EAB Navigate360 vs Ellucian Smart Plan

EAB Navigate3608.8Visit Ellucian Smart Plan8.1Visit

Higher score EAB Navigate360 #1 in Academic Advising Software 8.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit EAB

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Ellucian Smart Plan #5 in Academic Advising Software 8.1/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 5 features Visit Ellucian

• EAB Navigate360 fits best

  Institutions needing comprehensive advising and care

• Ellucian Smart Plan fits best

  Ellucian institutions needing deep planning

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Side by side

Feature	EAB Navigate360 8.8/10 Visit ↗	Ellucian Smart Plan 8.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.1
Ranking	#1 in Academic Advising Software	#5 in Academic Advising Software
Best for	Institutions needing comprehensive advising and care	Ellucian institutions needing deep planning
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud
Compliance	SOC 2, GDPR	ISO 27001, PCI DSS
Integrations	6 integrations	2 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features EAB Navigate360 5/5 · Ellucian Smart Plan 3/5
Degree audit	✓	✓
Degree planning	✓	✓
Early alerts	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Intervention workflows	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Student planning portal	✓	✓
Specs
Mobile access	Mobile	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Combines advising, alerts, interventions, planning, and student self-service Supports web, iOS, Android, APIs, and major institutional integrations Adds AI assistants, analytics, predictive models, and automated outreach	Personalizes and updates term-by-term plans as circumstances change Supports what-if analysis for programs, schedules, cost, and completion timing Connects planning with direct registration and Ellucian systems
Cons	Pricing requires an institution-specific sales process Its broad scope may exceed the needs of single-purpose advising teams It is proprietary rather than open source	Pricing requires a contact-sales process Evaluation begins with a scheduled demo rather than a self-serve trial Its focus is academic planning and registration rather than broader advising workflows
Our verdict	EAB Navigate360 is a cloud-based higher education CRM for colleges and universities coordinating advising, retention, recruitment, student engagement, career services, and advancement workflows. It brings together student profiles,… Read the review →	Ellucian Smart Plan is an academic planning and registration solution for colleges and universities. It uses academic history, program requirements, prerequisites, institutional policies, and course availability to create personalized,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• EAB Navigate360 — where it wins

  • Combines advising, alerts, interventions, planning, and student self-service
  • Supports web, iOS, Android, APIs, and major institutional integrations
  • Adds AI assistants, analytics, predictive models, and automated outreach

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires an institution-specific sales process
  • Its broad scope may exceed the needs of single-purpose advising teams
  • It is proprietary rather than open source

• Ellucian Smart Plan — where it wins

  • Personalizes and updates term-by-term plans as circumstances change
  • Supports what-if analysis for programs, schedules, cost, and completion timing
  • Connects planning with direct registration and Ellucian systems

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a contact-sales process
  • Evaluation begins with a scheduled demo rather than a self-serve trial
  • Its focus is academic planning and registration rather than broader advising workflows

• EAB Navigate3608.8/10 · Pricing on request

  A comprehensive advising and care platform for institutions coordinating student success.

  Visit EABFull verdict →
• Ellucian Smart Plan8.1/10 · Pricing on request

  A deep planning solution for Ellucian institutions managing complex student pathways.

  Visit EllucianFull verdict →