# Good Grants, Instrumentl vs iWave Comparison

| | Good Grants | Instrumentl | iWave | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.5 out of 5 | 4.9 out of 5 | 4.6 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 71 | 128 | 478 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (68.3% of reviews) | Small-Business (87.5% of reviews) | Mid-Market (43.4% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | $3,750.00 Per Year | No pricing available | Starting at $4,150.00 1 User Per Year | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Good Grants

**Not enough data**

### Instrumentl

**Not enough data**

### iWave

Pros:
- Ease of Use (12 reviews)
- Customer Support (6 reviews)

Cons:
- Inaccuracy (7 reviews)
- Formatting Issues (3 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Good Grants | Instrumentl | iWave | 
|---|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.7 (53 reviews) | 9.3 (79 reviews) | 8.8 (405 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.3 (64 reviews) | 9.6 (78 reviews) | 9.0 (408 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 7.9 (49 reviews) | 9.8 (36 reviews) | 9.2 (136 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.3 (42 reviews) | 9.9 (36 reviews) | 9.2 (115 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 9.5 (49 reviews) | 10.0 (74 reviews) | 9.1 (361 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 9.3 (42 reviews) | 10.0 (38 reviews) | 9.4 (112 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.1 (51 reviews) | 9.2 (60 reviews) | 9.1 (393 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Good Grants

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Intro

Price: $3,750.00 Per Year

Description: Perfect for modernising any giving or grantmaking program. Track, manage, review and fund with great features for all kinds of grants and giving programs. 

Key Features:
- Application management tools
- Unlimited users, managers
- Unlimited fund allocations

[Browse all 3 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/good-grants/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

### Instrumentl

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

Yes

### iWave

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Starter - $

Price: Starting at $4,150.00 1 User Per Year

Description: Perfect for nonprofit startups or small organizations beginning their journey into real-time data insights.



Key Features:
- Up to 1,500 subscription screens
- 1 User
- Up to 750 live profiles

[Browse all 3 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/iwave/pricing)

#### Free Trial

No

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Fundraising

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Good Grants** | N/A | N/A |
| **Instrumentl** | N/A | N/A |
| **iWave** | 8.8/10 | 28 |

#### Administration

| Feature | Good Grants | Instrumentl | iWave | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Reporting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.1 (9 reviews) | 
| **Interaction Tracking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Automation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Donor Profiles** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.0 (27 reviews) | 

#### Fundraising

| Feature | Good Grants | Instrumentl | iWave | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Campaign Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Online Donation Portal** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Event Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Recurring Donations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Peer-to-peer Fundraising** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Mobile Capabilities** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 

#### Marketing

| Feature | Good Grants | Instrumentl | iWave | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Email Marketing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Direct Mail Tools** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Scholarship Management

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Good Grants** | 8.3/10 | 12 |
| **Instrumentl** | N/A | N/A |
| **iWave** | N/A | N/A |

#### Application Collection

| Feature | Good Grants | Instrumentl | iWave | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Custom Application Forms** | 8.3 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Attachments** | 7.9 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Scholarship Matching** | 7.4 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Application Tracking** | 8.5 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Application Review

| Feature | Good Grants | Instrumentl | iWave | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Automated Review Assignments** | 8.7 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Scoring Tools** | 8.3 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Review Portal** | 8.6 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Review Comments** | 8.7 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Messaging** | 8.3 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Administration and Integrations

| Feature | Good Grants | Instrumentl | iWave | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Administrative Dashboard** | 8.7 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Reports** | 8.1 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Integrations** | 7.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Donor Management

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Good Grants** | N/A | N/A |
| **Instrumentl** | N/A | N/A |
| **iWave** | 9.8/10 | 15 |

#### Administration

| Feature | Good Grants | Instrumentl | iWave | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **User Dashboard** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.7 (6 reviews) | 
| **Donor Profiles** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.4 (14 reviews) | 
| **Reporting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.3 (5 reviews) | 
| **Templates** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Customization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Donor Management

| Feature | Good Grants | Instrumentl | iWave | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Moves Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Pledge Tracking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **E-Document Storage** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Acknowledgments & Communications** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Interoperability

| Feature | Good Grants | Instrumentl | iWave | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Event Tracking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Gift Tracking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Fund Accounting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 

### Grant Management

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Good Grants** | 6.4/10 | 38 |
| **Instrumentl** | 9.3/10 | 37 |
| **iWave** | N/A | N/A |

#### Proposal Management

| Feature | Good Grants | Instrumentl | iWave | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Form Building** | 8.0 (33 reviews) | 8.9 (9 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Review Tools** | 7.6 (33 reviews) | 10.0 (7 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Grantee Portal** | 7.9 (34 reviews) | 9.4 (18 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Attachments** | 8.1 (34 reviews) | 9.2 (21 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Task Management** | 7.3 (33 reviews) | 9.0 (29 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 

#### Fund Tracking

| Feature | Good Grants | Instrumentl | iWave | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Disbursements** | 6.3 (27 reviews) | 9.7 (10 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Grant Allocations** | 6.9 (28 reviews) | 9.7 (12 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Email Notifications** | 7.8 (33 reviews) | 8.9 (17 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 

#### Impact & Outcomes

| Feature | Good Grants | Instrumentl | iWave | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Program Evaluation** | 6.4 (29 reviews) | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Data Analytics** | 5.7 (28 reviews) | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Ad Hoc Reporting** | 5.8 (26 reviews) | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Dashboards** | 7.0 (32 reviews) | 9.2 (30 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 

