Aplos Review

PROS: Aplos is a simple tool that serves its purpose. It can be configured and tailored according to the needs of its users. They have a solid support crew too. These guys are always at the ready to help. Sometimes, they even go out of their way to assist us with issues about the program. They're attentive and responsive--two of the qualities that I look for in a team.

CONS: I have not come across any issue that the Aplos team have not been able to solve. Whenever I hit walls, they're always willing to help me out.

PROS: Aplos is indispensable in my line of work. I love it because it's reasonably priced, intuitive, and easy to learn. The support team is great too!

CONS: Whatever issues that I may have encountered in the past Aplos' team has already successfully addressed them.

PROS: There are two things that I love about Aplos: it's straightforward and it has a solid team available to users. I highly recommend this tool!

CONS: I don't understand why there are such big discrepancies in between subscription tiers. The differences in terms of features are not that stark and it's difficult to justify the price hikes. I also think that there are features in the higher tiers that can be considered as "basic" and should be included in the basic packages.

PROS: Aplos deserves all of its good reviews. I love how simple and straightforward its interface is. Whatever we need concerning accounting, it has a slew of services to assist us--from charting different accounts, to managing the inflow of donations, to keeping track of information about our donors. This last one, in particular, is a lot more manageable now. We can simply search through our directory of donors with just a few clicks of a button. The reports are insightful too. It gives us a peek into our performance and lets us know which areas we can still improve on.

CONS: Nothing. We're simply on the lookout for the next update. We bet that it will be as thorough as the last one.

PROS: Finally, an accounting program that is made especially for a nonprofit organization like ours!

CONS: There are some hiccups when it comes to connecting to banks via this program.

PROS: The best thing about Aplos is the people working behind it. They're well-versed in their line of work and are always responsive to users' needs.

CONS: The only thing that I would like to add to their already long list of features is the ability to print content directly from the program.

PROS: I handle the accounting of several organizations and my usual weapons of choice are Quickbooks, MS Money, and Quicken. These are the go-to tools that provide me with the best and complete support. However, when I was tasked to handle the accounting of a small non-profit organization, I decided to try out the free version for Aplos. I've heard good reviews about it and I wanted to see if it lived up to its good reputation. So I started to set it up and was pleasantly surprised to note that this went by like a breeze. What's even more pleasantly surprising is that there is an instant messaging section integrated into its dashboard. Whenever I run into an issue or hit walls, I can quickly send an instant message to the Aplos team. They're very responsive and helpful too. Cut to a year later and I'm still using this robust tool for accounting. I can even file 990s through this platform now. I love that APlos is constantly improving and responding to the times with their updates. Good job, team!

CONS: There are a lot of aspects about Aplos that take up too much time to work with. For example, it cannot update books by batch. And we still have to manage separate logins for donors and fund managers too.

PROS: Aplos makes even the most complicated tasks easy. It helps me track and manage our funds without any problem. Plus, the support team is very attentive and responsive too.

CONS: Understandably, it does take a while for the developers to make updates.

PROS: I like that Aplos provides a lot of resources and hosts seminars to help us do better in our line of work. It's reliable and secure too. We use it for accounting and its features are the best among its competitors. To top it all off, their support team is really responsive too.

CONS: I'm not going to sugarcoat it: I have experienced a myriad of issues ever since using Aplos. Of course, their team is always ready to solve my complaints but it would be nice if they could clean up and audit the solution itself rather than wait for users to file for bugs.

PROS: We used to work with Quickbooks but we wanted to be able to take note and acknowledge donors for their contributions. With Aplos, we can do all this and more. It's easy to learn too. Just imagine: I was able to successfully introduce this to a group of older members of the organization and they've been able to learn it without any problem. The tech support is great too!

CONS: Aplos is constantly updating and changing. It would be nice if they do this in large impacts instead of incrementally.

PROS: The best thing about this program is its service. They have a support team that's responsive and helpful.

CONS: They constantly update their system, making it necessary for me to re-learn the process regularly.

PROS: Aplos has its issues, but out of all our options (such as Quickbooks), this responds to our needs best. At the get-go, we had no problem setting it up and getting it started--it's simple and user-friendly. We've successfully saved all of our contacts here and organized our files without a hitch. They have an attentive support team who is always ready to help us out too.

CONS: Given the nature of our organization, reports are considered as our bread and butter. We need it to update our donors and the many organizations that we partner with. Unfortunately, Aplos is quite lacking in this department. Sure, it has reporting features for balancing budgets and tracking income statements, however, it does not have comparative functionalities. I had to manually set this up myself, a very tedious task to do. The budgeting feature needs to be updated too because the program does not allow me to insert notes to justify the amount. Finally, there is the email feature that automatically fires off an acknowledgment email whenever we receive a donation, but it does not update anything in our system. It's the little things that I hope the developers would consider to help make our lives easier.

PROS: I'm glad that more and more developers are creating solutions that cater exclusively to non-profit organizations like ours. Aplos is one such solution and I'm glad that I managed to stumble upon it. It's mostly cloud-based so I know that I can access it anywhere. It also has a reliable accounting flow that helps me and my team manage our money and keep track of the incoming donations. So far, this solution has made our lives a lot more simple.

CONS: For me, Aplos answers to our needs perfectly. I have no issues with it.

PROS: Aplos is a breath of fresh air in the industry. Working in a non-profit organization requires a lot of skills and multi-tasking roles, and I'm glad that being an accountant does not have to be my strongest point. After all, I now have Aplos to help me figure out the budget, the donation flow, etc. I like that I have the option to upgrade into a higher tier subscription too. Plus, they have a stellar team working for them. They are always ready to help and even go above and beyond their call of duty.

CONS: Aplos is not as complete as I would like it to be. There are some features, especially in the aspect of payroll management, that need more improvement.