HelioCampus Course Evaluations & Surveys vs Rally Analytics Platform

HelioCampus Course Evaluations & Surveys helps U.S. colleges and universities create, schedule, deploy, and analyze evaluations and surveys for institutional feedback. Surveys can be organized at college, department, or institution level using customizable hierarchical templates and question libraries, including dynamic questions based on Course Learning Outcomes. Course evaluations include student, instructor, and general course types, scheduled at the beginning, midpoint, or end of a term. Automated notifications can go to students and instructors, and students can complete evaluations through their learning management system. Integrations support multiple LMS connections through LTI and native APIs, including Blackboard, Canvas, D2L Brightspace, and Moodle. Student course evaluations may be anonymous; instructor evaluations cannot. AI sentiment analysis supports bulk review, but HelioCampus must enable it and provision access through role-based access. Participants need a platform account and institutional single sign-on. The maker says it is FERPA compliant and lists ISO 27001:2013 and SOC 2 Type 2 certifications. Pricing is on request.

Rally Analytics Platform is a web platform that unites student data for educators. It combines assessment and screener results with student information system records such as attendance, behavior, and course grades, plus surveys about well-being and the learning environment. Rally provides continuously updating predictions of each student’s end-of-year state assessment result. Educators can create student groups, assign targeted interventions, invite colleagues to co-manage them, and track notes and progress over time. Using the Ed-Fi data standard, the platform integrates district data sources, and groups can use prepopulated district information without manual uploads or data entry. Access depends on district identity management and student information systems, with automatic role-based security and school- or district-level access options. Education Analytics describes the data pages as requiring low to no training. The product page displays SOC 2, TX-RAMP, and Ed-Fi Alliance API Consumer badges. Pricing is on request; districts and state education agencies can schedule a guided demo.