Alumbook vs Gravyty Alumni Engagement

Alumbook provides alumni management software for schools, colleges, universities, and corporate organizations. Administrators use a web dashboard, while organizations can offer custom-branded iOS and native Android apps. Communities can be organized around class, degree, region, or interests, with tools such as a feed, polls, location search, friend requests, birthdays, appreciation badges, and a help board. Event features handle registration and RSVPs and send push notifications for new events. Career Support lets alumni post and apply for jobs, with notifications about opportunities. Organizations can set up paid membership subscriptions and collect fees through integrated payment gateways. Engagement tools include points, badges, achievements, leaderboards, and tournaments. The Complete Alumni Platform plan is $199 a month for up to 1,000 alumni users and includes 5GB of video storage. An additional 1,000 users costs $99/month, and another 5GB of storage costs $79/month. A 14-day free trial provides full platform access with sample data and requires no credit card. The site describes the platform as SOC 2 Certified.

Gravyty Alumni Engagement is a web platform for higher education institutions and their alumni communities. It combines mentoring, networking, events, outreach and giving tools. Mentoring supports flash and formal programs with scheduling, communication and progress tracking. Searchable alumni directories and job opportunities help members build professional connections. Event tools cover in-person and virtual events, RSVPs, automated reminders and follow-ups. Institutions can send personalized email and video outreach through text and social channels. A secure branded portal lets alumni update information, register for events, give and stay connected, with donation pages included. Real-time dashboards and customizable reports help institutions track engagement and measure impact. Listed integrations include Raiser’s Edge NXT, Salesforce, Advance and Gratavid. Gravyty says it uses industry-standard encryption and is certified under Cyber Essentials; North American higher education customers can request a completed HECVAT. Pricing depends on institution size and needs, with personalized quotes available on request.