Compare StarChapter and SilkStart - May 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / May 21, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - StarChapter or SilkStart?

StarChapter is more expensive to implement (TCO) than SilkStart, and StarChapter is rated higher (86/100) than SilkStart (84/100). StarChapter offers users more features (3) than SilkStart (0).

Looking for the right Membership Management solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

StarChapter Vs. SilkStart Technology

StarChapter: StarChapter is based in Maryland and serves membership-based organizations across the United States. StarChapter is specifically designed to help you, the leadership of local chapters of national associations, associations, and other organizations, succeed. StarChapter's online software service will help you increase membership and meeting partici...

SilkStart Technology: SilkStart is a membership management platform that helps organizations get more happy members and sell out more events. SilkStart makes it easy for anyone to create an online membership community while eliminating the pain to do any costly back-office work. Membership organizations use SilkStart to reduce operational and marketing costs, improve...

Who is more expensive? StarChapter or SilkStart?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Membership Management software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for StarChapter and SilkStart.

StarChapter price starts at $83 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 StarChapter is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Membership Management software. SilkStart price starts at $200 per month , When comparing SilkStart to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Membership Management software cost.

Bottom line: StarChapter cost is around the same cost of SilkStart.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared StarChapter Vs. SilkStart based on some of the most important and required Membership Management features.

StarChapter: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

SilkStart: We are still working to collect the list of features for SilkStart.

Target customer size

StarChapter is suitable for membership-based organizations that are looking for a way to simplify the registration processes. and SilkStart's target customer size include: Small businesses and start ups.

StarChapter

ITQlick rating
(4.5/5)

starts at $83 per month

StarChapter is an event registration software that can help users to manage the complete event registration cycle from one single solution starting from setting up event or meeting information to displa...

Categories: CRM, Event Management, Association Management, Non-Profit.

SilkStart

ITQlick rating
(4.4/5)

starts at $200 per month

Silkstart is a membership management software for non-profits and associations to manage members, smoothen communication channels, generate revenue, and manage donations.

Categories: Billing & Invoicing, Email Marketing, Event Management, Association Management, Donation Management.

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StarChapter: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support

SilkStart: 0 Features

We are working to collect the information
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
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StarChapter
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
86/100
Pricing
5/10
License pricing
$83 per month
Functionality
8
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SilkStart
ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
84/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$200 per month
Functionality
9
Membermouse
ITQlick rating
3.3/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
4.2/10
License pricing
$29 per month
Functionality
9
MemberClicks
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
90/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$275 per month
Functionality
7
memberpl...
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
90/100
Pricing
8.6/10
License pricing
$50 per month
Functionality
3

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.