#### Grant Prospecting

| Feature | Good Grants | Instrumentl | iWave | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Funder Lists** | 4.3 (22 reviews) | 9.7 (34 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Automated Responses** | 5.9 (27 reviews) | 9.1 (11 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 

#### Compliance

| Feature | Good Grants | Instrumentl | iWave | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Eligibility Screening** | 6.8 (28 reviews) | 8.9 (19 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Auditing** | 5.4 (23 reviews) | 9.4 (9 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 

#### Integrations

| Feature | Good Grants | Instrumentl | iWave | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Fund Accounting** | 3.9 (22 reviews) | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Donor Management** | 4.2 (22 reviews) | 9.4 (11 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 

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## Categories

**Unique to Good Grants (2):** [Grant Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/grant-management), [Scholarship Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/scholarship-management)

**Unique to Instrumentl (2):** [Grant Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/grant-management), [Donor Prospect Research Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/donor-prospect-research)

**Unique to iWave (3):** [Donor Prospect Research Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/donor-prospect-research), [Donor Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/donor-management), [Fundraising Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/fundraising)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Good Grants | Instrumentl | iWave | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 68.3% | 87.5% | 40.4% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 25.4% | 10.9% | 43.4% | 
| **Enterprise** | 6.3% | 1.6% | 16.2% | 

### By Industry

#### Good Grants

- **Non-Profit Organization Management:** 32.9%
- **Education Management:** 10.0%
- **Higher Education:** 10.0%
- **Research:** 8.6%
- **Philanthropy:** 4.3%
- **Arts and Crafts:** 2.9%
- **Civic & Social Organization:** 2.9%
- **Government Administration:** 2.9%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 2.9%
- **Individual & Family Services:** 1.4%
- **Other:** 21.4%

#### Instrumentl

- **Non-Profit Organization Management:** 48.4%
- **Fund-Raising:** 10.2%
- **Civic & Social Organization:** 4.7%
- **Management Consulting:** 4.7%
- **Higher Education:** 3.9%
- **Environmental Services:** 3.9%
- **Writing and Editing:** 3.9%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 3.1%
- **Performing Arts:** 2.3%
- **Individual & Family Services:** 2.3%
- **Other:** 12.5%

#### iWave

- **Non-Profit Organization Management:** 28.9%
- **Higher Education:** 27.0%
- **Fund-Raising:** 13.2%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 5.6%
- **Education Management:** 3.7%
- **Philanthropy:** 3.5%
- **Museums and Institutions:** 3.5%
- **Performing Arts:** 2.8%
- **Primary/Secondary Education:** 2.4%
- **Research:** 1.7%
- **Other:** 7.8%

---
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## Top Discussions

### Good Grants

No discussions available for this product.

### Instrumentl

- Title: [Does Instrumentl  have the potential to populate our SalesForce software with Grantor info and funding?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/39514-does-instrumentl-have-the-potential-to-populate-our-salesforce-software-with-grantor-info-and-funding) — 2 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Not that I know of."
- Title: [I recently started my own subscription after being a guest user on someone else's; I cannot figure out how to take her name off and have mine as the owner.  I do not want to lose any of the project information I currently have in the account though!  Thanks!](https://www.g2.com/discussions/i-recently-started-my-own-subscription-after-being-a-guest-user-on-someone-else-s-i-cannot-figure-out-how-to-take-her-name-off-and-have-mine-as-the-owner-i-do-not-want-to-lose-any-of-the-project-information-i-currently-have-in-the-account-though-thanks) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Thanks for reaching our Carolyn - looks like this was resolved with our support team :) "

### iWave

- Title: [Is there any work being done on the "RelSci" portion in regard to being able to upload a list of our trustees, etc to find relationships? Also, does iWave integrate with Raiser's Edge NXT?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-there-any-work-being-done-on-the-relsci-portion-in-regard-to-being-able-to-upload-a-list-of-our-trustees-etc-to-find-relationships-also-does-iwave-integrate-with-raiser-s-edge-nxt) — 2 comments, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "We aren't currently in the process of doing this but we appreciate the feedback and will add it to our ideas list. 

And yes - we do integrate wth Raisers..."
- Title: [Is iWave a good brand?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-iwave-a-good-brand) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Yes, it’s a great brand with a great mission, great customer service, and great impact on nonprofit fundraising. "
- Title: [What is a good way of filtering out "hits" from prospect researching that yield multiple same names?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-a-good-way-of-filtering-out-hits-from-prospect-researching-that-yield-multiple-same-names) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Hi Tim,

Thank you for your question.  In order to have it answered our team needs a bit more context. I suggest reaching out to our dedicated support..."
- Title: [Are there updates on the "RelSci" portion - specifically uploading a list to find relationships?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/are-there-updates-on-the-relsci-portion-specifically-uploading-a-list-to-find-relationships) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Hi Amy, we're always looking to improve our solution for our clients, thank you for your suggestion, I have passed it along!

Good news, we do have an..."
- Title: [I wonder if iwave does it, for the profiles that I have already been created, if the donor has made new contribution and if it is already updated in the iwave system does a iwave user gets any notification?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/33961-i-wonder-if-iwave-does-it-for-the-profiles-that-i-have-already-been-created-if-the-donor-has-made-new-contribution-and-if-it-is-already-updated-in-the-iwave-system-does-a-iwave-user-gets-any-notification) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Comment deleted by user."

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/good-grants-vs-instrumentl-vs-iwave)