for Government

We have had a very positive experience working with SmartSimple Unite for Government. It has allowed us to move away from a paper-based system and streamline our processes and procedures. We have expanded our system to allow us to record data required for national reporting requirements and feed into our organisational strategic goals and national strategies. The move to remote working for ourselves and our clients during 2020 was seamless due to the ability to access the system and all files and templates from any location. Our users were able to continue to access their projects and reporting schedules as normal with no new learning curve required. We as an organisation were able to continue our services to our current users and also create new funding/research calls throughout 2020 without having to amend our expectations or timelines. It was business as usual in a very unusual year.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The continual ability to update and configure our system is extremely useful. Our system is up and running for a number of years and working as required. However, it is very useful to update certain sections when we have a need to do so or choose implement a new feature without compromising our functionality. It allows us to update aspects when we have the time to do so without impacting our users and keeps the system fresh. We can choose what features we wish to implement and work to our own timelines. We can edit the system for specific user roles while keeping the system the same for other user roles. Particular favourite features include versioning and emulate session. Versioning allows us to quickly update our application templates inline with revised organisational terminology and reporting requirements without the need to over-write older fields. The emulate options allows us to assist our users in real-time without having to re-create their issues or logging them out of their system. We can access their system while they are on a call to us and talk them through their queries while viewing exactly what they are viewing.

Cons:

It can be difficult to keep up with all the new features and at times difficult to decide if a new feature is worth implementing. However, attending various events which include presentations from other clients and the ability to speak to other clients using specific features helps us to make a more informed decision whether to invest the time in implementing these features.

Reasons for choosing SmartSimple Cloud

We chose SmartSimple Unite for Government as it was clear from their demonstration their system could meet all our requirements. We had compiled a very detailed specification document outlining our 'must have' needs and 'nice-to-have' items and this system ticked all those boxes. The configurability of system allowed us to have complete control and knowledge of our system and create our instance from scratch rather than try to fit our requirements into an existing system.

Verified

Reviewer

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed June 2018

SS continues to get better and better!

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The biggest appeal for GMS360 when we signed on was that it offered so much potential for the development of an excellent multi-faceted system to serve our foundation's overall needs moving forward. I was also taken by the ethical and moral values of the founders to fulfill their goals in providing high quality, cutting edge technology solutions to help their client's achieve their purpose and goals. This relationship trust was major in our decision on choosing a company we knew we would have a longtime relationship with.

Cons:

I did not like how much the system had to evolve over the last 3 years in order to provide the functionalities that we needed. I still think better solutions are needed to create end user reports for presentation. The vast improvements in the past year in design, navigation, and configuration tools have made me feel better about all this!

Mel S.

Verified reviewer

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed November 2017

They've been great at applying their technical expertise to making our business more efficient.

SmartSimple has drastically reduced the time it takes to complete tasks. Being able to complete what once were sequential tasks concurrently with the press of a button has made us more efficient and also reduced human error. We are constantly looking at ways to incorporate the tool into our daily activities and we look for ways to improve our processes.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The ability for a non-IT user to make configuration changes. There is always a good transition when there are new upgrades and I have yet to have an issue when the system is upgraded. I like the simplicity of the portals and the user interface.

Cons:

Not having a back button/previous page button within the system, which can sometimes extend the time it takes to make configuration changes. Not having the option to apply changes in the backup system to production while in backup.

Price K.

Verified reviewer

Philanthropy

2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed March 2019

Versatile Software for Managing Many Processes

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

SmartSimple can be configured in so many different ways to manage any process. I like that we can use the same platform to manage our grants and contracts. The workflows are a great feature for moving items through our process. Once you are comfortable configuring in SmartSimple it is easy to adapt forms to many uses. The SmartSimple team is great to work with and they really care about their clients.

Cons:

Creating workflows is complex. They are such a powerful tool but it is challenging to build them without support. Since the platform is so configurable there are often many solutions to a problem and depending on who you are working with you may get a different solution which may not be the most efficient approach. Configuration can be intimidating since there are so many features available. It is important to have a system administrator who is comfortable with basic coding.

David B.

Non-Profit Organization Management

51-200 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed June 2017

Highly flexible platform to model business processes, workflows, and notifications.

Automation of transactions through integration; increased management visibility into critical business processes, greater productivity through process standardization and centralized data access.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Great for business process management, data collection and retrieval, report generation, configuration options, security controls, and ongoing platform improvements. I appreciate that a non-programmer business analyst can configure and adapt the system to meet most all internal business process models and needs.

Cons:

Would like to see additional features to support forms import capabilities and standard excel like budget management capabilities.

Vendor Response

Hi David, I just wanted to take a few moments to thank you for submitting a thoughtful review. It's always valuable to receive feedback and hear from our client base. Most of our enhancements are as a direct result of feedback from users like you. Let's connect to further discuss your ideas on the additional features you mentioned. Regards, Eric Lauer, Director of Customer Experience

Replied August 2017

Catherine O.

Verified reviewer

Non-Profit Organization Management

2-10 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed March 2019

Grants application system

This has provided major time savings for us. From hours sending out notices after a grant round down to minutes. It also provides a permanent record of applications and reports. Finally, the SmartSimple is able to keep us up to date with data formats and requirements for data security.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Ease of use and user friendly. Other than some access issues (primarily because of firewalls and security at outside institutions trying to apply) my users have been overwhelmingly positive about the ease of use of the platform. It has also been very helpful and efficient for internal use and saved us considerable time in the office.

Cons:

My concerns deal more with the initial construction of the system and the fact that we are a thin organization with few staff - thus we don't have the insights into the workings of the system that a larger firm might have with multiple users working with it from multiple different vantage points. Initially, we struggled to learn it all and all of the various uses of the system.

Verified

Reviewer

Hospital & Health Care

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed November 2017

Positive relationship with an agile, dynamic vendor

Well, I just ate.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Very configurable to meet our ever growing, dynamic environment that calls for quick, responsive solutioning.

Cons:

Challenges with the software are found with determine the nuances to utilize all functionality of the system. SmartSimple has so many areas of opportunity, but the creation of fundamental understanding takes time.

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