# Congress Plus Advocacy Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is Congress Plus Advocacy the right Advocacy solution for you? Explore 16 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/163268/Congress-Web/reviews --- Congress Plus Advocacy 4.8 (16) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of Congress Plus Advocacy Ease of use 4.4 Customer Service 5.0 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-16 of 16 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Sienna G. Program Director for Strategic Engagement Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best in the business" July 14, 2021 5.0 The customer service is best in the business. The team is immediately responsive to requests for assistance, and makes themselves readily available for the occasional training. Overall, working with the Congress Plus Advocacy software and company at large has been great, and I would recommend the software to any organization considering it! Pros Congress Plus Advocacy has made my work so much more efficient. The software is user friendly and intuitive, which makes it simple to train new staff. There are endless customization tools which makes the software nimble and adaptable to our organizations need. There are also regular updates being made to the software, and in the case that there is a feature we'd like, the team is always willing to build out software capacity where they're able. Cons The interface is simple, which might not appeal to others. For our purposes, it's perfect! Review Source BB Brittany B. Website and Communications Manager Public Policy Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Excellent Advocacy Platform" June 26, 2019 5.0 Congress Plus allows us to spend more time focusing on our advocacy campaigns than worrying about the logistics behind getting our messaging out. The support team at The Soft Edge has been beyond helpful, answering any questions, always available for tutorials, and adding features that we request to future updates. Having a team that listens to your concerns, and grows from them, is so beneficial. Pros Congress Plus is able to handle all aspects of our advocacy program needs, in one place. We have a scorecard, manage constituents, and create and send actions, all in one platform. Cons Some features were not included, however, the Soft Edge has been great about listening to our needs and adding new features when possible. Sometimes the platform is clunky, or customers have trouble completing actions compared to other platforms, though, seeing as the information needed to successfully contact legislators, we feel that priority outweighs this. Alternatives considered [Salsa Engage](https://www.capterra.com/p/114212/Salsa-Engage/) Reason for choosing Congress Plus Advocacy Mainly due to the price and the scorecard feature available with Congress Plus. Review Source KW Katy W. Communications Specialist Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Does the job" June 7, 2017 3.0 Pros Does the job fine. It's easy enough to set up and is easy enough for the user. Great customer support, in my experience. Cons Looks a little crude. It is challenging to collect multiple actions from one computer at an on-site event. The cookies remember the individuals and you have to reset the browser, which is not user-friendly. Review Source Response from The Soft Edge May 30, 2019 Thank you for the feedback! The advocacy platform has an event mode that clears the user's information after each submission that is ideal for on-site events. In response to your feedback, we made this mode much more obvious in the dashboard. RR Ryan R. Policy Specialist Government Relations Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Lots of bang for the Buck" March 25, 2022 5.0 I was looking for a good platform for a client with a small budget. Voter Voice and Quorum were not an option. I evaluated a couple of other platforms, but Congress Plus came out on top. It had a lot of versatility, was easy to use, and their customer service was excellent. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a good, easy to use platform without a bunch of unneeded frills. Pros Very easy to set up and use. It was also easy to track which of our members were contacting which legislators. It could be set up so that an entire membership could contact the members of a specific committee regardless of whether or not those members lived in those legislators districts. Cons I really can't say anything bad about this platform. Alternatives considered [VoterVoice](https://www.capterra.com/p/185592/VoterVoice/)[Quorum](https://www.capterra.com/p/169973/Quorum/) Reason for choosing Congress Plus Advocacy Congress Plus provided a lot of bang for the buck. Review Source MH Miranda H. Director of Advocacy and Legislative Affairs Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "User-friendly and a great addition to our advocacy day" June 15, 2023 5.0 The fly-in manager saved so much time and headache in keeping the event organized. It provides a professional, user-friendly experience for our volunteers and keeps track of exactly the information we need. We have not yet used it to its full capability and look forward to continuing to utilize it as we grow this program. Pros This product is very easy to use, for both back-end users and our volunteers. It greatly simplified our advocacy day by allowing us to make real-time changes in one central location, rather than across dozens of spreadsheets. The ability to quickly and easily communicate with volunteers was fantastic, and