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CommunityForce Scholarship Management Solution vs OpenWater Comparison (2026)

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OpenWater

Overview

CommunityForce is an all-in-one, AI-enabled scholarship management platform that transforms educational giving into student success stories. Streamline your scholarship programs with automated workflows, real-time reporting, and tools that simplify the entire process from application to award.

OpenWater streamlines program management with its end-to-end solution for accepting and reviewing applications, awards, grants, scholarships, proposals, and abstracts.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

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Pricing

Starting from

3200

Per year

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

5100

Per year

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.6

26

5

4

3

2

1

16

10

0

0

0

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
88%
would recommend this app

4.6

73

5

4

3

2

1

47

24

1

0

1

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
86%
would recommend this app

Pros

“The reviewer system is easy to navigate for our reviewers as well. ”
AS

Allison S.

Director of Undergraduate Research

“It has helped streamline many of our past processes, and I also think it's a huge help with the consistent training available and the Zendesk hub.”
MB

Michael B.

Business Systems Analyst

“The system could be a little more user friendly as far as navigation, but that may be somewhat attributable to our infrequent use of the platform.”
SO

Susan O.

Executive Assistant

Pros

“What I like most about OpenWater is the strong customer support and the flexibility to customize the system to fit our specific conference needs.”
JK

Jenna K.

Education Systems Manager

“Judges are now able to enter all of their scores and we can use OpenWater to calculate and weight things as needed versus having to do all of this manually before!”
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Danielle A.

AVP

“This level of support and flexibility has been especially valuable in adapting the platform to our conference workflows and requirements.”
JK

Jenna K.

Education Systems Manager

Cons

“I need o switch between other software and often the time CommunityForce kicks an Admin out is VERY short.”
MG

Michael G.

Member Services Coordinator

Cons

“As a result, we rely on a separate system to manage these connected data points, which creates a duplicative and time-consuming workflow.”
JK

Jenna K.

Education Systems Manager

“There have been several times where my team has needed to set something up and it isn't in a place that we would think it would be in. ”
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Danielle A.

AVP

“It lacks the ability to have more customizable features. ”
BT

Brandi T.

Undergraduate Research and Training Programs Manager

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review2 years ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review4 months ago

Key features

  • Total features38
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Administrative Reporting
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Applicant Portal
  • Applicant Tracking
  • Application Management
  • Approval Process Control
  • Awards Management
  • Blind Judging
  • Budget Control
  • CRM
  • Categorization/Grouping
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Communication Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Configurable Workflow
  • Contact Management
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Questions
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Deadline Management
  • Document Management
  • Document Review
  • Due Date Tracking
  • Electronic Payments
  • Electronic Submission
  • Email Reminders
  • Email Templates
  • Entrant Management
  • Entry Fee Processing
  • Entry Management
  • Financial Reporting
  • For Grantmakers
  • For Nonprofits
  • Forms Management
  • Fraud Detection
  • Grant Application Management
  • Grant Award Tracking
  • Grant Management
  • Impact Measurement
  • Interview Management
  • Judging Management
  • Labeling
  • Monitoring
  • Payment Tracking
  • Polls/Voting
  • Preview Functionality
  • Progress Tracking
  • Promotions Management
  • Ratings/Reviews
  • Recommendations
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reviewer Management
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • SSL Security
  • Scoring
  • Search/Filter
  • Single Sign On
  • Skills Contests (Photo, Essay, Design, etc)
  • Social Media Integration
  • Social Promotion
  • Status Tracking
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Web Forms
  • White Label
  • Workflow Management
  • Total features71
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Administrative Reporting
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Applicant Portal
  • Applicant Tracking
  • Application Management
  • Approval Process Control
  • Awards Management
  • Blind Judging
  • Budget Control
  • CRM
  • Categorization/Grouping
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Communication Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Configurable Workflow
  • Contact Management
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Questions
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Deadline Management
  • Document Management
  • Document Review
  • Due Date Tracking
  • Electronic Payments
  • Electronic Submission
  • Email Reminders
  • Email Templates
  • Entrant Management
  • Entry Fee Processing
  • Entry Management
  • Financial Reporting
  • For Grantmakers
  • For Nonprofits
  • Forms Management
  • Fraud Detection
  • Grant Application Management
  • Grant Award Tracking
  • Grant Management
  • Impact Measurement
  • Interview Management
  • Judging Management
  • Labeling
  • Monitoring
  • Payment Tracking
  • Polls/Voting
  • Preview Functionality
  • Progress Tracking
  • Promotions Management
  • Ratings/Reviews
  • Recommendations
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reviewer Management
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • SSL Security
  • Scoring
  • Search/Filter
  • Single Sign On
  • Skills Contests (Photo, Essay, Design, etc)
  • Social Media Integration
  • Social Promotion
  • Status Tracking
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Web Forms
  • White Label
  • Workflow Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations14
  • Airtable
  • Association Anywhere
  • Auth0
  • Blackbaud CRM
  • Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT
  • ClearVantage
  • Docusign
  • Fonteva Events
  • Fonteva for Associations
  • Google Analytics 360
  • Google Translate
  • GrowthZone
  • HubSpot CRM
  • MemberClicks
  • Microsoft Entra ID
  • Microsoft Power BI
  • Oracle PeopleSoft
  • PayPal
  • PayPal Enterprise Payments
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • Salesforce Platform
  • Salesforce Sales Cloud
  • Stripe
  • Tableau
  • WildApricot
  • Xero
  • YourMembership
  • Zapier
  • authorize.net
  • iMIS
  • Total integrations19
  • Airtable
  • Association Anywhere
  • Auth0
  • Blackbaud CRM
  • Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT
  • ClearVantage
  • Docusign
  • Fonteva Events
  • Fonteva for Associations
  • Google Analytics 360
  • Google Translate
  • GrowthZone
  • HubSpot CRM
  • MemberClicks
  • Microsoft Entra ID
  • Microsoft Power BI
  • Oracle PeopleSoft
  • PayPal
  • PayPal Enterprise Payments
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • Salesforce Platform
  • Salesforce Sales Cloud
  • Stripe
  • Tableau
  • WildApricot
  • Xero
  • YourMembership
  • Zapier
  • authorize.net
  • iMIS