ConexED Retain vs Ellucian Banner Student

ConexED Retain is a web platform for higher education institutions to identify students who may be struggling, route concerns to advisors and follow interventions through resolution. Activity feeds from Canvas, Blackboard, Moodle and D2L can trigger alerts for changes in attendance, grades or engagement; configurable rules also monitor missed appointments and milestone slippage. Faculty can flag a concern from a student profile, while students can submit configurable self-referrals that create an advisor case. Case records track severity, assignment, resolution reasons and change history. Advising, tutoring, financial aid and counseling teams can contribute timestamped notes, labels, attachments and threaded comments. Retain combines LMS engagement, attendance, milestone completion and advising touchpoints into success scores; alerts can assign a cohort, start a drip campaign or open a milestone. Listed integrations include Canvas, Blackboard, Moodle, D2L Brightspace, Ellucian Banner and PeopleSoft. ConexED says it is TX-RAMP certified and FERPA compliant. Pricing is on request; the product page invites institutions to book a discovery call.

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.