Cayuse Award Management vs ResearchMaster Enterprise

Cayuse Award Management8.9Visit ResearchMaster Enterprise8.7Visit

Higher score Cayuse Award Management #4 in Research Administration Software 8.9/10 Pricing on request ✓ 7 of 7 features Visit Cayuse

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ResearchMaster Enterprise #6 in Research Administration Software 8.7/10 Pricing on request ✓ 7 of 7 features Visit ResearchMaster

• Cayuse Award Management fits best

  Institutions managing federal grants and finances

• ResearchMaster Enterprise fits best

  Research offices needing broad enterprise workflows

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Side by side

Feature	Cayuse Award Management 8.9/10 Visit ↗	ResearchMaster Enterprise 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.7
Ranking	#4 in Research Administration Software	#6 in Research Administration Software
Best for	Institutions managing federal grants and finances	Research offices needing broad enterprise workflows
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Phone, Tickets, Community	Tickets, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, SSO/SAML	ISO 27001, PCI DSS
Integrations	5 integrations	10 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Cayuse Award Management 7/7 · ResearchMaster Enterprise 7/7
Grant lifecycle	✓	✓
Proposal management	✓	✓
Award management	✓	✓
Compliance workflows	✓	✓
Agreement management	✓	✓
Budget tracking	✓	✓
API access	✓	✓
Our review
Pros	Covers proposal, award, agreement, budget, and effort workflows Supports federal system-to-system submission with validation and autofill Connects ERP, payroll, eRA, and business-intelligence systems via APIs	Covers grant applications, awards, ethics, contracts, IP, costing, and outputs. Configurable forms and automated approval workflows support varied processes. APIs and feeders connect finance, HR, student, content, and research systems.
Cons	Pricing requires contacting Cayuse sales Its broad workflow scope may exceed smaller teams' needs Implementation depends on integration with institutional systems	Pricing is handled through contact with sales. Its broad scope is focused on universities and tertiary institutions. Integration fit depends on supported external systems and data feeders.
Our verdict	Cayuse Award Management is a cloud-based research administration suite for academic institutions, healthcare organizations, life sciences companies, nonprofits, and government research teams. It connects pre-award and post-award work… Read the review →	ResearchMaster Enterprise is a web-based research management system for universities and tertiary institutions. It brings together project applications, pre-award and post-award funding, ethics workflows, contracts, intellectual property,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Cayuse Award Management — where it wins

  • Covers proposal, award, agreement, budget, and effort workflows
  • Supports federal system-to-system submission with validation and autofill
  • Connects ERP, payroll, eRA, and business-intelligence systems via APIs

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting Cayuse sales
  • Its broad workflow scope may exceed smaller teams' needs
  • Implementation depends on integration with institutional systems

• ResearchMaster Enterprise — where it wins

  • Covers grant applications, awards, ethics, contracts, IP, costing, and outputs.
  • Configurable forms and automated approval workflows support varied processes.
  • APIs and feeders connect finance, HR, student, content, and research systems.

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is handled through contact with sales.
  • Its broad scope is focused on universities and tertiary institutions.
  • Integration fit depends on supported external systems and data feeders.

• Cayuse Award Management8.9/10 · Pricing on request

  An end-to-end grant administration suite for institutions managing federal funding.

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• ResearchMaster Enterprise8.7/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad research administration system spanning grants, ethics, contracts, costing, and reporting.

  Visit ResearchMasterFull verdict →