Azorus CRM vs Nearpeer

Azorus CRM is a cloud-hosted admissions and engagement platform built for universities and colleges. It follows prospective students from first enquiry through enrolment and later stages, combining lead management, events, communications and reporting. The system captures enquiries, scores and segments leads, creates forms, and supports reminders and prioritised follow-up. Event features include personalised timetables, QR attendance tracking, sign-up statistics and automated follow-ups. Staff can send personalised email and SMS campaigns, run calling campaigns, and provide self-service portals. Segmented campaigns, dynamic content, behaviour-based triggers, multi-language support and student portals support personalisation. Reports cover real-time activity, conversion, event participation and communication effectiveness. Integrations include SITS, Ellucian, NyA, Osiris, Unibuddy, Keystone, SpotMe, Zoom and Teams, plus a ready-made SITS API connector. Pricing is fixed for the contract, available on request, with no per-user fees or usage caps.

Nearpeer is a higher-education engagement and recruitment platform connecting prospective and current students with peers and campus resources. It supports students from prospect and admission through commitment, arrival, and current study, and serves first-year, transfer, international, adult, online, early-college, and non-degree learners. Nearpeer says it matches students using more than 3,600 criteria, such as interests, identities, majors, goals, and hometowns. Students can connect with peers, study buddies, campus clubs, and others in their majors, including during orientation and the transition to college. Institutions can tailor private, invitation-only campus communities to strategic needs and receive student insights. The platform also has a Prospect Hub for institution-branded prospect engagement, a parent and family offering, and features for lifelong learning institutes. Nearpeer describes itself as a standalone tool that enhances existing student systems and resources. It is available on web, Android, and iOS. The company says it is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant, and Nearpeer for College states WCAG 2.1 Level AA conformance. Institutional pricing is on request; the public site directs institutions to book a demo.