Anthology Encompass vs Ellucian Banner Student

Anthology Encompass is a browser-based platform for coordinating an institution’s giving, events, communications, and community engagement. It supports email campaigns with templates, audience selection, A/B tests, deliverability tools, and performance reporting. Giving features include donation campaigns, forms, recurring gifts, and transaction reports; event tools cover RSVPs, registration, fee-based activities, confirmations, reconciliation, and attendee check-in. Membership campaigns can manage dues, benefits, renewals, and scheduled payments. Its Engagement Dashboard tracks email, event, giving, membership, online usage, and volunteer activity, though only Super Admins and the Engagement Metrics Admin can access it. Institutions can also use branded crowdfunding templates and a Giving Microsite Builder; the builder was in an Early Access Beta program in the 2026.5 release. Anthology says more than 800 higher education institutions use Encompass. The service is paid, with pricing on request, and is available on Android, iOS, and the web. Constituent sites support recent mobile browsers, but administrative tools are not supported on mobile.

Ellucian Banner Student is a web-based student information system for higher education institutions. It supports learners from recruitment and admissions through student success and lifelong learning, serving students, faculty, staff, advisors, registrars, and administrators. Admissions capabilities include predictive analytics for high-intent prospects, automated campaigns, and fraudulent-application checks. Student aid tools provide AI scholarship matching and help students understand costs and funding access. Curriculum governance supports program development, approvals, and catalog updates. For student success, Banner includes AI degree planning, degree audits, early alerts, intervention workflows, a student planning portal, and real-time retention analytics. The brochure describes a modular interface, ready-made dashboards, and single sign-on. Ellucian Ethos connects people, processes, and technology across an institution. Built-in controls are intended to support regulations and accreditation standards. Ellucian says its Cloud Services are ISO 27001:2022 certified, with annual SOC 1, SOC 2 Type II, and SOC 3 reports available to customers. Pricing is on request.