The system can be configured for many uses - so the flexibility of the system is great. It has the ability to store so much information. The product is best suited for very large organizations that have a tech team devoted to managing the performance and configuration of the system as the system needs to be reconfigured everytime IMIS pushes out an update. Overall the system is slow. Some days are better than others, but most are mediocre for speed.
We are an association management company with over 25 clients, most of whom we have have moved to iMIS 2017. The pros of using iMIS with our clients include the ability to customize it to fit each client's needs and the ability to create complex and meaningful reports based on the data we track. It also allows us to provide dashboards for each client's leadership with reports and other information, giving them more real-time access to their data and freeing up staff time.
The cons for us tend to be the cost, especially for essential modules like custom forms and reporting.
Within the past year iMIS became our primary database management system. iMIS is a very robust program with powerful features. As the Membership Coordinator, I primarily handle all the membership profile accounts and generate reports (a.k.a IQA’s) for all our staff members. The IQA’s are at first daunting, but once you have the knowledge of utilizing them, you can obtain the most complex search results immediately at your fingertips. Although I was asked to review this product, I was not asked to write a positive review.
The iMIS cloud version was fragile at first and some features such as refunds were not available. I recommend if you haven't upgraded to the cloud yet, to do so as the month updates are included and easier to stay up-to-date. Also the cloud version supports most of the new modules.
Solid product with a great team behind it. Have used their customer support a number of times and they were a valuable resource to the predecessor of my role. The desktop application is not always the most intuitive but with their recent rollout of their browser-based EMS many features have improved. Things do exactly what they say, sometimes to a fault. Backwards support for the desktop+browser setup isn't always there as they push users to upgrade to the purely browser version, meaning some critical features are away.
I have been working with iMIS for 20 years. I like the fact that iMIS is very flexible and continues to build on that flexibility. When I have a vision, I can build it without outside programming. Our staff site changes weekly to meet the needs of our needs. iMIS allows me to think outside of the iMIS box.
The ability for staff to track everything from first contact to closing to continued contact. With iMIS we have a lot of dashboards that track everything from phone calls to sales for the year. That has become a big benefit for our sales team and management.
We use iMIS primarily for Membership and conference registration, and it is extremely useful for both. Exporting reports and invoices is a breeze, and the system is overall very user-friendly. If I had one complaint, it would be the difficulty of writing queries for newcomers, but iMIS does provide a variety of online training for anyone willing to learn the art of the possible within their system. Overall, it's a system I would recommend and hope my organization continues to add modules that would benefit our work
I was introduced to iMIS in April 2022 when I started my new job. My initial impression was that the software was good but appeared to be difficult to use and complicated.
After 6 months of use, I am now a Certified iMIS Administrator and better understand the software and the possibilities!
This is a great product that is cost effective and can be customized very easily if a 3rd party product hasn't already been created.