Best Education CRM Software in 2026
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In short: OpenEduCat is ranked #1 of 41 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of EduCRM and Salesforce Education Cloud. The best-ranked option with a free plan is EduCRM. The lowest first paid tier on this page is OpenEduCat at $2.42/mo.
Institutions evaluating CRM software for education can compare tools for admissions, applications and student-facing processes. Compared on admissions workflows and application management, the entries also cover event management, marketing automation and SMS messaging. A student portal is another feature to check, while free-plan availability and paid-from pricing help frame cost. OpenEduCat, EduCRM and Salesforce Education Cloud are among the named options. Consider which parts of the admissions journey your team needs to manage, what communication methods it uses, and whether portal access is relevant to the processes you want the CRM to support.
41 education CRM software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
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Questions about this list
Which education CRM software is ranked first on Specifiction?
OpenEduCat is ranked #1 of 41 with a score of 7.4. EduCRM is second and Salesforce Education Cloud third.
How many of these have a free plan?
2 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, OpenEduCat has the lowest first paid tier we found: $2.42/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing. Paid placements never change a rank.