Spark vs ApplyNow
Loan Application Management Software Comparison
About Spark
Spark indicates it’s a file-sharing, document management, financial spreading, and borrower portal system — all in one
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About ApplyNow
ApplyNow is a cloud-based application management system that provides tools to create, manage, award and report on all types of applications ranging from loans, grants, scholarships, bursaries and more
Pricing Starts at $999/yr
Loan Origination System Comparison - See how ApplyNow stacks up to other Loan Application Management Software Products
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Submittable
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SlideRoom
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SurveyMonkeyApply
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LenderFit
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Spark
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Apply Now
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Apply Now 2
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Application collection |
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| Eligibility screening | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Real-time applicant collaboration | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Send additional forms | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
| Drag and drop form builder | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Collect fees and payments | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| File uploads | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Responsive forms with branching | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔* | ✔ |
| Branded landing page | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Gather third party references | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Cloud storage | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Languages | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
Review and workflow |
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| Email templates | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| In-app communication | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔* | ✔ | ||
| Custom qualitative review | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
| Custom quantitative review | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| Side by side reviews | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| Blind reviews | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
| Multiple rounds of review | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Email in-progress applicants | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Bulk actions | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Search and filters | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Tags/Labels | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Easy of Use more highly rated | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
| User Ratings | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
| User Likes/Dislikes | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
Reporting and more |
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| Funds awarding and tracking | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
| In-app data analysis | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Permission levels | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Data exports | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| API access | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Integrations | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Unlimited records per export | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| SSO (Single sign-on) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| Localization | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
| Reporting and dashboards | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔* | ✔ |
| Market | |||||||
| Loan Servicing | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| Loan Origination | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| Price Range | $10,000+ per year |
$999 per year |
$999 per year |
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