Comments and Reviews of Wild Apricot Membership Website Software
Wild Apricot's online tools are used by associations, clubs, churches, support groups, chambers of commerce and many more. Below are comments from our clients.
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"I greatly appreciate the timesavings we've achieved with Wild Apricot. I no longer have to waste time mailing and emailing application forms to potential fund-seekers. And volunteers can quickly access up-to-date information online. Using Wild Apricot has not only resulted in time-savings of at least five hours per week, but we have significantly reduced spending on postage, envelopes and letterheads."
— JoAnn Nichols, Director,
Tri-County United Fund Inc.
"We are a Not for profit that needed to manage volunteer lists, members and subscriptions over the web so that we can all access the data.
We had spent many months searching for a solution that allowed us to simply manage and store volunteers and members. We researched 33 different solutions ranging from enterprise packages through to public domain solutions, they were either overblown, ridiculously overpriced or half baked and unworkable.
WildApricot does exactly what we need. Within 2 hours we had developed custom interface and volunteer fields created with a web page that our users and members could readily access. We can now stop using excel as a membership manager and start managing, not just coping with volunteers"
"We are glad to pay the monthly fee and will continue to grow the user base and support this cost as we grow, rather than some of the massive up front costs and consulting fees that other solutions incurred"
— Derek, Cat Rescue Charity,
Australia
"Whenever I have a question or problem, someone from Wild Apricot gets back to me quickly, sometimes within a few hours, sometimes within minutes. Also, I have suggested features that have been implemented."
— Michael S. Johnson, Baton Rouge, Louisiana,
Public Relations Association of Louisiana
"This year we decided to try out Wild Apricot to handle the hassle of event registrations for our annual Computer Refurbishers Summit. I'm no computer whiz, just your average Microsoft Word user, but I found it extremely easy and user-friendly. Most importantly, I spent 50% less time this year getting everyone registered compared to previous years."
— Willie Cade,
International Computer Refurbishers Summit
"After looking at and evaluating many membership-oriented, web-based systems, I still like Wild Apricot probably the best of all that is available... it is easy to use, it is effective, and it has a relatively low cost of entry. It's Web 2.0 but it is also user-friendly."
— Mary C.,
Washington, DC
"Wild Apricot lets us focus on our organization instead of organizing. We found the event management tools excellent and our members liked how easy it was to sign up. We love how it easy it was to plan for an event and sign up members!"
— Mira Jelic,
UsabilityCamp.org
"...You are the only company/webdevelopers who are genuinely unselfish and customer oriented. Thank you for being what you are #1 The Best in your highly competitive field!..."
— Edward Good,
Loproz.com
"I had a problem with using Wild Apricot and called technical support. A real human answered my call and solved the problem right away. I was very impressed with the technical support."
"I love how it's easy for any authorized person to update the website. We don't have to rely on one technical person to do it."
"OriginsUSA previously had a website that was managed by a volunteer using DreamWeaver. We went through three webmasters. Each time, there was one person being stuck with all the work of updating our website, and if the person was not available, our website remained out of date. It was a lot of work for the webmaster volunteer, and if we changed our mind about what we wanted, we'd have to ask her to re-do all her work. Now, any designated person can go in and easily update the website. Keeping our website up-to-date has helped us do a much better job of showing visitors to our site what the organization is doing."
— Bernadette Wright,
Origins USA
"...Thanks again for making my crazy life just a little more manageable!..."
" ...we had just made FGI history - everyone had registered online for an event! I also canceled the age old telephone answering / registration service, which was such a thrill..."
— Laurie Hall,
Fashion Group International, Toronto chapter
"...incredibly responsive and helpful. Outstanding."
"Wonderful system for membership organizations. Love all the automated features which is why we went to it, in combo with the web hosting."
"Easy to use and set up, great automated features such as event reminders, membership expiration, etc."
— Lauren Still, Membership Director,
Denver Coach Federation, Denver, Colorado
"It is great to have the website creation, member database/dues management all in the same place. This is exactly what a small, new organization like ours needed. Not hard at all to learn how to use it, which I appreciate. It is so useful to members sign up themselves, update their own info, etc. That means I don't have to do it manually!"
"the quality is high--design looks good and everything works the way it's supposed to."
— Karen Olson,
Winters Aquatic Club, California
"...support staff has responded to questions and comments immediately through both email and the forums. I am beyond pleased with the technical support and ongoing improvements."
"I have followed your release notes and see you implement improvements based on user response. Outstanding!"
"I would highly recommend Wild Apricot to any client or peer that needs a similar system"
— Jodi Diehl,
RemoteProfessionals.com, Dunnville, KY
"Wild Apricot is a GREAT service!"
