ConexED Retain vs Suitable

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.

Suitable is mobile-first student engagement and success software for universities and colleges. It brings experiential and co-curricular opportunities into a mobile app, tracks participation, and records verified involvement in co-curricular transcripts. A searchable opportunity catalog supports tiered administrative permissions, while Guided Pathways personalizes the learning journey as students take part. Tools cover student organizations, events, service hours, push notifications, surveys, automated campaigns, and risk alerts. Students can earn points, advance levels, receive incentives, and appear on engagement leaderboards. Schools can map experiences to core competencies using an established framework or their own, and use assessment tools to track progress and identify programming gaps. The platform also supports branded digital badges, stackable credentials, and progress dashboards. Reporting includes customizable tags and filters, with custom reporting services for schools with specific needs. Integrations include LMS, SIS, advising systems, university calendars, Handshake, and an open API; LTI integration is available for Blackboard and Canvas. Suitable runs on Android, iOS, and web. Pricing is available by request rather than as a stated subscription price.