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[Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated November 9th, 2026 # Page 2 - Reviews of Aplos ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 26-50 of 190 available reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Office Manager Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Efficient and Easy " February 13, 2019 5.0 Pros The software is easy to use and not too expensive. Minimal accounting or bookkeeping experience is needed. Cons I saw the software worked great when our church was small. As it grew the amount of accounting required a program that could keep track of individual versus batch transactions. Review Source Executive Director, Finance Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "Your solution partner for accounting." November 3, 2022 3.0 Aplos is an accounting software that combines an easy-to-use interface and the power of a robust accounting engine to elevate your business.Aplos makes running your accounting fast, simple, and secure. Users can track their finances and make proactive decisions by analyzing their current and historical data.Aplos provides a variety of unique features, including: A state-of-the-art accounting engine, Customizable dashboards, Multi-currency support. Pros Aplos is a new company that is in the process of moving into the accounting industry. Aplos is a membership company designed to help companies like yours manage their membership programs. Aplos offers a wide variety of solutions that can be customized to meet your company's needs. Cons Overall interface quality could be improved a bit, I didn't see any other problems. Switched from [ChurchTrac](https://www.capterra.com/p/125787/ChurchTrac/) Review Source church secretary Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "First Time User" May 18, 2021 5.0 We are a fairly new to this program and I appreciating how this program works for me in regards to accounting and reporting. I am still working out a few issues on our end regarding the People side. Overall I like this product. Pros This product was fairly easy to learn, and what I needed help on was easily accessible through Help. The turnaround time for help was very quick. Sometimes they have to get back to me in a couple of days, but they always stay in touch to let me know they're researching the issue. Cons I am with a church. The Check In system, for us, was not working too well. Research was done and the application was tweaked to service us. Regarding Reports: I would like to see the column titles stay as we scroll down, and would like to see column titles printed on multiple pages. When I asked for this I was told it had been submitted to the developers. I believe they will be able to adjust this. Switched from Accounting purposes. We loved the people side. Review Source Vickey R. Accounting Firm Owner Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Aplos is Great for Churches and NonProfits" February 12, 2018 5.0 Even with the bank integration issues with some of my clients and the lack of apps that connect, I still highly recommend this awesome accounting and donation tracking software! Pros I love the simplicity of using Apolos. It is a great choice for non-accountants! I love the "tags" for tracking fundraisers, programs, projects, etc. Cons Not very applications integrate with it such as Hubdoc and Bill.com that I use with my bookkeeping clients. I also have some issues with the bank integration. Review Source Founder Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "APLOS is a great starter product" September 16, 2022 5.0 We loved APLOS for the capacity we need at the time. Pros I loves the customer service. You could always get someone on the phone, always and that was super helpful. Cons I did not like that customization was limited. Branding our colors and design was limited. Review Source Attendant Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Aplos a great software to manage" July 27, 2022 5.0 This software it's absolutely amazing and provide us a lot of things. Pros The management with this software it's absolutely useful and great, I really like the differents tools, the differents functionalities this software it's absolutely useful and it's easy to understand. Cons In some cases the software have some problems with the accounting tools and it may cause a problem, but are little problems. Review Source Church Treasurer ### "Great Church Financial Software" May 23, 2012 5.0 After looking at several other church financial software products, we decided on Aplos Software and are very satisfied with the product. It meets all of our needs. Pros Aplos software is simple to use and the fund accounts can be easily customized and updated to fit your churches budget categories. Great for volunteer church treasurers. You don't have to be an accountant to use this software. After populating the people management tool and the account set up, all you have to do is enter contributions and maintain the check registry. All of the calculations are performed for you and the reports are built by the software. The reports in the report tool can be downloaded into excel or pdf and used to build monthly treasurer's reports or other budget statements. At the end of the year simply download the contribution statements report, hit print, and