Rubric vs EAB Navigate360

Rubric8.7Visit EAB Navigate3608.4Visit

Higher score Rubric #5 in Student Engagement Software 8.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 6 features Visit Rubric

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EAB Navigate360 #7 in Student Engagement Software 8.4/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 6 features Try EAB Navigate360

• Rubric fits best

  Affordable participation and membership tracking

• EAB Navigate360 fits best

  Student success and coordinated outreach

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Side by side

Feature	Rubric 8.7/10 Visit ↗	EAB Navigate360 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	8.4
Ranking	#5 in Student Engagement Software	#7 in Student Engagement Software
Best for	Affordable participation and membership tracking	Student success and coordinated outreach
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	—	Pricing on request
Free plan	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web, iOS, Android
Support	Docs	Live chat, Phone
Integrations	5 integrations	6 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Rubric 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	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Risk alerts	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
LMS integration	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Free plan includes access to all features Tracks engagement, risk indicators, events, and memberships Supports web, iOS, Android, LMS, SIS, SSO, and API connections	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	Standard and Champion charge transaction fees Transaction fees vary by tier and region University-platform pricing is handled separately from listed plans	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	Rubric is a student engagement platform for universities, student unions, guilds, and student organizations. It combines student profiles, participation tracking, memberships, digital passes, event management, ticketing, merchandise,… Read the review →	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… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Rubric — where it wins

  • Free plan includes access to all features
  • Tracks engagement, risk indicators, events, and memberships
  • Supports web, iOS, Android, LMS, SIS, SSO, and API connections

  Where it doesn't

  • Standard and Champion charge transaction fees
  • Transaction fees vary by tier and region
  • University-platform pricing is handled separately from listed plans

• 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

• Rubric8.7/10 · Free plan

  A broad student engagement suite with free access and transaction-based paid tiers.

  Visit RubricFull verdict →
• EAB Navigate3608.4/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad student-success CRM for coordinated outreach, planning, analytics, and self-service.

  Try EAB Navigate360Full verdict →