Stellic vs Ellucian Degree Works

Stellic7.8Visit Ellucian Degree Works6.8Visit

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

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Ellucian Degree Works #14 in Academic Advising Software 6.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Ellucian

• Stellic fits best

  Institutions prioritizing integrated degree planning

• Ellucian Degree Works fits best

  Enterprise degree audit and planning

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Side by side

Feature	Stellic 7.8/10 Visit ↗	Ellucian Degree Works 6.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.8	6.8
Ranking	#7 in Academic Advising Software	#14 in Academic Advising Software
Best for	Institutions prioritizing integrated degree planning	Enterprise degree audit and 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, iOS, Android
Support	Email, Docs	Phone, Tickets, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2	SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS
Integrations	4 integrations	5 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Stellic 5/5 · Ellucian Degree Works 5/5
Degree audit	✓	✓
Degree planning	✓	✓
Early alerts	✓	✓
Intervention workflows	✓	✓
Student planning portal	✓	✓
Specs
Mobile access	Web	Mobile
Our review
Pros	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	Audits requirements and builds semester-by-semester academic plans Supports what-if scenarios and transfer-credit equivalency mapping Connects alerts, interventions, student views, and mobile access
Cons	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	Pricing requires contacting sales rather than selecting a published plan Its primary audience is colleges and universities It is proprietary rather than open source
Our verdict	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 →	Ellucian Degree Works is academic advising software for colleges and universities that need structured degree audits, academic planning, and progress tracking. Students and advisors can review degree requirements, create… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• 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 Degree Works — where it wins

  • Audits requirements and builds semester-by-semester academic plans
  • Supports what-if scenarios and transfer-credit equivalency mapping
  • Connects alerts, interventions, student views, and mobile access

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales rather than selecting a published plan
  • Its primary audience is colleges and universities
  • It is proprietary rather than open source

• Stellic7.8/10 · Pricing on request

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

  Visit StellicFull verdict →
• Ellucian Degree Works6.8/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad degree audit and planning suite for institutions using Ellucian and SIS systems.

  Visit EllucianFull verdict →