you are done. The cost is very affordable compared to other products. The customer service and technical support are outstanding. Cons We have had some compatability issues with Internet Explorer 9 in regard to downloading reports. However, the technical support folks at Aplos were quick to respond with a fix. We are a small church so I'm not sure if it would meet all the needs of a larger church. Aplos is expanding their capabilities. Review Source Program Coordinator Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Great software for non-profits" March 12, 2021 5.0 Good experience. Pros There are many useful features in Aplos to assist non-profits in daily operations, events and donor management. Cons Needs better sign-up process to elicit and track volunteers. Alternatives considered [Neon CRM](https://www.capterra.com/p/102088/NeonCRM/) Reasons for choosing Aplos Better functionality for our applications. Review Source Treasurer Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Retired CPA and Treasurer for Greystone Foundation." September 5, 2025 5.0 I was introduced to Aplos about eight years ago when I became my churches treasurer. Four years ago I relocated and was asked to take over the treasures position for a local foundation. The foundation was using a software which was not designed for the services it provided, so I brought in Aplos. It has worked very well for the foundation. Pros We use Aplos for our foundations accounting and bookkeeping and it works very well for us. It is easy to navigate and provides all the accounting reporting we need. For the money you really cannot beat Aplos. Cons I cannot think of anything I do not like about Aplos. I have incorporated it to two organizations I am involved with. Alternatives considered [Sage Accounting](https://www.capterra.com/p/168740/Sage-One-UK/) Reasons for choosing Aplos Best Value for the money. I had used Quickbooks, Sage and Aplos before and felt it was the best selection for the Foundation. Review Source Church Administrator Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "An Easy Church Software" May 8, 2025 5.0 I have had contacts with customer service. The ones I have been in contact with have always been helpful and accommodating. Pros This is easy to use. It has a lot of features available for use, and the screen is not cluttered with a lot of unnecessary items. Cons While a lot of features are good for larger companies or churches, a lot of small churches may not use all of them. I wish they had smaller packages available for churches that does not need all of them. Review Source Brittany G. Executive Director Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Thankful for Aplos" September 17, 2025 5.0 Overall I'm glad we switched to Aplos! It's been great. My board likes the reports, I like the ease of use. Pros Makes nonprofit accounting easier and more intuitive for people new to accounting in general and nonprofits in particular. Cons The report names don't always match what my accountant asks me for so I have to do some digging to figure out what the equivalent report in Aplos is. Switched from Looking for something that was intended for nonprofits first. Review Source Treasurer Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Great Tool for Anyone" February 12, 2025 5.0 I have used Aplos since 2016 and it has saved me many, many of labor due to its use of use and integration. It is also really easy for a non-accountant like me Pros Ease of use and everything stored in the cloud. As well as the ability to give permission to other organization leads to view high level summary of import data and metrics Cons A little bit pricey for a small organization Review Source Response from Aplos February 25, 2025 Thanks so much for your kind review, Thomas! We love that we can make your job easier and save you some time! Director of Development Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "Great Product for Non Profits!" December 7, 2023 5.0 Great. We love Aplos and it solved a lot of problems we were having before we finally found it! Pros So easy and intuitive to use and they have free customer service so you can always get help. Cons No grant management system and no auction software. Switched from [NetSuite](https://www.capterra.com/p/135757/NetSuite/) We hated NetSuite. For everything we love about Aplos, we felt the exact opposite about NetSuite. It was NOT meant for Nonprofits! Review Source KB Kassie B. Financial Administrator Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "So easy to install and use!" May 24, 2022 4.0 We previously had a vendor that did all of our financial services including payroll, general ledger, bill pay and reporting. It was very expensive and the delay in being able to get the reporting was a big problem. We were able to switch to Aplos and take over all of that very easily. It is actually less labor doing it ourselves on Aplos than it was to supply all the data to our previous vendor that was doing it for us. Love this software! Pros The software is extremely intuitive. Tutorials are VERY good. Online support is very good. When all of that didn't answer my questions, I was thrilled to find that I can call and get the answer from very knowledgeable associates without having to wait on hold for more than a minute or two. The set up was very easy. Changes are very