Starfish vs Stellic

Starfish8.2Visit Stellic7.8Visit

Higher score Starfish #4 in Academic Advising Software 8.2/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 5 features Visit EAB

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

• Starfish fits best

  Teams needing practical student-success workflows

• Stellic fits best

  Institutions prioritizing integrated degree planning

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Side by side

Feature	Starfish 8.2/10 Visit ↗	Stellic 7.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.2	7.8
Ranking	#4 in Academic Advising Software	#7 in Academic Advising Software
Best for	Teams needing practical student-success workflows	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
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Live chat, Phone, Docs	Email, Docs
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Starfish 4/5 · Stellic 5/5
Degree audit	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Degree planning	✓	✓
Early alerts	✓	✓
Intervention workflows	✓	✓
Student planning portal	✓	✓
Specs
Mobile access	Web	Web
Our review
Pros	Combines early alerts, appointments, cases, cohorts, and referrals Supports degree planning, success plans, and off-track notifications Adds workflow automation, analytics, kiosk support, and student access	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 is handled through contact-sales engagement Designed for institutional partnerships rather than self-serve adoption Web access may not suit teams seeking a dedicated mobile experience	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	Starfish is EAB’s higher-education student-success platform for colleges and universities. It brings together early alerts, progress surveys, appointment scheduling, case and cohort management, analytics, degree planning, success plans,… 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

• Starfish — where it wins

  • Combines early alerts, appointments, cases, cohorts, and referrals
  • Supports degree planning, success plans, and off-track notifications
  • Adds workflow automation, analytics, kiosk support, and student access

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is handled through contact-sales engagement
  • Designed for institutional partnerships rather than self-serve adoption
  • Web access may not suit teams seeking a dedicated mobile experience

• 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

• Starfish8.2/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad student-success platform for coordinating alerts, advising, planning, and interventions.

  Visit EABFull verdict →
• Stellic7.8/10 · Pricing on request

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

  Visit StellicFull verdict →