GrantsNow vs eProtocol

GrantsNow8.6Visit eProtocol8.4Visit

Higher score GrantsNow #7 in Research Administration Software 8.6/10 Pricing on request ✓ 7 of 7 features Visit GrantsNow

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eProtocol #8 in Research Administration Software 8.4/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 7 features Visit Key Solutions

• GrantsNow fits best

  Mature teams managing grants and contracts

• eProtocol fits best

  Long-established teams needing grant administration

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Side by side

Feature	GrantsNow 8.6/10 Visit ↗	eProtocol 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.6	8.4
Ranking	#7 in Research Administration Software	#8 in Research Administration Software
Best for	Mature teams managing grants and contracts	Long-established teams needing grant administration
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	Email
Integrations	4 integrations	10 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features GrantsNow 7/7 · eProtocol 5/7
Grant lifecycle	✓	✓
Proposal management	✓	✓
Award management	✓	✓
Compliance workflows	✓	✓
Agreement management	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Budget tracking	✓	✓
API access	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Covers opportunity search through awards, contracts, and compliance Configurable approvals, costing, ethics, risk, and reporting workflows Integrates with Oracle ERP, Oracle HR and Finance, and DocuSign	Covers grant discovery, proposals, submissions, awards, budgets, and subawards Connects with ERP, HR, clinical, laboratory, and document systems Supports configurable workflows, alerts, status updates, and compliance reporting
Cons	Pricing requires a contact-led sales process Web is the listed platform Its broad scope may require substantial configuration	Pricing requires contacting sales Available as a web platform Its broad scope may exceed teams needing one focused workflow
Our verdict	GrantsNow is a cloud-based grants administration platform for research institutions, universities, and schools. It covers the grant lifecycle from opportunity search and filtering through proposal creation, full economic costing,… Read the review →	eProtocol is a web-based research administration and compliance platform from Key Solutions, Inc. It is designed for universities, research institutions, biotech and pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, academic medical centers, and… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• GrantsNow — where it wins

  • Covers opportunity search through awards, contracts, and compliance
  • Configurable approvals, costing, ethics, risk, and reporting workflows
  • Integrates with Oracle ERP, Oracle HR and Finance, and DocuSign

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a contact-led sales process
  • Web is the listed platform
  • Its broad scope may require substantial configuration

• eProtocol — where it wins

  • Covers grant discovery, proposals, submissions, awards, budgets, and subawards
  • Connects with ERP, HR, clinical, laboratory, and document systems
  • Supports configurable workflows, alerts, status updates, and compliance reporting

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • Available as a web platform
  • Its broad scope may exceed teams needing one focused workflow

• GrantsNow8.6/10 · Pricing on request

  A full-lifecycle grants platform for institutions with complex research workflows.

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• eProtocol8.4/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad web platform for managing grants, compliance workflows, budgets, and research administration.

  Visit Key SolutionsFull verdict →