Fibi Research Administration Software vs Kuali Research

Fibi Research Administration Software9.4Visit Kuali Research9.0Visit

Higher score Fibi Research Administration Software #1 in Research Administration Software 9.4/10 Pricing on request ✓ 7 of 7 features Visit Fibi

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Kuali Research #3 in Research Administration Software 9.0/10 Pricing on request ✓ 7 of 7 features Visit Kuali Research

• Fibi Research Administration Software fits best

  Institutions needing end-to-end administration

• Kuali Research fits best

  Research offices needing deep compliance coverage

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Side by side

Feature	Fibi Research Administration Software 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Kuali Research 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	9.0
Ranking	#1 in Research Administration Software	#3 in Research Administration Software
Best for	Institutions needing end-to-end administration	Research offices needing deep compliance coverage
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Support	Email, Phone, Docs	Email, Docs, Tickets
Compliance	SSO/SAML	SOC 2, SSO/SAML, 2FA
Integrations	6 integrations	3 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Fibi Research Administration Software 7/7 · Kuali Research 7/7
Grant lifecycle	✓	✓
Proposal management	✓	✓
Award management	✓	✓
Compliance workflows	✓	✓
Agreement management	✓	✓
Budget tracking	✓	✓
API access	✓	✓
Our review
Pros	Covers grants from proposal development through award closeout Combines agreements, compliance, budgets, reporting, and audit trails Supports web, API, and self-hosted deployment with broad integrations	Covers proposals, awards, budgets, submissions, subawards, and closeout Includes ethics, biosafety, radiation safety, and export-control workflows Supports REST APIs, GraphQL, and direct Grants.gov submission
Cons	Pricing is quote-based rather than publicly listed Institution-wide scope may require substantial configuration Broad administration focus may exceed the needs of smaller teams	Pricing requires contacting sales rather than reviewing public plan details Broad compliance coverage may exceed the needs of narrower teams Configurable workflows and controls require administrative design
Our verdict	Fibi Research Administration Software is an electronic research administration platform for academic institutions, medical centers, and research organizations. It brings proposal development, grant calls, budget creation, award setup,… Read the review →	Kuali Research is a research administration suite for colleges and universities managing the full research lifecycle. It brings proposal development, internal routing, compliant budget creation, Grants.gov submission and status tracking,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Fibi Research Administration Software — where it wins

  • Covers grants from proposal development through award closeout
  • Combines agreements, compliance, budgets, reporting, and audit trails
  • Supports web, API, and self-hosted deployment with broad integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is quote-based rather than publicly listed
  • Institution-wide scope may require substantial configuration
  • Broad administration focus may exceed the needs of smaller teams

• Kuali Research — where it wins

  • Covers proposals, awards, budgets, submissions, subawards, and closeout
  • Includes ethics, biosafety, radiation safety, and export-control workflows
  • Supports REST APIs, GraphQL, and direct Grants.gov submission

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales rather than reviewing public plan details
  • Broad compliance coverage may exceed the needs of narrower teams
  • Configurable workflows and controls require administrative design

• Fibi Research Administration Software9.4/10 · Pricing on request

  End-to-end research administration with configurable workflows, compliance, reporting, and integrations.

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• Kuali Research9.0/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad research administration suite for institutions with complex compliance workflows.

  Visit Kuali ResearchFull verdict →