Product Comparison Guide: EMS Enterprise, EMS Professional, & iMIS 2017

This product comparison details capabilities found in EMS Enterprise, EMS Professional, and iMIS 2017.

✓ = included + = optional

Core Platform

CRM + Data Management

Feature	Description	EMS Enterprise	EMS Professional	iMIS 2017
Contact management	Manage contact, address, and demographic information for individuals, organizations, or groups.	✓	✓	✓
Address verification	Verify addresses at the point of entry. Automatically verify and clean address information.	✓	✓	✓
Duplicate Merge — Standard	Find, merge, and clean duplicate records.	✓	✓	✓
Duplicate Merge — Premium	Review all potential duplicate record pairs. Determine which records to retain, which records to merge into the retained records, and which records to mark as Not Duplicates.	+	+	+
Online profile	Allow constituents to manage their profile and transaction history.	✓	✓	✓
Online directory	Allow constituents to access and manage their own profile information and create a searchable online directory based on a variety of criteria and with varying levels of permission-based security.	✓	✓	✓
Company Administrator — Standard	Allow an individual to manage organization or committee rosters and conduct transactions for colleagues, as well as manage their chapter or organization information.	✓	✓	✓
Company Administrator — Premium	Allow an individual to manage chapter rosters and conduct transactions for chapter members.	+	+	+
Volunteer management	Recruit, schedule, and track volunteer activity. Manage, assign, and track volunteer hours.	✓	✓	✓

Membership Management

Feature	Description	EMS Enterprise	EMS Professional	iMIS 2017
Membership fees	Manage individual or company memberships and membership fees for multi-tiered, variable-duration, and other complicated membership models.	✓ with Membership bundle / + with Fundraising bundle	✓ with Membership bundle / + with Fundraising bundle	✓ with Membership bundle / + with Fundraising bundle
Online membership	Create an online join or renewal page using a configurable template. You can allow your members to join or renew their membership online or through a mobile device.	✓ with Membership bundle / + with Fundraising bundle	✓ with Membership bundle / + with Fundraising bundle	✓ with Membership bundle / + with Fundraising bundle
Chapters and committees	Track and manage current and historical chapter and committee membership and participation.	✓ with Membership bundle / + with Fundraising bundle	✓ with Membership bundle / + with Fundraising bundle	✓ with Membership bundle / + with Fundraising bundle

Website Management

Feature	Description	EMS Enterprise	EMS Professional	iMIS 2017
Site Builder	Manage multiple websites and allow chapters or affiliates to manage their own websites.	✓	✓	✓
Page Builder	Build sophisticated web pages with a WYSIWYG editor and configurable out-of-the-box content items, such as menus, lists, charts, user profiles, and more.	✓	✓	✓
Content tagging	Use your organization's specific terms, audiences, and concepts to deliver targeted web content.	✓	✓	✓
Intelligent Query Architect	Create complex queries and export the results in a variety of formats.	✓	✓	✓
Translation	Translate fields, menus, screens, and web pages into different languages.	+	N/A	+

Integration Tools

Feature	Description	EMS Enterprise	EMS Professional	iMIS 2017
iMIS Marketplace	ASI's global network of authorized iMIS product partners and solution providers develop hundreds of best-of-breed add-on applications and integrations to complement the iMIS EMS platform.	✓	✓	✓
REST API	iMIS EMS includes a modern REST API optimized for integrating to cloud-based solutions. Our industry-leading API is fully documented.	✓	✓	✓
Authorized iMIS product partners	We partner with select software vendors based on client demand to provide tight integration to popular best-in-show solutions. Product partners receive priority integration support, exclusive access to API resources and production roadmaps, and ASI validation and approval to write back to the iMIS database ("push" capability).	✓	✓	✓

Events + Learning

Event Management

Feature	Description	EMS Enterprise	EMS Professional	iMIS 2017
Event management	Manage the planning, logistics, communication and registration for events of all types and sizes.	✓	✓	✓
Online events	Create online event pages or microsites to enable your constituents to register and access event details including locations, agenda, registrant directory, X (Twitter) feed, and more.	✓	✓	✓

Application + Review Management (OpenWater)

OpenWater is a true all-in-one software platform designed to streamline and simplify your application and review process. See OpenWater for details.

EMS Enterprise	EMS Professional	iMIS 2017
+	+	+

Learning + Certification Management (TopClass)

TopClass is an award-winning, powerful learning platform, connecting learners to transformative education and certification programs. See TopClass for details.