easy to make. The reporting is very flexible and easy to use. Cons I have only a couple of minor annoyances. There is a bug with the date range functionality on reporting when putting in a custom date that causes you to have to do it twice before it works properly. The other minor thing is that you can't customize reports over and above the filter and layout options that are offered. But, that is minor because the report flexibility is still very good. Reasons for choosing Aplos Quickbooks didn't have the fund accounting options we needed and Sage was WAY more expensive. Aplos gave us everything we needed at a very reasonable price. Review Source HR Administrator/Bookkeeper Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "New to Fund Accounting" March 22, 2021 4.0 I do not have another Fund Accounting Software to compare Aplos to, but I can't imagine that anyone could offer better Customer Service. They are very helpful, and help resolve issues. This would be a number one reason for using Aplos, not knowing if other companies provide the same level of Service...I can't say if they are the best, but they are very helpful. Pros I really like the Reconciliation process...it is simple to understand and works perfectly. I value the support that Aplos provides. I am new to Fund Accounting, with NO experience at all, but I have been with Aplos for over a year and they are always willing to take the time to help me figure out how to fix what I didn't understand and a good way to proceed. Cons I am unhappy that I cannot find a Vendor to do a new A/P Entry..instead have to scroll thru pages to find the one I'm looking for, a simple search would suffice. I also find reporting to be a bit confusing....it is not intuitive...it sometimes takes several steps (that are not obvious) to get the report I need. Additionally, I believe that the price per month should include a second user, for dual control purposes, for instance a second person to do Bank Reconciliations. Switched from I wanted a Fund Accounting Software AND a partner for Payroll. Reasons for choosing Aplos Pricing and ease of use (at least the demo made it feel easy to use) Review Source Sherry N. Founder Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Good Software for Beginning Nonprofits" July 16, 2018 3.0 Pros I like that everything is all together in one spot - donor software, accounting, newletters and online giving forms. I like how when someone gives online through your forms that it automatically incorporates into your accounting and saves info from the giver into your contacts. Their customer service and support is their beacon of light. Extreme strong point. It's almost as if you have nonprofit accountant on your staff to answer your questions. They answer you quickly, and their answers are always helpful. And often times they've logged in and completely helped me fix an issue. This is the best thing I love about them and something that makes them completely unique. This was a game changer for me as a brand new nonprofit and didn't know what I was doing. I can't say enough about this! This is what makes me recommend them to everyone I know that's a nonprofit leader. Cons The newsletter email templates and online giving forms are very template-y and don't give you a lot of control. The final product can help you get information out, however it looks pretty amateurish, which in turn makes your nonprofit/your brand, look amateurish - which is more important than most people know. If Aplos could follow constant contact's lead on design formatting they would be top notch. The other thing I don't like is often I'm fundraising for events and have options for customers to pick (example : I want to buy tickets for an event and a tshirt for two people), or want them to be able to buy multiples of items and it really needs somewhat of a "cart" option for online giving forms. Third, I get lots of complaints from customers about the transaction errors which make it hard to give. I get this a lot. Which can hinder givers, often they won't go back again and give again when they get an email way later that the transaction didn't go through, so you lose donations. I've addressed this with them several times, but there hasn't been any resolution. I think it has to do with that the provider they use does a micro-transaction to the bank and then banks don't approve it. Review Source Treasurer Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Floats to the top" January 21, 2017 4.0 Aplos is doing the job for me. Some things are frustrating, but mostly, it's better than doing things by hand or by spreadsheet. Occasionally odd things happen. For instance, it's now January 17, and the home page is telling me that my YTD income is different from my monthly income. This can't be true in January. Similar things happen in some reports. The balance sheet will say that a fund has X dollars, but the report for that fund will say Y dollars. So there are some quirks to get around, but it's no worse than making a spreadsheet (or other software that knows nothing about fund accounting) behave. I like the reports Aplos generates. Especially at the end of the year, when everyone in our congregation wants a statement for their taxes. It's really just one button. If I were the boss of Aplos, the first thing I'd change is that I'd clean up the wasted screen