"I have found the response to be very quick when I send a support request."
"When I first started uysing the system for LEHDER I sent in suggestions which have already been implemented!"
— Linda Oliver,
LEHDER Environmental Services, Point Edward, Ontario, Canada
"If it weren't for Wild Apricot we would not have a website, because as a small organization we have a tight budget. We simply could not afford the far more expensive alternatives available in the market. We find Wild Apricot's event management and e-mail facilities really convenient and are using it to improve internal and external communications. We've already received delightful comments from website visitors."
— Dario Bertolina,
Aileach Karate Club
"I used software that I wrote. I spent many hours developing a ColdFusion/SQL server solution. In only six hours I was able to complete the WA setup with a more robust interface that I had previously."
— Layne Vincent, Dallas, Texas,
Oak Cliff Lions Club
"I have been a user of WildApricot for about 4 months now. Your website and service is outstanding! I can't wait for the next release, especially the multiple members-only sections"
"I work for an accounting firm and we have a very specialized service that we offer to a particular group of people. I found Wild Apricot useful in supplying these individuals with 24 hour access to information, articles, and documents. Wild Apricot allows me to have complete control over the website and content offered, as well as the ability to customize and update my website on an as-needed basis without needing web-based or coding expertise. The possibilities are almost endless. I have never used a service with such outstanding customer support."
— Stefano D'Agruma, DKC Tax International, Inc.,
Fairlawn, Oh
"...Very simple and easy to use. Intuitive...This will save us so much time."
— Bulent Pakdil,
Investment Advisor, Toronto
"Wild Apricot has definitely improved our efficiency. I can concentrate on what I need to do, which is planning events and talking to members, as opposed to managing the website."
— Kathryn Lagden, General Manager,
AIMS, Toronto
"My technical know-how is below average, but Wild Apricot delivered on its promise of being intuitive and easy to pick up on. It didn't take us more than two weeks to experience increased sign-ups, and an overwhelming response from our members, wanting to submit pictures and videos to our collection. I would recommend Wild Apricot to every small non-profit."
— Lisa Dernick,
Gulf Coast Jack Russell Terrier Network
"Seriously, you guys are saving my life. I can now sleep, find paying work and relax once in a while."
"I am really depending on the membership aspect. ... Now that I've set it up, it just works for me so I can concentrate on interesting content to drive traffic to our site"
"Wild Apricot works really well at very reasonable price and if you don't use it, it's your loss. Wild Apricot wasn't known to me when I started my research and I almost gave up. I am so glad I took one last look for a CMS solution. I AM WA's biggest fan. I have to be."
— Priscilla Christian, Vice Chairwoman and Webmaster,
La Habra High School Alumni Association, California
"I am very appreciative of wildapricot, it's saved me tremendous time and effort."
"I've been happy with having this service and ability to get a site up quickly. I had been trying to learn Civcrm and Drupal, and this seems to give both."
— Jill Bertelli,
California, US, ProjectHealth.net
"...many thanks - your support is EXCELLENT - a pleasure to see - PS we love your product. If you ever need a reference account, just let me know:)"
"I have been using Apricot for our on-line event registration system for several weeks now. I really like how easy it was to understand and use as well as the pricing model - it makes Apricot I believe the most affordable and usable system. We host regular (up to 15) events per month and having this system has dramatically changed and improved our ability to deliver events In a timely and professional manner. I must also complement you on your OUTSTANDING support. As Apricot is inexpensive, and as such, I expected poor support, but each and every time that I have a question or needed assistance, you and your team have be incredibly responsive to my requests. THANKS FOR A GREAT SOLUTION!"
— Greg Wyman,
StorageCraft Asia Pacific, North Sydney, Australia
"A very easy to use CMS solution. fast, simple and small learning curve."
"Simple tool to centralize all of your organizations needs."
— Eric Rauschenberg
"Real time registration. Real time reports"
— Narelle Wilson,
TAS Professional Services
"The most useful for me is automated membership renewal system, and the ability for members to log in with unique log in to change their profile and access member only pages. This is awesome. I like the directory too."
— Gilli Moon, President/Co-Founder,
Songsalive!, California
"The support staff was personable and understanding to my organizations processes and needs. Awesome product and great service. I look forward to more business with Wild!"
"The membership management part is HUGE for us as that is a key part of our growing organization."
"...great for anyone looking to keep track of members and you are tired of managing your members in a db or Excel file. The tool is flexible and relatively inexpensive for those on a budget."
"The product is well deserving of great recognition. I have already recommended the product to a couple of organizations."
— Justin Dawkins Masscomm