About Aplos
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Aplos is a powerful cloud-based accounting software and giving platform for churches & non-profit organizations; offering fund accounting, invoicing, budgeting & financial reporting.
Users can create unlimited fund accounts to track money designated for specific purposes, including grants, campaigns, and building funds. Organizations can produce budgets for their total income and expenses or on a per-fund basis. Aplos provides fast and easy tracking of budgets vs. spending for the year.
Aplos hosts an unlimited number of donation pages for projects or funds, customized to reflect users’ organizations. Through these, donors can manage their giving, with the option to schedule weekly or monthly recurring donations. Aplos can automatically thank donors for their gift on behalf of the organization, and send email receipts to your supporters. Aplos users can record both the donor and purpose of the contribution to create a full donation record; helping them easily identify recurring donors and their donation amounts.
Aplos includes multiple FASB standard reports, such as balance sheets, income statements, and fund balances; allowing users to create custom reports by tracking project and campaign income and expenses using tags. Contribution statements of all tax-deductible donations are automatically generated for each donor, streamlining the end of year close out process.
Pricing starting from:
US$59.00/month
- Free Version
- Free Trial
- Subscription
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Key benefits of Aplos
Fund Accounting - Easily track funds so you’re ready for the financial reporting requirements that come with restricted gifts. Create a flexible chart of accounts and use tags to manage campaigns or projects.
Financial Reporting - Customize and save nonprofit reports such as a Balance Sheet by Fund or Income Statement by Fund. Take advantage of donation reporting, budgeting reports, or create custom reports.
Donor Management - Improve donor retention by easily welcoming new donors and re-engaging donors slipping away. Use our smart donor database for better relationships and utilize dynamic contact lists.
Donation Tracking - A smart donor database for better relationships, with features like dynamic contact lists, automatic donation tracking, and pledge tracking.
Grow Giving - Create unlimited online donation forms and grow recurring giving with features like Text to Give. Create and send giving statements, utilize pledge tracking, and manage your events all in one place.
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Business size
Markets
Canada, United States
Supported Languages
English
Pricing starting from:
US$59.00/month
- Free Version
- Free Trial
- Subscription
Top 5 alternatives to Aplos
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Features
Total features of Aplos: 110
- ACH Payment Processing
- API
- Access Controls/Permissions
- Accounting
- Accounting Integration
- Accounts Payable
- Accounts Receivable
- Activity Dashboard
- Activity Tracking
- Ad hoc Reporting
- Alerts/Notifications
- Asset Lifecycle Management
- Asset Tracking
- Audit Trail
- Bank Reconciliation
- Billing & Invoicing
- Budgeting/Forecasting
- Built-in Accounting
- CRM
- Campaign Management
- Cash Flow Management
- Cash Management
- Charting
- Check Printing
- Child Check-in
- Client Portal
- Collaboration Tools
- Committee Management
- Communication Management
- Contact Database
- Contact Management
- Contribution Tracking
- Credit Card Processing
- Customer Database
- Customisable Branding
- Customisable Forms
- Customisable Reports
- Customisable Templates
- Customizable Fields
- Dashboard
- Data Import/Export
- Document Storage
- Donation Management
- Donation Tracking
- Donor Management
- Dues Management
- Electronic Payments
- Email Management
- Email Marketing
- Email Reminders
- Email Templates
- Event Management
- Event Scheduling
- Event Ticketing
- Expense Tracking
- File Sharing
- Financial Analysis
- Financial Management
- Financial Reporting
- Fixed Asset Management
- For Nonprofits
- For Private Schools
- For Religious Organizations
- For Special Education
- Fund Accounting
- Fundraising Management
- General Ledger
- Income & Balance Sheet
- Invoice Management
- Invoice Processing
- K-12
- Member Accounts
- Member Communication
- Member Database
- Member Directory
- Member Portal
- Membership Management
- Mobile Access
- Mobile Giving
- Monitoring
- Multi-Currency
- Multi-Location
- Online Forms
- Online Giving
- Payment Processing
- Payroll Management
- Personalisation
- Pledge Management
- Profit/Loss Statement
- Project Accounting
- Projections
- Real Time Analytics
- Real Time Data
- Real Time Reporting
- Receipt Management
- Recurring Giving
- Registration Management
- Reminders
- Reporting & Statistics
- Reporting/Analytics
- Role-Based Permissions
- SMS Messaging
- Self Service Portal
- Small Group Management
- Summary Reports
- Third Party Integrations
- Transaction History
- Volunteer Management
- Website Integration
- Website Management
Alternatives
QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
ChurchTrac
Realm
Sage Business Cloud Accounting
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- Industry: Religious Institutions
- Company size: 2-10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Simple and easy, but with advanced features for those who need it.
Reviewed on 9/10/2018
We began using Aplos as a brand new church. They helped us every step of the way as we grew -...
We began using Aplos as a brand new church. They helped us every step of the way as we grew - absolutely stellar customer service! We still don't have the complexity that some larger churches do, but every time we have needed to add something, the capacity has been there. The one exception was the lack of payroll integration, which I understand that they are now adding but we have not used yet. What I love about the product is that it is easy for us who are new to accounting to use, but also robust enough that our treasure (CPA) is able to use it in more complex ways.