real-estate. There's a button on the bottom right that has a bad habit of covering half the number I want to see, and pop-up "alerts" occasionally disrupt my work. And the box the pop-ups come from is also wasted screen area. Actually, this box keeps telling me I'm 85% set up. It's wrong. I'm as set up as I want to be. I can't see how to make the box go away, except to buy more product which I don't need. This amounts to a pop-up ad, and not the good kind. So this isn't a glowing review. But software nowadays is written so poorly, that bare competence floats to the top. Aplos is better than anything else I've used, but that's not saying a lot. If they raise the price again, I'm going back to spreadsheets. Pros Fairly clean interface. Most reports are close to what I want. Cons It's still buggy. Amounts that should match, don't always. The cost has tripled in the last 3 years. Review Source Response from Aplos March 30, 2017 Hi Bart, If the numbers are off by a few dollars, this may be due to rounding. If you¿d like, our Support Team would be happy to look into this to give you a more specific answer. Please feel free to reach out to our Support Team at support@aplos.com. For the Setup alert: You can click on the Go To Setup button and choose some of the options like, I don¿t want to set Starting Balances. Or, there are feature options that you can say ¿no¿ to, like Contributions. This should help clear that alert. Also, sorry that the bottom right icon is a bit pesky. We want you to be able to contact our Support Team if you ever have questions, so that¿s why it¿s there, but we realize that it can sometimes get in the way. That¿s a suggestion that we¿re happy to pass along to our development team. The Aplos Team Interim Director Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Training is Key" June 20, 2022 5.0 I really like the APLOS software and it has been very instrumental in helping me get our finances uncontrol as well as to see what is needed financially. Pros I like the fact that the checkbook register, banking information, letter writing, fundraising campaign and donation tracking is in the same software. The software is easy to use especially if you already know what you are doing. Integration was easy for us because we already was using APLOS. Cons I don't like that you can't deleted or change charts of accounts once created. I don't think there are products that are difficult to use but just the person knowing what to do. I didn't have to bring our information from another software, I just had to add it to APLOS. Reasons for choosing Aplos After purchasing APLOS software and using it for years, I decide to purchase Network for Good to go along with our APLOS product. The things that I thought Network for Good has that APLOS didn't . I realize that APLOS offered more and I cancelled the contract with Network for Good. I thought that they could help me with connecting to potential donor. Review Source Director of Finance Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "A great idea with POOR Customer Support" October 30, 2023 3.0 Frustrating Pros This system is filled with potential to bring community stakeholders together in a fundraising capacity. The integration between the donor database and the accounting GL is pretty good. For a low priced option, I would love to recommend this, but the customer support is horrible. Cons Lack of competent customer support. When you as the user know more than the person in "support", you end up spending alot of time training them before they will believe you that there is a problem. That is a huge waste of my time. They also have reports on line that are yielding incorrect data for our users, and they won't hide those reports pending resolution. In one word, arrogant - not helpful. Reasons for choosing Aplos Donor integration. Review Source Organizing Pastor Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Simple and easy, but with advanced features for those who need it." October 10, 2018 5.0 We began using Aplos as a brand new church. They helped us every step of the way as we grew - absolutely stellar customer service! We still don't have the complexity that some larger churches do, but every time we have needed to add something, the capacity has been there. The one exception was the lack of payroll integration, which I understand that they are now adding but we have not used yet. What I love about the product is that it is easy for us who are new to accounting to use, but also robust enough that our treasure (CPA) is able to use it in more complex ways. Pros Cloud-based Accounting with multiple user accounts makes it easy to keep finances updated. Clean, simple, straight-forward layout makes use easy. Super-responsive customer service are always there when you need them. Bank integration makes it easy to import transactions. Contact management. Reports are quick and easy to generate with customized data. Ability to connect to online-giving. Cons At the moment we are unable to link families within the contact management system. There are awesome graphs and charts on the dashboard, but unfortunately they do not have a lot of customization options or the ability to easily export. Review Source Rick B. Executive Pastor Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "3 Months with Aplos - AMAZING PRODUCT" September 9, 