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Head-to-head · Student Engagement Software

GivePulse vs EAB Navigate360

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score GivePulse #2 in Student Engagement Software 9.2/10 Free plan · 7-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 4 of 6 features Visit GivePulse
EAB Navigate360 #7 in Student Engagement Software 8.4/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 6 features Try EAB Navigate360

GivePulse leads on 0 checks, EAB Navigate360 on 0, and 5 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreGivePulse · 9.2/10
  • Free planonly GivePulse
  • Free trialonly GivePulse
  • Most featuresGivePulse · 4 of 6

GivePulse scores higher on our rubric for student engagement software: 9.2 against 8.4 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #7.

GivePulse is the better fit for budget-conscious experiential engagement. EAB Navigate360 is the better fit for student success and coordinated outreach.

  • GivePulse fits best

    Budget-conscious experiential engagement

  • EAB Navigate360 fits best

    Student success and coordinated outreach

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Side by side

Feature GivePulse 9.2/10 Visit ↗ EAB Navigate360 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.2 8.4
Ranking #2 in Student Engagement Software #7 in Student Engagement Software
Best for Budget-conscious experiential engagement Student success and coordinated outreach
Pricing model Free plan + paid Paid
Starting price — Pricing on request
Free plan ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Free trial 7 days —
Deployment Cloud, Mobile Cloud, Mobile
Platforms Web, iOS, Android Web, iOS, Android
Support Email, Live chat, Phone, Docs Live chat, Phone
Compliance GDPR, SSO/SAML SOC 2, GDPR
Integrations 17 integrations 6 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Mid-market, Enterprise
Features GivePulse 4/6 · EAB Navigate360 0/6
Engagement analytics ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Automated campaigns Not checked yet Not checked yet
SMS outreach ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Student surveys ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Risk alerts Not checked yet Not checked yet
LMS integration ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Free plan includes unlimited events, check-in, tracking, surveys, and email support
  • LMS LTI support covers Canvas, Blackboard, Moodle, Brightspace, and Schoology
  • Combines engagement analytics, fundraising, APIs, and mobile check-in
  • Combines alerts, referrals, cases, messaging, appointments, and campaigns
  • Supports academic planning, analytics, predictive models, and data exports
  • Connects with SIS, LMS, email, calendar services, Common App, and APIs
Cons
  • Advanced capabilities require higher paid tiers or custom pricing
  • Plans use different billing units, complicating direct cost comparisons
  • Automated campaigns and risk alerts are not part of the documented feature set
  • Institution-specific pricing requires a contact-sales process
  • Its broad scope may exceed the needs of narrower student-engagement programs
  • It is proprietary rather than open source
Our verdict

GivePulse is a civic engagement and experiential-learning platform for educational institutions, nonprofits, businesses, and community organizations. In higher education, it supports event and opportunity publishing, registration,…

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EAB Navigate360 is a cloud-hosted higher education CRM for colleges and universities. It brings together student profiles, coordinated care, cases, referrals, alerts, intervention workflows, appointments, messaging, campaigns, academic…

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  1. GivePulseStudent Engagement Software 9.2Free plan · 7-day trial
  2. EAB Navigate360Student Engagement Software 8.4Pricing on request

Strengths and trade-offs

  • GivePulse — where it wins

    • Free plan includes unlimited events, check-in, tracking, surveys, and email support
    • LMS LTI support covers Canvas, Blackboard, Moodle, Brightspace, and Schoology
    • Combines engagement analytics, fundraising, APIs, and mobile check-in

    Where it doesn't

    • Advanced capabilities require higher paid tiers or custom pricing
    • Plans use different billing units, complicating direct cost comparisons
    • Automated campaigns and risk alerts are not part of the documented feature set

  • EAB Navigate360 — where it wins

    • Combines alerts, referrals, cases, messaging, appointments, and campaigns
    • Supports academic planning, analytics, predictive models, and data exports
    • Connects with SIS, LMS, email, calendar services, Common App, and APIs

    Where it doesn't

    • Institution-specific pricing requires a contact-sales process
    • Its broad scope may exceed the needs of narrower student-engagement programs
    • It is proprietary rather than open source

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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