Why SubmittableThe Deed alternative for those looking for a complete CSR platform
Submittable has the features, reliability, and intuitive design modern CSR teams need to run great giving, volunteering, and community investment programs.
Users find Submittable easier to use than Deed
Deed claims to be intuitive. But, when you look at reviews for people who have to work within its software–admins setting up events, running reports, and more–it’s not as intuitive as Submittable. Reviews on Capterra show that Admins have:
Had to request features within Deed that come standard in other tools.1
Found Deed’s admin dashboard “overwhelming.”2
Encountered “a decent amount of bugs/errors” when trying to customize their programs.3
All of these comments are summarized in the ease of use score, where Submittable beats Deed by half a point. Submittable provides more complete features alongside a great employee and admin user experience.
Submittable is a more complete CSR solution for admins
Submittable has everything you need to run any type of CSR program, whether it’s a massive GivingTuesday campaign or a virtual skills-based volunteering event. Even more so now since Submittable has joined forces with WizeHive, Bright Funds, and WeHero.
Innovative giving & matching tools
Submittable and Bright Funds are moving fast to develop tools that embed giving into the everyday lives of employees. With these tools, you can:
Give donatable funds as a reward to employees for things like kudos or event participation
Match donations automatically and notify employees when matches happen
Provide employees with their own dashboards to track their impact, including all receipts for tax season
Truly transformative volunteering events
Submittable and WeHero work together to not just plan great volunteer events but also activate employee participation. We’re building tech to help you:
Run Dollars for Doers campaigns from one platform
Give ERG leaders the ability to create and promote their own volunteer events
Run the events with no sweat thanks to tailor-made WeHero volunteer experiences
Grantmaking that’s not an afterthought
Submittable’s DNA is in grantmaking, with almost a decade of leading the cutting edge in power and ease of use. With Submittable, you can:
Run the entire grantmaking cycle within the same platform
Collaboratively review applications and send communications to applicants
Dive deep into impact with advanced reporting tools and integrations
Deed vs Submittable: Capabilities at a glance
| Submittable | Deed |
|---|---|---|
Grant application collection and review | ✔ | ✔ |
Grant application support | ✔ | |
Funds tracking and disbursement | ✔ | ✔ |
Database of vetted nonprofits | ✔ | ✔ |
Employee volunteering | ✔ | ✔ |
Dollars for Doers | ✔ | ✔ |
Personal impact dashboards | ✔ | ✔ |
ERG and affinity groups | ✔ | ✔ |
User gamification and leaderboards |
| ✔ |
Giving and matching | ✔ | ✔ |
Automatic matching | ✔ | ✔ |
Comprehensive reporting | ✔ | ✔ |
Fundraising and donation collection | ✔ | ✔ |
Connecting giving to employee engagement programs (e.g. wellness challenges and kudos programs) | ✔ | |
A virtual wallet for each employee that stores all their giving dollars | ✔ | |
Overall Capterra rating | 4.7/5 | 4.3/5 |
Capterra features rating | 4.5/5 | 3.9/5 |
Capterra ease of use rating | 4.6/5 | 4.1/5 |
Number of Capterra reviews | 165 | 9 |
* This table is as accurate as we can verify as of September 2024.
Deed has the basics down, but you need more
Deed does seem to have a good employee experience. The problem is, that’s the prerequisite for a good CSR platform.
Great CSR platforms should provide administrators with an intuitive experience, too, with all the tools and features they need in one place.
When you visit their website, you see where Deed skimps on the admin experience. Their grants page states, for example, that you can “export submissions when it’s time to make a decision.”
Which makes it sound like one of the most important parts of the grantmaking process happens outside of Deed.
Submittable gives employees a great experience and gives you the ability to run the entire lifecycle of all your CSR programs (including grant decision-making) within the software you purchased, not in scattered email threads or endless spreadsheets.
Submittable is the most feature-complete Deed alternative
Schedule a demo today to learn more about how Submittable compares with Deed.
Here are a few more Deed alternatives
We encourage you to explore your options. Here is a competitor page for similar products to Deed. If you’re considering Benevity as well, you can check out our Benevity alternatives page.
Also, keep in mind that we recently joined forces with our friends at WizeHive, WeHero, and Bright Funds. This means everything we’ve covered on this page will only improve (and improve quickly).