EMS Enterprise	EMS Professional	iMIS 2017
+	+	+

Commerce + Accounting

Product Sales + Online Store

Feature	Description	EMS Enterprise	EMS Professional	iMIS 2017
Product sales	Sell physical or digital products with flexible pricing and promotional discounts.	✓	✓	✓
Inventory management	Track inventory, manage backorders, and create relationships between products for cross-selling, up-selling, and suggesting replacements.	✓	N/A	✓
Online store	Sell physical or digital products, automatically calculate shipping and taxes, and display related items for cross-selling or up-selling.	✓	✓	✓

Advertising Management (SpaceMaster)

Feature	Description	EMS Enterprise	EMS Professional	iMIS 2017
Order management	Process orders for many types of ads, including display, classified, and digital.	+	N/A	N/A
Classified ads	Automate the placement of display and classified ads.	+	N/A	N/A
Ad activity management	Summarize ad activity by publication, account, territory, sales rep, time period, and ad type.	+	N/A	N/A

Accounting + Payments

Feature	Description	EMS Enterprise	EMS Professional	iMIS 2017
Payments	Easy and secure payment processing through iMIS.	✓	✓	N/A
Refunds	Process payment refunds directly from iMIS without needing to access a third-party gateway portal.	✓	✓	N/A
Accounts receivable	Manage invoicing, cash receipts, and other financial transactions.	✓	✓	✓
Deferred income	Delay recognition of income to coincide with when income is earned.	+	+	+
Automatic payments	Automate recurring (monthly, quarterly, yearly) membership fees and donations.	+	+	+
General ledger export	Export a spreadsheet that can be further formatted for import into the general ledger package of your choice.	✓	✓	✓

Fundraising Management

Feature	Description	EMS Enterprise	EMS Professional	iMIS 2017
Gift processing	Process pledges or gifts of all types, including annual, major, and planned.	✓ with Fundraising bundle / + with Membership bundle	✓ with Fundraising bundle / + with Membership bundle	✓ with Fundraising bundle / + with Membership bundle
Online donations	Create an online donation page using a configurable template, allowing your donors to give online or through a mobile device.	✓ with Fundraising bundle / + with Membership bundle	✓ with Fundraising bundle / + with Membership bundle	✓ with Fundraising bundle / + with Membership bundle
Moves management	Manage the individual and hands-on approach necessary to cultivate major gifts.	✓ with Fundraising bundle / + with Membership bundle	✓ with Fundraising bundle / + with Membership bundle	✓ with Fundraising bundle / + with Membership bundle
Issue tax receipts	Issue tax receipts directly to donors.	✓ with Fundraising bundle / + with Membership bundle	✓ with Fundraising bundle / + with Membership bundle	✓ with Fundraising bundle / + with Membership bundle
Tribute donations	Choose to make the donation in honor or memory of someone, and enter a tribute message.	✓ with Fundraising bundle / + with Membership bundle	✓ with Fundraising bundle / + with Membership bundle	✓ with Fundraising bundle / + with Membership bundle
Recurring donations	Process recurring donations: monthly, quarterly, or annually.	+	+	+

Communication + Engagement

Email Marketing

Feature	Description	EMS Enterprise	EMS Professional	iMIS 2017
Email marketing — Standard	Send email communications to individuals or groups.	✓	✓	✓
Email marketing — Premium	Design, send, and track targeted email marketing campaigns.	+	+	+

Text Messaging

To learn more about Text Manager, visit the iMIS Marketplace.

EMS Enterprise	EMS Professional	iMIS 2017
+	+	+

Online Communities

To learn more about Higher Logic, visit the iMIS Marketplace.

EMS Enterprise	EMS Professional	iMIS 2017
+	+	+

Mobile App

To learn more about Clowder, visit the iMIS Marketplace.

EMS Enterprise	EMS Professional	iMIS 2017
+	+	+

Tools + Analytics

Online Forms

Feature	Description	EMS Enterprise	EMS Professional	iMIS 2017
Forms — Standard	Use and edit out-of-the-box forms.	✓	✓	N/A
Forms — Premium	In addition to the Standard features, create unlimited forms and rules, require a review process for form submissions before they are accepted, and create forms in advanced mode.	+	+	N/A

Workflow Automation

Feature	Description	EMS Enterprise	EMS Professional	iMIS 2017
Process automation — Standard	Use predefined tasks and alerts to automate manual processes.	✓	✓	✓
Process automation — Premium	Create your own unique tasks and alerts to automate manual processes.	+	+	+

Engagement Scoring

Feature	Description	EMS Enterprise	EMS Professional	iMIS 2017
Scoring — Standard	Measure, track, and improve engagement with your members, donors, and constituents.	✓	✓	✓
Scoring — Premium	Create your own customized scores.	+	+	+

Reports + Dashboards

Feature	Description	EMS Enterprise	EMS Professional	iMIS 2017
iMIS Report Writer — Basic	ExpressView reports.	✓	✓	N/A
iMIS Report Writer — Premium	ExpressView reports, Advanced reports, and Dashboards.	+	+	N/A
Reports	Leverage a library of configurable standard reports or create your own reports.	✓	✓	✓
Dashboards	Turn data into insight through real-time measurement of key performance indicators (KPIs) with dynamic dashboards.	✓	✓	✓

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