Ellucian Banner Finance vs FlightPath
Ellucian Banner Finance
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| Figure | Ellucian Banner Finance | FlightPath |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | £27,916.67/mo | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 3 |
| Spec score · Degree Audit Software | 8.6 (#1) | 8.6 (#2) |
| Accessibility | The Banner SaaS service listing states WCAG 2.1 AA or EN 301 549 support. | The vendor's 2025 accessibility report covers WCAG 2.0 and 2.1 Levels A and AA, but not AAA. |
| API documentation | API documentation is available in HTML and PDF formats, but the service listing says there is no API sandbox. | A public API reference is provided with versioned tabs for FlightPath 5.x, 6.x and 7.x and searchable files, functions and classes. |
| Extensibility | Institutions can create cards and pages with a low-code, drag-and-drop toolkit designed to remain upgrade-safe. | The community system supports add-on modules and overriding core code so institutions can customize policies and workflows. |
| Integrations | Listed integrations include Spend Management powered by Chrome River, Ellucian Analytics, Ellucian Workflow, CRM Advance and Banner Document Management. | FlightPath Academics states that the platform integrates with campus SIS, LMS, SSO and other systems and can import existing data. |
| What it does | Banner Finance is Ellucian’s higher-education ERP finance system for managing institutional financial information and processes. | FlightPath is a web-based academic advising, degree-audit and student-success system for universities, colleges and other educational institutions. |
Plans
Ellucian Banner Finance
- Banner SaaS Platform£335,000 a year
- Ellucian Banner FinancePriced on request
FlightPath
- FlightPath Community EditionFree
- FlightPath Community EditionFree
- FlightPath AcademicsPriced on request
In their own words
Ellucian Banner Finance
Ellucian Banner Finance is a cloud financial management system for higher education institutions. It covers procurement, general ledger, finance operations, accounts payable, fixed assets, internal stores, journal entries, budget development, sponsored research accounting, endowment management, and accounts receivable. The Research and Grants module supports grant work from initial proposal through project close, consolidates grant information, produces federal reports including the Federal Financial Report, and provides a grants ledger that can operate beyond fiscal year end. Staff can use My Finance Query for spend analysis dashboards, saved queries, and query sharing; My Requisitions to create and track requisitions; and My Journals to manage journal vouchers. Secure mobile access provides financial information and personalized self-service views, alongside web access. Listed integrations include Ellucian Spend Management powered by Chrome River, Ellucian Analytics, Ellucian Workflow, Ellucian CRM Advance, and Banner Document Management. The product also provides higher education financial statement reports for GASB and FASB. Pricing is on request; the product sheet does not list a free plan or trial.
FlightPath
FlightPath has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.