Explorance Blue
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What it is
Explorance Blue is a paid web platform for collecting, analysing and distributing feedback insights across higher education and employee programmes. It supports employee engagement, course evaluation, onboarding, exit, 360-degree review, student engagement and campus surveys. Blue can import data, tailor questions and content to each respondent, distribute surveys and insights, and validate data through its Data Integrity Gateway. Role-based reports and dashboards provide real-time results, trends and visualisations, with benchmarking, advanced reporting and data export listed. Explorance MLY adds sentiment analysis, topic categorisation, recommendations, alerts and redaction for open-ended feedback. Integrations cover LMS, HRIS, SIS and CRM systems, while respondents can be reached through portals, email, mobile and QR codes. Explorance says Blue meets WCAG 2.2 AA and Section 508 standards, maintains an annual SOC 2 Type II examination and supports stated privacy requirements. Hosting may use Canadian or Microsoft Azure regional data centres. Pricing is on request.
Spec sheet
- Purpose
- Blue automates the collection, analysis, and distribution of feedback insights.Read 5 Oct 2026 · explorance.com
- Audience
- Explorance describes Blue as enterprise-ready and presents use cases spanning higher education and employee feedback programs.Read 5 Oct 2026 · explorance.com
- Integrations
- Blue integrates with LMS, HRIS, SIS, and CRM systems; the product page also describes reaching respondents through LMS portals, email, mobile, and QR codes.Read 5 Oct 2026 · explorance.com
- Security
- Explorance says it maintains an annual SOC 2 Type II examination and uses access controls, encryption, monitoring, vulnerability management, incident response, and business continuity measures.Read 5 Oct 2026 · explorance.com
- Support
- Explorance offers implementation assistance, customized training, ongoing support, expert consulting, and a community of Blue administrators.Read 5 Oct 2026 · explorance.com
- Headquarters
- Montreal, CanadaRead 28 Sep 2026 · explorance.com
- Founded
- 2003Read 28 Sep 2026 · explorance.com
- Company
- Explorance says it was founded in 2003 and built Blue as an enterprise-ready feedback management platform.Read 5 Oct 2026 · explorance.com
- Accessibility
- Explorance says Blue meets WCAG 2.2 AA and Section 508 accessibility standards.Read 5 Oct 2026 · explorance.com
- AI analysis
- Explorance MLY adds sentiment analysis, topic categorization, recommendations, alerts, and redaction to open-ended feedback in Blue reports.Read 5 Oct 2026 · explorance.com
- Automation
- Blue imports data, personalizes surveys, distributes insights, and offers automated data validation through Data Integrity Gateway.Read 5 Oct 2026 · explorance.com
- Hosting
- Depending on product, deployment model, region, and customer configuration, data may be hosted in Explorance-managed Canadian data centers or Microsoft Azure regional data centers.Read 5 Oct 2026 · explorance.com
- Personalization
- Blue adapts survey questions and content to each respondent’s profile and supports custom or pre-validated survey content.Read 5 Oct 2026 · explorance.com
- Privacy compliance
- Explorance states that product data processing supports compliance with FERPA, PIPEDA, GDPR, APP, and PDPA requirements.Read 5 Oct 2026 · explorance.com
- Reporting
- Blue provides configurable role-based reports and dashboards with real-time insights, trends, and data visualizations.Read 5 Oct 2026 · explorance.com
- Survey types
- Blue supports employee engagement, course evaluation, onboarding, exit, 360-degree review, student engagement, and campus surveys.Read 5 Oct 2026 · explorance.com
Plans and prices
Strong points and limits
Strong points
- Supports student and employee survey programmes
- Personalises questions by respondent profile
- Real-time role-based dashboards and reports
- MLY analyses open-ended feedback
- WCAG 2.2 AA and Section 508 stated
Limits
- Pricing requires a request
- Hosting location depends on configuration
- Enterprise-oriented implementation may require assistance
Who it suits
Blue suits enterprise feedback programmes in higher education and organisations running employee surveys. It is intended for teams needing configurable reporting, integrations and managed implementation support.
Verdict
Blue covers varied survey programmes with automation, integrations and detailed reporting. Confirm deployment region, support arrangements and pricing during a personalised discussion.
Where Specifiction places it
- Education Analytics Software#12 of 587.2
- Enterprise Feedback Management Software#12 of 207.4
- Course Evaluation Software#16 of 217.2