Slate vs Ravenna Admissions

Slate9.4Visit Ravenna Admissions8.8Visit

Higher score Slate #1 in Admissions Software 9.4/10 Open source ✓ 6 of 6 features Visit Slate

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Ravenna Admissions #4 in Admissions Software 8.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 6 of 6 features Visit Ravenna

• Slate fits best

  Large, complex higher-education admissions teams

• Ravenna Admissions fits best

  Schools managing admissions through enrollment

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Side by side

Feature	Slate 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Ravenna Admissions 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.8
Ranking	#1 in Admissions Software	#4 in Admissions Software
Best for	Large, complex higher-education admissions teams	Schools managing admissions through enrollment
Pricing model	Free	Paid
Starting price	$30,000/yr	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Integrations	19 integrations	11 integrations
Features Slate 6/6 · Ravenna Admissions 6/6
Applicant communications	✓	✓
Review workflow	✓	✓
Decision workflow	✓	✓
Enrollment workflow	✓	✓
Document collection	✓	✓
SIS integration	✓	✓
Specs
Application limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Covers applications, review, decisions, enrollment, communications, and events Supports Banner, PeopleSoft, Common Application, and other integrations Adds AI-powered predictive text and natural-language querying	Covers inquiry, application, review, decision, and enrollment workflows Supports campaigns, scheduling, documents, committees, and parent portals Connects with SIS, financial aid, enrollment, and analytics systems
Cons	Annual pricing starts at $30,000 Costs rise with annual submitted application volume Its broad feature set may exceed smaller admissions teams' needs	Pricing is handled through contact sales rather than a self-serve plan Its positioning centers on private K–12 school admissions May offer more workflow depth than simple application intake requires
Our verdict	Slate is a cloud-based admissions and enrollment platform from Technolutions for higher-education institutions. It brings application management, document collection, applicant communications, review workflows, decision release, enrollment… Read the review →	Ravenna Admissions is a cloud-based platform for private, independent, faith-based, international, and boarding K–12 schools. It brings applicant communications, inquiry imports, application workflows, event and interview scheduling,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Slate — where it wins

  • Covers applications, review, decisions, enrollment, communications, and events
  • Supports Banner, PeopleSoft, Common Application, and other integrations
  • Adds AI-powered predictive text and natural-language querying

  Where it doesn't

  • Annual pricing starts at $30,000
  • Costs rise with annual submitted application volume
  • Its broad feature set may exceed smaller admissions teams' needs

• Ravenna Admissions — where it wins

  • Covers inquiry, application, review, decision, and enrollment workflows
  • Supports campaigns, scheduling, documents, committees, and parent portals
  • Connects with SIS, financial aid, enrollment, and analytics systems

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is handled through contact sales rather than a self-serve plan
  • Its positioning centers on private K–12 school admissions
  • May offer more workflow depth than simple application intake requires

• Slate9.4/10 · Open source

  A broad admissions platform for institutions managing complex application-to-enrollment workflows.

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• Ravenna Admissions8.8/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad admissions-to-enrollment platform for private K–12 school teams.

  Visit RavennaFull verdict →