FlightPath vs Slate
FlightPath
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Slate
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| Figure | FlightPath | Slate |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $2,500/mo |
| 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 | 3 | 10 |
| Spec score · Academic Advising Software | 8.7 (#1) | 7.6 (#6) |
| Integrations | FlightPath Academics states that the platform integrates with campus SIS, LMS, SSO and other systems and can import existing data. | Slate supports institutional integrations through scheduled web services, batched file transfers, or its API, and lists integrations including Common App, Banner, PeopleSoft, OnBase, and payment providers. |
| Security | FlightPath Academics states that student data is secured using FERPA and industry-established practices, with controls aligned to NIST 800-53 and TX-RAMP certification. | The maker says data is encrypted at rest and in transit, supports multifactor authentication and institutional SSO, and stores each institution in its own private database. |
| Support | FlightPath Academics says it is the only official partner of the FlightPath project and provides support, training, and custom programming. | License support offerings include the knowledge base, community forums and conversations, a dedicated client success team, webinars, Learning Lab, and community events. |
Plans
FlightPath
- FlightPath Community EditionFree
- FlightPath Community EditionFree
- FlightPath AcademicsPriced on request
Slate
- Admissions & Enrollment license (< 1,500 annual submitted applications)$30,000 a year
- Separate Student Success license$30,000 a year
- Admissions & Enrollment license (1,500–7,500 annual submitted applications)$50,000 a year
- Advancement license (< 2,500 active full-time undergraduate enrollment)$50,000 a year
- Admissions & Enrollment license (7,500–15,000 annual submitted applications)$75,000 a year
- Admissions & Enrollment license (> 100,000 annual submitted applications)Priced on request
- Admissions & Enrollment license (15,000–40,000 annual submitted applications)Price not published
- Admissions & Enrollment license (40,000–60,000 annual submitted applications)Price not published
- Admissions & Enrollment license (60,000–80,000 annual submitted applications)Price not published
- Admissions & Enrollment license (80,000–100,000 annual submitted applications)Price not published
In their own words
FlightPath
FlightPath has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Slate
Slate is a cloud-based information management system and higher education CRM for admissions and enrollment, student success, and advancement operations. Admissions teams can manage applications, reading, decisions, texting, events, and data integrations. Student Success includes forms, queries, appointments, communications, portals, case workflows, and campus-system integrations. Slate for Advancement combines donor management, alumni relations, event management, communications, and automations with real-time data insights. Native capabilities include surveys, document management, payment processing, SMS, chatbots, portals, and microsites. Institutions can connect systems through scheduled web services, batched file transfers, or the API; listed integrations include Common App, Banner, PeopleSoft, and OnBase. Mobile-ready interfaces support iOS and Android. The maker says data is encrypted at rest and in transit, supports multifactor authentication and institutional single sign-on, and stores each institution in its own private database. Admissions pricing is based on annual application volume, starting at $30,000 a year for fewer than 1,500 applications. Advancement pricing starts at $50,000 a year for fewer than 2,500 active full-time undergraduate enrollment. Existing database use for Student Success has no additional cost; a separate Student Success license is $30,000 a year.