Best for Black Knight Empower-stack shops
Try Surefire CMS (Black Knight)Surefire CMS (Black Knight, now Top of Mind under ICE post-2023 acquisition) Standard at custom $149 per user monthly covers mortgage CRM + drip campaigns + Black Knight Empower LOS integration. Plus at $249 per user adds co-marketing + advanced reporting + APIs + custom branding + multi-team. Where Total Expert is LOS-agnostic with Empower + Encompass + Calyx connectors, Surefire CMS bundles natively with Black Knight Empower because it shares ownership: shared rep, shared data model, single-vendor stack ownership. For Black Knight Empower customers, Surefire CMS beats Total Expert on stack alignment. The trade vs Total Expert: weaker journey-automation library outside Empower-aligned workflows, smaller customer base outside Black Knight's installed base, less mature compliance content vs Total Expert.
Strengths
- +Native Black Knight Empower LOS integration
- +$149 + $249 per user mid-tier sweet spot
- +Co-marketing on Plus
- +Strong fit for Black Knight Empower customers
Trade-offs
- −Weaker journey-automation library vs Total Expert
- −Smaller customer base outside Black Knight
- −Less mature compliance content
- Standard
- Custom ~$149/user/mo
- Plus
- Custom ~$249/user/mo with co-marketing + APIs
- LOS bundling
- Black Knight Empower
- Strength
- Black Knight Empower-stack
- Pricing verified
- 2026-04-30
Migration steps
- Schedule demo at topofmind.com (typically engaging existing Black Knight rep).
- Migrate Total Expert lead + contact + journey history via Surefire onboarding.
- Configure Surefire drip campaigns + Empower LOS integration + co-marketing.
- Train LOs on Surefire UI vs Total Expert journey automation.
- Cancel Total Expert once Surefire covers full lead-to-loan-funded cycle for one quarter.
Not for: Pass on Surefire if your team does not run Black Knight Empower or your value driver is Total Expert's journey automation library depth.
Paid plans from $149.00/mo