AlmaShines vs EverTrue

AlmaShines is an alumni management platform for educational institutions, with tools for maintaining alumni records, building engagement, and managing contributions. Its features include alumni directories, events, mentoring, job opportunities, interest groups, membership management, and fundraising. Alumni can use branded mobile apps on iOS and Android. Communications include personalized bulk email, mailing analytics, in-app notifications, and push notifications; listed integrations range from Razorpay and PayTM to Zoom, Salesforce, PayPal, and LinkedIn. AlmaShines states that it has ISO 27001 certification and GDPR compliance. Its data processing agreement says customer data is encrypted in transit and at rest, with confirmed security incidents reported within 24 hours of discovery. Platform launch can take 15 days and includes free training, a dedicated customer success manager, and an admin community. A free automated directory can fetch updated records from social media platforms. A free plan is available, but there is no free trial; paid access is listed from $120/mo. The named annual plans cost $1,199 a year, $2,499 a year, and $4,999 a year. Additional modules cost extra, annual fees may be revised by 3 to 8 percent from the second year, and the pricing FAQ says there is no refund policy.

EverTrue is alumni relations software for educational institutions that need to track and communicate with alumni. Profiles can combine information about Facebook engagement, event attendance, career progress, interests and giving. Users can segment alumni with more than 80 filters, while dynamic engagement scores track interactions with Facebook pages and posts. TrueView adds career information and job changes to profiles. The product also supports event and volunteer management, with mobile access to alumni information. Named integrations include Eventbrite, Emma, Graduway, ThankView and Hustle; CRM integrations include Salesforce, Blackbaud CRM, Raiser’s Edge NXT, Workday, Peoplesoft and Jenzabar. Access is available on Android, iOS and web. EverTrue says it takes reasonable administrative and technical steps to protect personal data but cannot guarantee absolute security. It also says Google API data is not shared with AI models or used to train generalized AI or machine-learning models. Pricing is on request, and each product has its own price point. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Boston.