Pros
Cloud-based Accounting with multiple user accounts makes it easy to keep finances updated.
Clean, simple, straight-forward layout makes use easy.
Super-responsive customer service are always there when you need them.
Bank integration makes it easy to import transactions.
Contact management.
Reports are quick and easy to generate with customized data.
Ability to connect to online-giving.
Cons
At the moment we are unable to link families within the contact management system.
There are awesome graphs and charts on the dashboard, but unfortunately they do not have a lot of customization options or the ability to easily export.
- Industry: Nonprofit Organisation Management
- Company size: 2-10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
From QuickBooks Online to Aplos
Reviewed on 26/4/2021
From the initial inquiry to day to day activities, the Aplos team has been a great support. They...
From the initial inquiry to day to day activities, the Aplos team has been a great support. They are quick to respond and guide us with the different features. Very refreshing!
Pros
Aplos is easy to use and I appreciate the Fund Reports and the Budgeting Reports. Learning the software was very easy and there are a number of help topics to assist you. Today I ran into a snag and used the chat box and received an answer back very quickly. Aplos has always be very responsive to any inquires.
Cons
It would be nice to have more reporting options. What is there is great, however it would be helpful to have some more analytical reports for number nerds like me. Also 1099 reporting.
Alternatives Considered
Sage Business Cloud AccountingReasons for Choosing Aplos
QuickBooks does not have a useable fund accounting option for the online product. We needed an accounting system that allowed remote users which pushed up the costs of the desktop version.Switched From
Quickbooks OnlineReasons for Switching to Aplos
Aplos has a great CRM module and the Fund accounting. Also the cost was very reasonable.- Industry: Nonprofit Organisation Management
- Company size: 11-50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Aplos is a great tool for Non Profits!
Reviewed on 12/10/2021
We are MUCH more efficient since we started using Aplos. It is so much easier to do every single...
We are MUCH more efficient since we started using Aplos. It is so much easier to do every single function in the company now, and we can each look up information with no difficulty.
Pros
I enjoy the ease of use of Aplos more than anything.
Cons
No Auction site management system incorporated
- Industry: Religious Institutions
- Company size: 2-10 Employees
- Used Monthly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 0.0 /10
Very Difficult and Complicated, With Poor Tech Support
Reviewed on 14/6/2020
Not good. I need help, and the support never provides help that works.
Not good. I need help, and the support never provides help that works.
Pros
Had potential for non-profits vs QuickBooks
Cons
Bank integration does not work. I've used QuickBooks for non-profits, with integration that works fine. In Aplos, what shows up in Aplos doesn't match what the banks say. Tech support answers fairly quickly, however, they come up with all kinds of solutions that don't work. And different people will offer a different solution. None of them work. Then they drop it leaving me hanging. I may go back to QuickBooks which once you get a few words down (business terms vs non-profit) it is actually quite easy, and more dependable.
Alternatives Considered
QuickBooks Desktop EnterpriseReasons for Choosing Aplos
I believed the Aplos advertising that their app is so much better. It isn't.Switched From
QuickBooks Desktop EnterpriseReasons for Switching to Aplos
I believed the Aplos advertising, and the trial offer of a low price.Response from Aplos
Hi William! Thank you for your feedback, and I'm sorry to hear of the trouble you've had concerning bank integration. You also mentioned using QuickBooks instead, so if you don't mind I'll briefly speak to both. QuickBooks creates and maintains its own bank integration feature, whereas Aplos has a partnership with Plaid and Finicity, which are industry leaders in the space. Plaid and Finicity both connect with the financial institutions and pass the information back to Aplos. We have very little control over the information received. However, we do have a great relationship with both partners, and consistently work with them on improving the experience for our customers. As for using QuickBooks, this may be a better fit if you do not need Fund Accounting and donor management.
Our Customer Success Director, Alex Acree, will be reaching out personally to help troubleshoot the bank integration issues you're seeing. If you have any other questions or feedback please let us know.
- Industry: Religious Institutions
- Company size: 2-10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Aplos Review
Reviewed on 7/9/2021
I can always get the help we need from Tech. Support.
I can always get the help we need from Tech. Support.
Pros
Easy to set up and use. Good tech. support.
Cons
It seems a little pricey . Some of the screens do not have enough contrast to be easily read.
Aplos FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for Aplos.Q. What type of pricing plans does Aplos offer?
Aplos offers the following pricing plans:
- Starting from: US$59.00/month
- Pricing model: Subscription
- Free Trial: Available
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Q. Who are the typical users of Aplos?
Aplos has the following typical customers:
Self Employed, 2-10, 11-50, 51-200, 201-500, 501-1,000
Q. What languages does Aplos support?
Aplos supports the following languages:
English
Q. Does Aplos support mobile devices?
Aplos supports the following devices:
Q. What other apps does Aplos integrate with?
Aplos integrates with the following applications:
Church Community Builder, Gusto, PEX, PayPal, WePay
Q. What level of support does Aplos offer?
Aplos offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, Chat
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