EAB Navigate360 vs Watermark Student Success & Engagement

EAB Navigate3608.8Visit Watermark Student Success & Engagement8.4Visit

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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Watermark Student Success & Engagement #3 in Academic Advising Software 8.4/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 5 features Visit Watermark

• EAB Navigate360 fits best

  Institutions needing comprehensive advising and care

• Watermark Student Success & Engagement fits best

  Institutions needing mobile student success tools

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Side by side

Feature	EAB Navigate360 8.8/10 Visit ↗	Watermark Student Success & Engagement 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.4
Ranking	#1 in Academic Advising Software	#3 in Academic Advising Software
Best for	Institutions needing comprehensive advising and care	Institutions needing mobile student success tools
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, Mobile
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web, iOS, Android
Support	Live chat, Phone	Tickets, Live chat, Phone, Community, Docs · 24/7
Integrations	6 integrations	11 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features EAB Navigate360 5/5 · Watermark Student Success & Engagement 4/5
Degree audit	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Degree planning	✓	✓
Early alerts	✓	✓
Intervention workflows	✓	✓
Student planning portal	✓	✓
Specs
Mobile access	Mobile	Mobile
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	Combines alerts, interventions, advising records, pathways, and planning Native iOS and Android student app available as an add-on module Integrates with major SIS, LMS, calendar, survey, and analytics tools
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 institutional quotes rather than published plan rates Academic Planning is an add-on module with subscription-dependent availability Degree auditing is not part of the documented positioning
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 →	Watermark Student Success & Engagement brings advising, early alerts, engagement tracking, predictive risk indicators, intervention management, reporting, and student communication into one higher-education platform. It is designed for… 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

• Watermark Student Success & Engagement — where it wins

  • Combines alerts, interventions, advising records, pathways, and planning
  • Native iOS and Android student app available as an add-on module
  • Integrates with major SIS, LMS, calendar, survey, and analytics tools

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires institutional quotes rather than published plan rates
  • Academic Planning is an add-on module with subscription-dependent availability
  • Degree auditing is not part of the documented positioning

• EAB Navigate3608.8/10 · Pricing on request

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

  Visit EABFull verdict →
• Watermark Student Success & Engagement8.4/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad advising and engagement suite for institutions prioritizing mobile student support.

  Visit WatermarkFull verdict →