the volunteers liked the ease of accessing their schedules and updates on their devices. Customer support is responsive and helpful. For Calls To Action, it provides a seamless, easy way to connect advocates to their legislators. Cons The only feature it lacked on the fly-in manager was the ability to, after assigning volunteers to groups for our advocacy day, then assign the groups to the meetings; HOWEVER, SoftEdge has now implemented that feature and it will be very useful for our next fly-in. Reason for choosing Congress Plus Advocacy The features it provides, at the very reasonable cost, was unmatched. Some of the other products we considered required so much more work on the back-end, with little payout. This product works FOR us. Review Source EF Ember F. Director, Advocacy Government Relations Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Full Suite Advocacy & Government Relations Software and Platform" December 16, 2020 5.0 The depth of the platform and tracking and integration across the multiple features of the platform is unmatched. Customer service is highly available, goes above and beyond to innovate needed solutions for users and understands the nature of the work being done - that clients rely on these tools and their availability to them and their advocates 24/7. Pros The web-based interface that houses grassroots data and communications center, public-facing online action center and congressional (legislator and staff) data and digital communications all in one place. With limited staff members and capacity to cover all elements of advocacy and government relations the Congress Plus platform essentially provides the benefit of an additional Advocacy & GR staffer. Tracking of advocate actions and advocacy and GR activity is unmatched across the industry. Cons Impressive platform overall. Areas for possible improvement could be building on current robust reporting to include ability to pull multiple reports views together and building on existing email builder tool to expand email design features such as increased bullet and table options, full dashes, etc. Reason for choosing Congress Plus Advocacy When doing periodic reviews of other existing and emerging platforms continue to find that no one platform is as robust across the advocacy grassroots & government relations and mobilizing & tracking elements as Congress Plus. Congress Plus continues to innovate new features to reflect modern advocacy work. Review Source JP Jonathan P. Advocacy Director Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great Experience with Congress Plus" May 29, 2019 5.0 I am extremely impressed by the customer service the Congress Plus staff provides. Whether it has been providing training for new staff, helping with timely needs pertaining to our Capitol Hill lobby days or responding to an individual concern, the staff is friendly, helpful and prompt in their support. The work of staff makes sure our use of the software yields maximum impact. Pros In a variety of ways, the Congress Plus software allows our work to be more efficient, effective and impactful. It has allowed us to monitor how many of our communications are reaching individual lawmakers, follow-up with users in a targeted manner to urge them to take more action and more. The software has also been magnificent in helping us manage our citizen lobby days, both in terms of reaching out to congressional offices and scheduling meetings, and organizing our advocates for their meetings. Cons No software is perfect, and we sometimes find circumstantial instances where the software does not meet a specific need. That being said, the Congress Plus staff is always willing to consider our thoughts and work with us for solutions. Review Source RT Randy T. CEO Civic & Social Organization Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "The Soft Edge is the must have tool for advocacy." January 26, 2021 5.0 I took my time choosing advocacy action software due to our limited resources as a non-profit, our needs and our abilities. In short, The Soft Edge provides everything that other platforms charge 3x as much for. If you are a growing organization this is the platform for you. Additionally, with the expansion features, larger more established organizations will not see limits with the Soft Edge. This is an exemplary service and product. Pros For anyone who wants to turn street action into organized street power that can then influence institutions and policy, the Soft Edge is the tool you need. At one protest using the text-advocacy action feature, we were able to empower people who wanted change at that moment to message policy makers as the protest was happening. The Soft Edge's text-advocacy action feature resulted in nearly 13,000 emails being sent to elected officials across our state and we also enrolled 1500 new advocates into our list-serve. Without the Soft Edge, this simply would not happen. Cons Any advocacy action software has a learning curve. However, the Soft Edge has what I would call second to none customer support which reduces this learning curve dramatically. Reason for choosing Congress Plus Advocacy We simply did not see any reason not to choose Congress Plus. We are getting everything we need to effectively engage people on the street and online, paired with affordable pricing and world class customer support. Review Source MM Marci M. President Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Helping Us to Meet Our Goals" July 26, 2023 5.0 We have a limited number of employees, yet monitoring legislation and alerting