Ellucian Advising vs Invoke StudentSuccess

Ellucian Advising is a web-based product for faculty and advisors at higher education institutions. It brings academic data and predictive analytics together to show student indicators and monitor progress in real time. AI-powered alerts and dynamic indicators are intended to help advisors identify students who may be at risk and intervene early. Visual dashboards show advising trends across departments and programs. Power Automate supports task automation and case management, while Microsoft Copilot can help personalize messages and analyze engagement trends. The product also supports one-to-one communication, proactive advice, appointment scheduling, and management of student interactions across multiple offices. Listed capabilities include intervention workflows, application and admissions management, marketing automation, event management, SMS messaging, student and applicant portals, custom dashboards, predictive analytics, and form building. Pricing is on request, and the product page offers a request-a-demo option rather than a stated price. Ellucian was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia, United States. The company says its cloud services have ISO 27001:2022 certification and lists SOC 1, 2, and 3 reporting and UK Cyber Essentials Basic.

Invoke StudentSuccess analyzes student behaviors to identify learners who may not reach course outcomes and alert staff to intervention needs. It aims to flag students at risk of failing within a course’s first two weeks, and says it can detect struggles only days into a term. The product highlights factors behind its predictions and individual motivators, helping institutions structure personalized interventions, find relevant support services, and direct advising resources. Its analysis can include public-source attributes beyond academic records and use thousands of data elements without personally identifiable information. Capabilities include progress tracking, at-risk alerts, and SIS and LMS integration. Pre-built connectors include Canvas, Blackboard Learn, Zoom, Banner, and PeopleSoft. Institutions can customize student-data access to their governance guidelines and provision users. Invoke says its solutions meet FERPA requirements and support major cloud platforms. Each solution is customized for the institution. Pricing is not published and is available on request; Invoke says onboarding consultation typically takes up to a few weeks, while it can begin delivering insights in a few days.