When your grants program needs more
Tactiv Enquire and OmniStar Grants are both purpose-built grant management platforms. Where they differ is in how they handle scale, complexity, and accountability as programs grow.
OmniStar Grants is the stronger fit if:
Your funding decisions are subject to scrutiny
Operating in a government, research, or regulated environment means decisions should be defensible, transparent, and audit-ready every time.
Your programs are growing in scale or complexity
Managing multiple funding rounds, stakeholder groups, or regulatory requirements demands a platform that keeps pace without workarounds.
You need to demonstrate impact, not just administration
Reporting to funding bodies or leadership requires more than a status update, you need to show outcomes, trends, and performance over time.
OmniStar Grants: Built for accountability and scale
Streamlined processes, less administration
Intelligent automation removes repetitive tasks and manual hand‑offs from intake through to closure, reducing administrative burden and freeing your team to focus on what matters most.
Powerful data visualisation for confident decision-making
Real‑time dashboards, configurable reporting and outcomes tracking provide complete portfolio visibility, so strategic decisions are always grounded in current data.
Governance and transparency built in
OmniStar Grants embeds structured assessment pathways, clear decision traceability, and auditable records into every stage of the grant lifecycle.
Configured to your needs, supported by true specialists
OmniStar Grants adapts to your organisation's specific workflows, forms, and approval requirements, with ongoing support from dedicated grants management specialists who understand your context.
OmniStar Grants vs Tactiv Enquire: Capability comparison
See how OmniStar Grants empowers you with advanced capabilities across the complete grant lifecycle.
Category | Feature | OmniStar Grants | Tactiv Enquire |
Capacity and Scalability | Unlimited applications, grants programs, rounds, forms, workflows, reports, dashboards, submissions, etc. | Yes | Yes |
Workflow and Automation | Drag‑drop workflow designer (185+ steps) | Yes Full designer, conditional logic | No |
Status change automation | Yes | No | |
Task and data automation | Yes Task creation, data create/update/delete | No | |
Form Builder (SmartForms) | SmartForm Designer (Form Builder) | Yes | Yes |
Conditional pages/sections | Yes | No | |
Formula fields, form pre‑population, autosave | Yes | No | |
On‑screen signature, input masking (phone number, currency, etc) | Yes | No | |
Excel, Word, PDF and XML output documents | Yes | No | |
Grants Opportunity | Program budgeting and forecasting, single/multi-stage round, round documents and materials, configurable rounds and stages | Yes | No |
Portfolio and program definition | Yes | No | |
Round notifications and reminders | Yes | No | |
Reviews and Assessment | Conflict‑of‑Interest, non-disclosure agreements, review assignment and individual reviews | Yes | No |
Weighted scoring and collaborative reviews | Yes | No | |
Bulk reviews | Yes | Yes | |
Application, document, milestone and form reviews | Yes | No | |
Meetings and Panels | Meeting attendees and RSVP, meeting pack PDF generation | Yes | No |
Online meeting collaboration and access | Yes | No | |
Meeting agenda and minutes generation | Yes | No | |
Outcome and decision recording | Yes | No | |
Decision and Approval | Digital multi‑stage, bulk approvals, assign decision, linked and quorum approvals | Yes | No |
Contracting and Variations | Templated and tokenised funding agreement, funding agreement and schedules, agreement sharing and notification, status tracking, agreement compliance | Yes | No |
Finance and Payments | Financial system (FMIS) integration | Yes | Yes |
Export approved payments and import payment confirmation | Yes | No | |
PO tracking, partial payments | Yes | No | |
Monitoring and Reporting | Interactive dashboards and report designer | Yes Custom dashboards and reports with role-based access | No |
Temporal data | Yes | No | |
Geospatial visualisations | Yes | No | |
Scheduled Reports | Yes | Yes | |
Compliance and Security | ISO 27001 certification | Yes | Yes |
IRAP compliance | Yes | No | |
SSO, MFA, audit logs | Yes | Yes | |
Data encryption, annual independent vulnerability and penetration testing | Yes | No | |
Role-based security | Yes | Yes | |
WCAG compliant | Yes | No | |
Disaster recovery | Yes | No | |
APIs and Integrations | API documentation | Yes | No |
DocuSign integration | Yes | Yes | |
GrantConnect, ORCID, Google Analytics and Teams integrations | Yes | No | |
Integration API | Yes | No | |
Global Functions | Configurable homepage/tiles, favourites/recent | Yes | No |
Multi‑language support | Yes | No | |
Mobile access | Yes | Yes | |
Bulk document download | Yes | No | |
In-system document preview | Yes | No | |
Data import/export | Yes | No | |
Support | 12/5 Support and 24/7 Support | Yes Optional | Yes |
Dedicated account manager | Yes | No | |
Interactive Q&A sessions | Yes | No | |
Video tutorials, live webinars, in person training | Yes | Yes | |
Online Wiki, learning hub, knowledge base, page and field level help | Yes | No | |
Web, phone and email support | Yes | Yes |
Trusted by industry leading organisations
Cancer Council Victoria
OmniStar gave Cancer Council Victoria the ability to streamline their three different management systems into one user-friendly solution.
