Head-to-head · Student Engagement Software
Suitable vs EAB Navigate360
Suitable 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 scoreSuitable · 8.8/10
- Most featuresSuitable · 5 of 6
Suitable scores higher on our rubric for student engagement software: 8.8 against 8.4 out of 10; our editors rank them #4 and #7.
Suitable is the better fit for co-curricular learning and pathways. EAB Navigate360 is the better fit for student success and coordinated outreach.
- Suitable fits best
Co-curricular learning and pathways
- EAB Navigate360 fits best
Student success and coordinated outreach
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Side by side
| Feature | Suitable 8.8/10 Visit ↗ | EAB Navigate360 8.4/10 Visit ↗ |
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| At a glance | ||
| Editor score | 8.8 | 8.4 |
| Ranking | #4 in Student Engagement Software | #7 in Student Engagement Software |
| Best for | Co-curricular learning and pathways | Student success and coordinated outreach |
| Pricing model | Paid | Paid |
| Starting price | Pricing on request | Pricing on request |
| Free plan | Not checked yet | Not checked yet |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Deployment | Cloud, Mobile | Cloud, Mobile |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android | Web, iOS, Android |
| Support | Email, Live chat | Live chat, Phone |
| Integrations | 8 integrations | 6 integrations |
| Built for | Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise | Mid-market, Enterprise |
| Features Suitable 5/6 · EAB Navigate360 0/6 | ||
| Engagement analytics | ✓ (best) | Not checked yet |
| Automated campaigns | ✓ (best) | Not checked yet |
| SMS outreach | Not checked yet | Not checked yet |
| Student surveys | ✓ (best) | Not checked yet |
| Risk alerts | ✓ (best) | Not checked yet |
| LMS integration | ✓ (best) | Not checked yet |
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| Our verdict | Suitable is a mobile-first student engagement platform for colleges and universities. It brings experiential and co-curricular activity tracking together with student organization and event management, personalized guided pathways,… 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
Suitable — where it wins
- Connects activities, pathways, competencies, badges, and transcripts
- Supports analytics, surveys, push notifications, and early-alert interventions
- Integrates with Blackboard, Canvas, Qualtrics, and campus systems
Where it doesn't
- Pricing requires contact with sales and license agreements
- Its broad feature set may require coordination across campus teams
- Student use is described as having no charge, but no named public free plan is shown
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
- Suitable8.8/10 · Pricing on request
A broad co-curricular platform for pathways, engagement tracking, and student success workflows.
Visit SuitableFull 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 →
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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
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