Ellucian Advising vs Stellic

Ellucian Advising8.0Visit Stellic7.8Visit

Higher score Ellucian Advising #6 in Academic Advising Software 8.0/10 Pricing on request ✓ 2 of 5 features Visit Ellucian

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Stellic #7 in Academic Advising Software 7.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Stellic

• Ellucian Advising fits best

  Institutions focused on alerts and advising operations

• Stellic fits best

  Institutions prioritizing integrated degree planning

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Side by side

Feature	Ellucian Advising 8.0/10 Visit ↗	Stellic 7.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.0	7.8
Ranking	#6 in Academic Advising Software	#7 in Academic Advising Software
Best for	Institutions focused on alerts and advising operations	Institutions prioritizing integrated degree 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	Cloud
Support	Docs	Email, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS	SOC 2
Integrations	2 integrations	4 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Ellucian Advising 2/5 · Stellic 5/5
Degree audit	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Degree planning	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Early alerts	✓	✓
Intervention workflows	✓	✓
Student planning portal	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Mobile access	Not checked yet	Web
Our review
Pros	AI alerts and indicators help identify at-risk students Case management and task automation support advising workflows Dashboards, scheduling, and communications connect advising activity	Combines real-time audits with semester and multi-year planning Connects early alerts, interventions, appointments, and referrals Supports SIS, LMS, REST API, and batch data integrations
Cons	Pricing requires contact with sales rather than published plan comparisons Its strongest emphasis is advising operations and student alerts Institutions may need to assess fit for broader academic planning needs	Pricing requires a contact-sales conversation The broad feature set spans several institutional workflows Access is web-based rather than a listed native mobile app
Our verdict	Ellucian Advising is advising software for colleges and universities, with tools for faculty, advisors, and higher-education teams supporting student progress. Its core capabilities include AI-powered alerts and dynamic indicators for… Read the review →	Stellic is a higher-education platform for students, advisors, registrars, and institutional leaders. It brings together real-time degree audits, semester and multi-year planning, academic pathways, what-if scenarios, advising workflows,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Ellucian Advising — where it wins

  • AI alerts and indicators help identify at-risk students
  • Case management and task automation support advising workflows
  • Dashboards, scheduling, and communications connect advising activity

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contact with sales rather than published plan comparisons
  • Its strongest emphasis is advising operations and student alerts
  • Institutions may need to assess fit for broader academic planning needs

• Stellic — where it wins

  • Combines real-time audits with semester and multi-year planning
  • Connects early alerts, interventions, appointments, and referrals
  • Supports SIS, LMS, REST API, and batch data integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a contact-sales conversation
  • The broad feature set spans several institutional workflows
  • Access is web-based rather than a listed native mobile app

• Ellucian Advising8.0/10 · Pricing on request

  A strong fit for institutions prioritizing alerts, case management, and advising operations.

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• Stellic7.8/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad advising platform for institutions that want planning, alerts, workflows, and analytics together.

  Visit StellicFull verdict →