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Early Alert

Paid#21 of 25 in Student Engagement Software

Early Alert: A focused SMS wellness and crisis-prevention service for educational institutions. Ranked #21 of 25 in Student Engagement Software by our editors (6.7/10); pricing: Pricing on request; best for student wellness check-ins.

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At a glance

Editor score
6.7 / 10
Pricing
Pricing on request
Best for
Student wellness check-ins
Engagement analytics
Yes
Facts checked
20 Sep 2026

Where it wins
- Weekly SMS check-ins with automated nudges for unanswered responses
- Referrals, live crisis counseling, and safety-concern escalation protocols
- De-identified dashboards with demographic and group-level analysis
Where it doesn't
- Web-based service with no downloadable app
- Pricing uses a contact-sales model
- No integrations are included

Our verdict on Early Alert

Early Alert is a student wellness and crisis-prevention service for colleges, universities, and other educational institutions. It uses recurring text-message check-ins to gather wellness responses, connect students with institutional and self-help resources, and provide live crisis counseling when needed. Institutions can customize wellness domains, check-in frequency, support-resource mappings, and demographic data collection. The web-based service is suited to organizations seeking a focused SMS approach rather than a downloadable student app.

Its strongest capability is the connection between outreach, response monitoring, and intervention. Weekly check-ins can be paired with automated reminder nudges, while instant referrals direct students to relevant support resources. The real-time wellness dashboard helps organizations review de-identified aggregate responses and examine patterns across demographic groups, classes, and concerns. Safety-concern escalation protocols and live crisis counseling extend the product beyond survey collection, making it relevant for institutions with defined wellness and crisis-response processes.

Early Alert also supports engagement analytics, automated campaigns, SMS outreach, student surveys, and risk alerts. The contact-sales pricing model means institutions need a sales conversation to assess the commercial fit. Its platform scope is intentionally narrow: it operates through text messaging and the web, with no integrations. Organizations that want customizable wellness check-ins, referrals, aggregate reporting, and escalation workflows should consider Early Alert. Institutions that require LMS connectivity or a broader integrated student-engagement ecosystem should choose a product designed around those capabilities instead.

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Early Alert pricing

Plans Pricing on requestPaid No free plan — trial or paid only. Prices checked 20 Sep 2026.

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Early Alert fact sheet

Free plan	Not verified
Paid from	Not verified
Engagement analytics	Yes
Automated campaigns	Yes
SMS outreach	Yes
Student surveys	Yes
Risk alerts	Yes
LMS integration	Not verified
Deployment	Cloud, Browser extension
Platforms	Web
Compliance & security	2FA
Support	Email, Docs · 24/7
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate)
Pricing	Pricing on request
Website	earlyalert.me
Facts checked	20 Sep 2026

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