2021 5.0 Having a complex ministry required a product that could match our ministry model. Aplos has been fantastic from the very first interaction with sales to recently calling support. Every person is committed to the product and taking care of the customer. We could not have been more happier with the switch to Aplos. State of the art and exactly what we needed! This product is AMAZING! Pros Super easy to use, the reports are clean and not cluttered, it gives you confidence that your accounting is spot on! Cons Nothing. I have zero cons with using Aplos. Switched from Was not built to handle our complex ministry. Support always seemed to give a different solution each time you called. I personally made the decision to move to ACS which was even better than Power Church. Review Source Volunteer Treasurer Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "APLOS Software for my Small (but growing) Church" January 3, 2019 5.0 The people at APLOS are great to work with. Easy to reach out to, quick to respond, They are really good at listening to my particular need and showing me how APLOS helps with it vs. just a generic response. Also, you can't beat the price. (I got a Black Friday 50% off special for a year). I looked at other options - some were too much for my need (both cost and complexity) and some could be made to work (Quickbooks for example) but were not really designed for a church. This is PERFECT for us. Pros I purchased this software to help me take on a new role as treasurer of a small church. Am about 6 weeks into a "practice period" and will wipe out my practice data and start clean in January. It has (almost) everything I could want and some things I did not expect. The people database for church members, vendors, & prospects supports communication and there are robust accounting features (budgeting, bill pay, offerings, etc.). It has predesigned reports of all kinds that can be easily customized. You can import and export data. And it is really easy to use. Clearly designed for non-professionals like me - a volunteer doing a treasurer's job. Loved it from the first time I started playing with it during the free trial period. Also the resources (webinars, academy, one on one support) are great! Have watched several webinars, and chatted with people in customer support several times to get specific guidance/suggestions on my questions. Cons Have found only 2 things missing so far: 1) My pastor wants the ability to use the letter/email functions to communicate with members (uses the contact database) without seeing their donation records - and right now that "separation" isn't available. Also in recording donations, I would like to differentiate between cash and check because you need that info to make your bank deposit. APLOS doesn't provide for that. There's a workaround but not a great one. Customer Service made note of both of these needs for future releases. Review Source Administrative Executive Pastor Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "The Best Software purchase we ever made and the Only company we will ever use" September 21, 2021 5.0 I have enhanced my knowledge by taking the free classes and learned Fund Accounting Pros Where can I start.... this software is designed for little experience in Fund Accounting or experienced people. We are a small organization and we have Benefitted Greatly. Covid has impacted the churches and Text to Give has helped us because Aplos stays on the cutting Edge with their software. I have enjoyed the classes that are Free with the software. I have also called their outstanding customer service and been helped with every issue. If you are looking at this as another expense..... you are Wrong this will be the BEST purchase you have made. I like being organized with Ministry financials and you can print off reports quickly for meetings. Cons I have nothing to say about this software but it is excellent Reasons for choosing Aplos This was designed with churches and non profits in mind Review Source Owner Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Perfect fit for Churches" September 8, 2021 5.0 Pros Written for churches by individuals from church/nonprofit world. Training webinars and videos are excellent. Customer service is quickly responsive. Best I have used in 30 years Cons No obvious short comings. They are continuing to develop the product and partnering with other products integration Switched from [QuickBooks Enterprise](https://www.capterra.com/p/174984/QuickBooks-Enterprise/) Fund accounting Review Source Bookkeeper Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Aplos is great" March 8, 2021 5.0 The Fund Accounting is most helpful for the churches I help. The monthly reports are great to send to my clients so they can see where their money goes and how much they take in. On some clients, the WePay feature is great for online donations going right into Aplos. I love being able to message Aplos right from the client's account with questions. Pros The ease of use is best and the access to help in a timely matter. Cons You can't set up Vendors with a specific Account # like in QuickBooks. Switched from [QuickBooks Enterprise](https://www.capterra.com/p/174984/QuickBooks-Enterprise/) QuickBooks doesn't work well for Non-profit and Fund accounting. Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.