FastFund Customer Testimonials
Trusted by Nonprofit Organizations Across North America
See why nonprofit finance teams choose FastFund for fund accounting, payroll, fundraising, grant tracking, reporting, and support.
Customer Highlights
30+ Years Serving Nonprofits
Audit-Ready Reporting
True Fund Accounting
Accounting + Payroll + Fundraising
Free Onboarding & Support
Customer Success Snapshot
Why Nonprofits Trust FastFund
FastFund customers rely on Araize for nonprofit accounting, payroll, fundraising, reporting, onboarding, and support.
Years Serving Nonprofits
Helping nonprofits demonstrate financial accountability since 1991.
FastFund Users
Trusted by nonprofit teams across North America.
Nonprofit Focused
Built specifically for nonprofit accounting, reporting, and operations.
Integrated Platform
Accounting, payroll, and fundraising connected in one cloud system.
Customer Testimonials
What Nonprofits Say About FastFund
Nonprofit leaders, finance teams, treasurers, and administrators rely on FastFund for accounting, payroll, fundraising, reporting, audits, and support.
“I’ve been using Araize’s FastFund Online system for the past two years, and it has completely transformed how we manage our financial controls and reporting. The user-friendly interface makes it easy to get started, and the powerful features have streamlined everything from payment processing to expense tracking. I especially appreciate the real-time reporting, which has saved me countless hours of manual work.”
“Araize FastFund Online serves our needs. Support is excellent. I always get a prompt answer to my sometimes dumb questions. We’re a small, two-person organization. I run our payroll through the payroll Araize system and it works like a charm.”
“I cannot express how much this software has not only helped my organization but also allowed me to successfully execute my external audits, remain organized with various projects throughout the fiscal year, reporting, and support.”
“I find FastFund to be more intuitive than QuickBooks and with a language for nonprofit use. They have lots of free webinars and the one thing that stands out the most besides a reasonable cost, is the support they provide.”
“I am not only very satisfied with FastFund, I love this program. In my opinion, FastFund is the most efficient accounting program on the market. FastFund is very easy to use, and customer support is excellent.”
“I just find FastFund so easy to use, especially compared to Financial Edge. I am LOVING this system! As long as I work here, we are a customer for life!”
“I think the Araize software is some of the best software I've ever used. The user interface is straightforward and easy to use and understand, it has a nice clean look, and it has a ton of features.”
“One of the features of FastFund that I like so much is that you and the support team are so supportive and accessible. I have really enjoyed the learning webinars that you have provided.”
“I just wanted to thank you guys for holding my hand over the past year. I can't say enough about your customer service ethic. It has been a good change for us thus far.”
“I just completed three days with our auditors and was able to readily produce any report they requested. FastFund Online is a superior accounting product.”
“The software is extremely easy to understand and use and is very affordable compared to other software packages that have similar features. It meets all our needs for accounting for multiple government grants.”
“FastFund facilitates the tracking of our restricted funds; we do not need to do all the double entries that our old software package required. Everyone at Araize has been extremely helpful.”
“FastFund Online was the perfect solution for our nonprofit organization needs. With a minimum background in accounting, this software was a lifesaver. It's easy to understand and navigate.”
“I found Araize and the FastFund product to be a worthwhile and easy to use database system. I am particularly pleased with Araize's customer service. Immediately responsive and always taking the time to educate me.”
“I've had the benefit of more than three decades of using FastFund solutions. We now use FastFund at our church and the church board is deeply appreciative of the new quality of information.”
“FastFund Online is the product I had been hoping for, for 11 years. FastFund has improved our ability to report on federal government grants, do our 990, report to funders, management and our board.”
“We use FastFund Raising and FastFund Accounting, and the products are great. What other companies don't have is the support provided by Araize. Their support team never makes us feel incapable.”
“When our ministry decided to update our accounting system and go with FastFund Online, we were all dreading the process. Everyone in the office was pleasantly surprised when everything went smoothly.”
“FastFund Raising has given our nonprofit organization the ability to track revenue and donor data at a level I never believed we could afford. The detailed reports available to us are incredible.”
Results & Outcomes
The Results Nonprofits Achieve With FastFund
Across hundreds of nonprofit organizations, FastFund helps simplify accounting, improve reporting, streamline audits, and save valuable staff time.
Better Financial Visibility
Access real-time financial information, customizable reports, dashboards, and fund balances without spreadsheets.
Simplified Audits
Generate audit-ready financial statements and reports quickly, reducing preparation time and stress.
True Fund Accounting
Track restricted and unrestricted funds without workarounds or duplicate entries required by commercial accounting systems.
Significant Time Savings
Automate reporting, allocations, payroll processing, reconciliations, and grant tracking to reduce manual work.
Responsive Support
Work directly with nonprofit accounting experts who provide fast answers, onboarding assistance, and ongoing guidance.
Grant & Compliance Confidence
Manage grants, donor restrictions, payroll allocations, Form 990 reporting, and compliance requirements with confidence.
