Slate
6.8#3 in academic advising softwareFrom $30,000 a yearAndroidiOSWebAPI
VisitSlate vs TracCloud
What both publish
| Fact | Slate | TracCloud |
|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | New Haven, Connecticut, United States | Mesa, Arizona, United States |
| Integrations | Slate supports institutional integrations through scheduled web services, batched file transfers, or its API, and lists integrations including Common App, Banner, PeopleSoft, OnBase, and payment providers. | The pricing page says every tier integrates with Zoom, Teams, or the institution’s chosen video-conferencing software, and the FAQ says appointments can link to Outlook or Gmail calendars using iCal attachments. |
| Purpose | Slate is an information management system and higher education CRM for admissions and enrollment, student success, and alumni and advancement operations. | TracCloud provides management and tracking for advising, counseling, and other student support services centers at colleges and universities. |
| Security | The maker says data is encrypted at rest and in transit, supports multifactor authentication and institutional SSO, and stores each institution in its own private database. | Redrock says TracCloud is a multi-tenant SaaS platform hosted on AWS with tenant isolation and encryption in transit using TLS and at rest using AES-256. |
| Support | License support offerings include the knowledge base, community forums and conversations, a dedicated client success team, webinars, Learning Lab, and community events. | Redrock provides a help desk and user manual, and its FAQ lists technical support by phone at 480-752-8533 option 1. |
Slate plans
- Admissions & Enrollment license (< 1,500 annual submitted applications)$30,000 a year
- Separate Student Success license$30,000 a year
- Admissions & Enrollment license (1,500–7,500 annual submitted applications)$50,000 a year
- Advancement license (< 2,500 active full-time undergraduate enrollment)$50,000 a year
- Admissions & Enrollment license (7,500–15,000 annual submitted applications)$75,000 a year
- Admissions & Enrollment license (60,000–80,000 annual submitted applications)—
TracCloud plans
- TracCloud TierPriced on request
- Essentials TierPriced on request
- Retention TierPriced on request
- Advancement TierPriced on request
- Enterprise TierPriced on request
Pick Slate if…
Slate suits higher education institutions seeking tools across admissions, student success and advancement. Its features include admissions review workflows, student communications and donor management.
Pick TracCloud if…
TracCloud suits colleges and universities coordinating advising, counseling, and student support workflows. Institutions can choose tier features and center capacity, with Enterprise available for unlimited centers at unlisted pricing.