our members is critical to our mission. Congress Plus Advocacy made the work that we do so much easier--I only wish we had found it sooner! Pros It made a burdensome task easy--keeping updated legislative records, knowing who took an action, making it easy to for people to take actions. Cons We haven't found any fault with this product. Reason for choosing Congress Plus Advocacy Support, pricing, functionality. Review Source JG John G. Conservation Director Government Relations Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Must have advocacy tool for NGOs and organizations that work in government relations." May 31, 2019 5.0 There's no way we could reach decision makers the way we do with effective advocacy strategies without Congress Plus. From 11th hour lobbying asks to Hill visits to congressional communications and action items, Congress Plus is unrivaled. Pros It seamlessly connects to all of our digital platforms, action systems and databases. It's updated regularly and the customer service is truly outstanding and responsive. Cons It can be a little glitchy sometimes and there are custom solutions needed sometimes for systems integration but the customer support is fantastic and always helps us solve any issues. Review Source KS Kate S. Director of Marketing & Communications Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Congress Plus Exceeds Expectations" June 16, 2023 5.0 Congress Plus has been a critical component of our organization's legislative advocacy strategy for the past two years. Our recent legislative wins are due in large part to the ability to quickly engage our grassroots constituents to contact their lawmakers on various important topics and bills. We are extremely grateful for this platform which allows us to accomplish so much. Pros The product is top-notch, and pricing is very competitive, and the customer service is impeccable. Cons It can be difficult to navigate all of the features on your own, but straightforward once given direction. Review Source LC Lila C. Communications Director Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "A great tool for ease of advocacy" June 9, 2023 5.0 Our members were much more engaged with the state legislative activity because the program made it so easy to learn about and comment on the issues. Pros The program makes it so easy for our members to contact their legislators about important pieces of legislation. It is flexible enough to allow letters to just a select individual or group of individuals. It was very easy to set up. Cons For our use, we had no problems using the software. Review Source LL Lisa L. Relationship Manager Government Relations Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Congress Plus Advocacy offers a great return of investment" May 29, 2019 5.0 We have been customers for several years now and it has made our outreach to our members and legislators so much easier. Pros I like that it is very intuitive! It very easy to work with and its not hard to figure out. If I want to try something new, the staff is always very supportive. If there is a feature that I need that is not currently available, the people at Congress Plus always work with me to find a resolution. They have even created features just for us. Cons Nothing really comes to mind as things I like least. As I mentioned above, the staff always goes above and beyond to help me out. Review Source R"N Robert "Bo" N. Director of Outreach and State Relations Government Relations Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Congress Plus Advocacy nice arrow to have in your quiver" July 14, 2021 4.0 Very positive experience. I am able to pull reports, input feedback from members and staff and track all within the system. Pros The implementation of Congress Plus was seamless. Data patches are uploaded quickly and accurately. You have the option of pulling reports in the most useful format, be it PDF or Excel. Cons Most features are intuitive, but to get the most out of the system, especially trying to pull specific reports, may require some guidance. The good news, is CongressPlus has staff at the ready to assist. Review Source TH Traci H. Director of State Relations Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Suits our advocacy needs" May 31, 2019 5.0 CongressPlus makes it easy for us to build our grassroots database and to reach advocates quickly and easily. Pros It's fairly intuitive, all information is saved in the system (to use as models for future actions, for example), and our plan allows us to share the software with our state leaders (we are the national office). We use it for federal and state advocacy efforts. Cons I'd like to be able to actually SEE pending state actions in our Legislative Action Center without clicking on a specific state. That's not the current set-up. Review Source JM Julie M. Conservation Director Public Policy Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great functionality for a great price" May 31, 2019 5.0 Pros Super easy to set up and use for multiple types of advocacy campaigns including legislative (both federal and state) and administrative (government agencies, etc). Support staff are super responsive and have been helpful in setting up special forms for BLM online commenting and more. Definitely the most functionality for the price compared to other services. Cons Not a lot of customization in the widget formatting but the layout is simple and consistently clean and easy for users to navigate. Review Source Talk to a Capterra advisor for free and get results within 15 minutes.