No other AMS/MMS Systems for Associations and Non-profits Have Immediate Full Database Access and Data Downloads like Tendenci Does.


In the spirit of the Capterra blog post on the top free MMS/AMS systems, we thought we should join in with Wild ApricotITQlick and openly support each other.

As "The Open Source AMS" we're a bit biased. Three issues we feel every association and nonprofit should DEMAND from their AMS are:

  1. Security. We believe strongly in security and open code for review. For us, it's a deal-breaker. Tendenci is nearly 25 years old - so we feel solid in our beliefs.
  2. Access. We believe that you own your association's data and have every right to ALL of it! Demand access to your data and to your code! Maybe even host your AMS yourself.
  3. Global. It's a big world out there so we think internationally. Can your AMS scale to the level, and in all the languages that you will need? If not, why?

Yes, we are big believers in Open Source. Just like the US Government's OpenGov initiative. Here are a few AMS / MMS systems that you can compare Tendenci with.

 

HTF Global Marketshare Pie Chart - AMS

 

Alternatives to Tendenci - The Open Source AMS

Open Source alternatives to Tendenci - With Modifications

  1. CiviCRM - a Drupal Based Open Source Constituent Management System
  2. Drupal Open Source CMS - an open-source PHP-based solution for large websites.
  3. Joomla - another open-source PHP based solution for CMS

 

Proprietary / Closed Source alternatives to Tendenci

Please note that some have free "trials", but no source code access. And we are not aware of any other AMS/MMS systems for associations and non-profits that have immediate full database access and download as Tendenci does.

The lists below are software for Associations and NPOs gathered from search, rating sites, and attending NTEN

  1. Blackbaud   
  2. Member Planet 
  3. NeonCRM 
  4. YourMembership 
  5. Member365
  6. ASI 
  7. GrowthZone
  8. VeryConnect 
  9. ACGI Software
  10. Wild Apricot 
  11. ClubExpress  
  12. Star Chapter 
  13. Silkstart 
  14. 123Signup 
  15. MemberClicks 
  16. MemberLeap 
  17. Aptify 
  18. Fonteva 
  19. AMO 

 The sites listed below are a round-up of other AMS products as listed on Capterra.

  1. WizeHive
  2. TCS Software
  3. Euclid
  4. ESX Inc
  5. AppFolio
  6. Brilliant Directory
  7. TOPS Professional
  8. Naylor
  9. Raklet
  10. in1touch
  11. Hivebrite
  12. Billhighway
  13. I4a - AMS
  14. Personify360
  15. Jama Software
  16. Soft Sys Hosting
  17. Member
  18. Aptean
  19. Protech Associates
  20. Nimble AMS
  21. Blue Tahiti
  22. Altai Systems
  23. Association Server
  24. B|Com
  25. ATG Online
  26. Cobalt Solutions
  27. CitySoft
  28. ISVWorld
  29. Impexium
  30. Matrix Group
  31. MemberPro
  32. MemberSuite
  33. Noah AMS
  34. Kintivo
  35. Uplifter
  36. X-CD Technologies
  37. Cvent Event Management

 If you are curious about the technical definition of "Free and Open Source" as it applies to all software, not just multi-lingual Association Management Systems, FOSS is defined on Wikipedia as:

"Free and open-source software (FOSS) is a software that can be classified as both free software and open-source software.[a] That is, anyone is freely licensed to use, copy, study, and change the software in any way, and the source code is openly shared so that people are encouraged to voluntarily improve the design of the software.[3] This is in contrast to proprietary software, where the software is under restrictive copyright and the source code is usually hidden from the users."

*** At the time we are writing this page Tendenci, as far as we know, is the only actual FOSS option that we can find besides CiviCRM on Drupal. If you know of a truly "free and open-source software" product that meets the needs of large associations (over 100k people minimum seems like a fair baseline), let us know so we can add you! In the meantime, learn about why join Tendenci - The Open Source AMS

 

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