Testimonials
The level of ongoing customisation and support gives us peace of mind in our investment. We now have a one-stop solution: streamlined processes, great user experience and transparency.
Cindy Liew
Senior Executive
Sunway University
OmniStar had the ability to combine our three systems into one to make everything easier from an administration perspective but also from an applicant and reviewer perspective.
Samantha Oakes
Director, Research Investment
National Breast Cancer Foundation
We couldn't persist in a paper environment. We were looking for a solution that could cover the pre-award and post-award requirements, and we wanted a system that could do ethics as well.
Laila Simpson
Director of Research Operations
The University of Western Australia
It's very accessible to users and administrators with clear processes to follow. It's also flexible allowing you to build your own forms, which are straightforward, and for which you don't need to understand code.
Anna
Research Development Senior Coordinator
Cancer Council WA
The ability to customise the OOTB functionality of the system to align to our specific grant program processes and framework. Pre-award functionality provides for easy and efficient application submission.
Amanda
Senior Project Officer
Department of Resources
It has made our work so much more effective and efficient, especially as we adapt to a hybrid working model, post-Covid.
Michael
CEO
Soil CRC
Easy integration. Great user experience for grant applicants and for the grant management team. Fantastic support from the OmniStar team - very responsive and end to end complete solution.
Adam
Head of Foundation
Plenty of features to use to manage grants and grant processes.
John
Manager
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Frequently asked questions
OmniStar Grants delivers the most powerful end-to-end solution for grants management - streamlining workflows and ensuring transparency and accountability across the entire lifecycle.
To get started with OmniStar Grants, contact our team for a personalised demonstration and to discuss your organisation's specific needs
Yes. OmniStar Grants is delivered as a secure, scalable cloud-based platform, providing easy access and reliable performance across teams and locations.
A scalable solution with strong automation and configurable workflows is essential. OmniStar Grants meets these needs through a robust, adaptable architecture.
Common indicators include staff maintaining spreadsheets alongside the system, manual processes for contracts or payments, difficulty meeting reporting requirements, or limitations preventing process improvements you want to implement.
Absolutely. OmniStar Grants is fully configurable, allowing you to adapt workflows, forms, and reporting to suit your department’s unique objectives and operational requirements.
Yes. Create role-based dashboards, custom email templates, automated reminders, and geospatial/time-series reports, using OmniStar’s inbuilt Designer Tools created with non-technical users in mind.
OmniStar Grants offers proven migration pathways that ensure your existing data, workflows, and configurations transfer securely and seamlessly, minimising disruption during implementation.
Discovery workshops map your workflows and data structures. Historical data transfers with validation. Workflow reconfiguration into OmniStar's automation capabilities. Timeline depends on complexity but typically ranges 4-16 weeks for organisations.
Yes! You can book a demo to explore how OmniStar Grants can support your needs.