Fibi Research Administration Software vs Pure Award Management

Fibi Research Administration Software9.4Visit Pure Award Management8.3Visit

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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Pure Award Management #9 in Research Administration Software 8.3/10 Pricing on request ✓ 7 of 7 features Visit Elsevier

• Fibi Research Administration Software fits best

  Institutions needing end-to-end administration

• Pure Award Management fits best

  Institutions linking awards to research outputs

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Side by side

Feature	Fibi Research Administration Software 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Pure Award Management 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.3
Ranking	#1 in Research Administration Software	#9 in Research Administration Software
Best for	Institutions needing end-to-end administration	Institutions linking awards to research outputs
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Phone, Docs	Email, Community, Docs
Compliance	SSO/SAML	ISO 27001
Integrations	6 integrations	9 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Fibi Research Administration Software 7/7 · Pure Award Management 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 funding, applications, awards, contracts, ethics, budgets, and renewals Links awards and research activity with Scopus, Web of Science, and ORCID Supports compliance workflows, reporting, milestones, and expenditure monitoring
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 Elsevier Best fit depends on the Pure research information management system Its breadth may exceed the needs of institutions seeking one narrow workflow
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 →	Pure Award Management is Elsevier’s research administration module for institutions managing the funding lifecycle across faculties, campuses, and disciplines. It brings together funding opportunity identification, application creation and… 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

• Pure Award Management — where it wins

  • Covers funding, applications, awards, contracts, ethics, budgets, and renewals
  • Links awards and research activity with Scopus, Web of Science, and ORCID
  • Supports compliance workflows, reporting, milestones, and expenditure monitoring

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting Elsevier
  • Best fit depends on the Pure research information management system
  • Its breadth may exceed the needs of institutions seeking one narrow workflow

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

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

  Visit FibiFull verdict →
• Pure Award Management8.3/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad research administration module for linking funding workflows to outputs.

  Visit ElsevierFull verdict →