Ellucian Smart Plan vs Stellic

Ellucian Smart Plan8.1Visit Stellic7.8Visit

Higher score Ellucian Smart Plan #5 in Academic Advising Software 8.1/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 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 Smart Plan fits best

  Ellucian institutions needing deep planning

• Stellic fits best

  Institutions prioritizing integrated degree planning

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Side by side

Feature	Ellucian Smart Plan 8.1/10 Visit ↗	Stellic 7.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.1	7.8
Ranking	#5 in Academic Advising Software	#7 in Academic Advising Software
Best for	Ellucian institutions needing deep planning	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
Compliance	ISO 27001, PCI DSS	SOC 2
Integrations	2 integrations	4 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Ellucian Smart Plan 3/5 · Stellic 5/5
Degree audit	✓	✓
Degree planning	✓	✓
Early alerts	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Intervention workflows	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Student planning portal	✓	✓
Specs
Mobile access	Not checked yet	Web
Our review
Pros	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	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 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	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 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 →	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 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

• 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 Smart Plan8.1/10 · Pricing on request

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

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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 →