FastFund vs Workarounds
Why Nonprofits Choose FastFund Instead of Generic Accounting Software
FastFund was designed specifically for nonprofit accountability, while many organizations rely on spreadsheets, disconnected systems, and software built for businesses.
Review Highlights
What Customers Mention Most
Across customer testimonials, nonprofits consistently highlight FastFund’s ease of use, responsive support, reporting, audits, and nonprofit-specific functionality.
Responsive Support
Customers repeatedly mention prompt, knowledgeable, and helpful support from the Araize team.
Easy to Use
Nonprofits appreciate FastFund’s straightforward interface and nonprofit-friendly workflows.
Better Reporting
Users value real-time reports, flexible reporting tools, and quick access to financial information.
Audit Confidence
Customers report being able to produce reports auditors need quickly and confidently.
Fund Accounting
Nonprofits use FastFund to track restricted funds, grants, programs, and financial accountability.
Fundraising Tools
Customers highlight donor tracking, fundraising reports, and revenue management capabilities.
FastFund Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about FastFund nonprofit accounting software.
Why is FastFund a better alternative to QuickBooks for nonprofits?
FastFund is built specifically for nonprofit fund accounting, grant tracking, budgeting, reporting, payroll, and fundraising, while QuickBooks is general-purpose accounting software that often requires nonprofit workarounds.
QuickBooks for Nonprofits is essentially the same program as the regular version of QuickBooks. The only difference is customers are called donors, sales receipts are called donation receipts and accounts receivable is called pledge receivable.
QuickBooks for Nonprofits still has the same limitations when it comes to fund accounting.The following was taken directly from the QuickBooks support site in response to an FAQ about tracking funds using classes in QuickBooks: Important: The Balance Sheet by Class report is an advanced report that differs from other QuickBooks reports. Specifically, QuickBooks calculates the class allocations for the report each time you run the report. Because of this, you may experience some unexpected results.
Understanding and fixing these results requires a strong background in accounting and a good working knowledge of QuickBooks. Only use this report if you need a balance sheet broken down by class. Potential Problems: Net incomes differ between the Balance Sheet by Class and Profit & Loss by Class reports. The Balance Sheet by Class report makes calculations to balance a transaction’s classes. In some cases, this causes the net income for a class on the Profit & Loss by Class report to differ from the net income for that same class on the Balance Sheet by Class report.
Can FastFund handle true fund accounting?
Yes. FastFund helps nonprofits track restricted and unrestricted funds, grants, programs, projects, and budgets without relying on spreadsheets or manual tracking.
Can I switch from QuickBooks to FastFund?
Yes. Araize provides onboarding, training videos, and migration support to help nonprofits move from QuickBooks or spreadsheets to FastFund.
Why QuickBooks and other off-the-shelf software does not work for nonprofits?
QuickBooks is the most used accounting software on the market, but unfortunately QuickBooks doesn’t do fund accounting. Lots of accountants will recommend using classes in Quickbooks to get the segregation of financial activity a nonprofit needs for funds, functional areas, programs, funding sources, grants, etc.
But, in QuickBooks, you get two data elements, Account and Class for coding transactions, and this severely limits reporting. Jobs is a third data element, but is not universally available in the QuickBooks report structure. If your organization requires reporting on more than two dimensions, QuickBooks simply can’t handle it and a majority of financial reporting must be done outside the system in spreadsheets, which can create internal control deficiencies.
Does FastFund include payroll and fundraising?
Yes. FastFund offers integrated accounting, payroll, and fundraising modules so nonprofits can manage financial and donor data in one system.
Do I have to buy all the FastFund modules?
No. FastFund Online is a modular system, so you can choose the modules that address your most important needs. By combining accounting, fundraising and payroll in one solution with one database, FastFund Online eliminates the headaches of trying to export and import data from different systems. This will save you time when trying to reconcile data, and improve office efficiency, which saves you money.
What is fund accounting and why do I need it?
Nonprofit fund accounting presents many challenges too tedious to be handled using outdated spreadsheets and off-the-shelf software. If you find yourself spending several hours fiddling with spreadsheets and struggling to generate required reports for your auditors, then you are ready for FastFund’s affordable and simple nonprofit software. At the heart of the system is an intuitive chart of accounts design that does all the heavy lifting to track both financial and operational data in real time. With FastFund Online, your nonprofit can become more accountable and fulfill your mission.
Can I cancel at any time?
Yes, there are no long term contracts to use FastFund Online. You can pay on a monthly basis and cancel anytime. But, if you prepay for a year, you get one month free and can still cancel anytime and get a pro-rated refund.
Do you offer free support?
Your licensing fee includes free, unlimited telephone and email support and ongoing upgrades. We also offer monthly training webinars and online video training to get you up and running fast.
Is FastFund cloud-based?
Yes. FastFund is a secure cloud-based SaaS platform that can be accessed from anywhere with an internet connection.
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