The Microsoft advantage
Why add another software island?
All five products can run a grant program. Only ProtoGrants is built directly on the Microsoft platform your team already governs—keeping intake, review, finance handoff and reporting on one accountable record.
- Native Dataverse
- Human authority by design
- Your environment
| Capability | ProtoGrantsRecommended for Microsoft | SubmittableSeparate platform | Foundant GLMSeparate platform | BlackbaudSeparate platform | SmartSimpleSeparate platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guided online applications | Power Pages + Dataverse · no intake handoff | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Review and scoring | Agentic triage + accountable human authority | Custom workflows and scoring | Assignments, scoring and feedback | Review portal and scoring rubrics | Configurable stages and automation |
| Payment management | Approval → finance handoff → reconciliation in one record | Direct funds distribution | Payment scheduling | Payment schedules and budgets | Schedules, disbursement and finance integration |
| Reporting and audit | One Dataverse record + Power BI path | Dashboards and audit reporting | Analytics and follow-up reporting | Budget and outcome reporting | Financial and program reporting |
| Microsoft Dataverse foundation | Native · not an integration | Separate vendor platform | Separate vendor platform | Separate vendor platform | Separate vendor platform |
| Power Platform extensibility | Native Apps, Automate, Pages and BI · no second low-code stack | Vendor workflow + integrations | Vendor configuration + integrations | Vendor workflow + integrations | Vendor configuration + integrations |
| Environment and governance | Your Microsoft environment and governance | Vendor-hosted SaaS | Vendor-hosted SaaS | Vendor-hosted SaaS | Vendor-hosted cloud |
| Implementation price | Calculate my CAD price | Custom quote | US$4,250/year starting sample¹ | US$4,995/year starting sample¹ | Custom quote |