Nearpeer vs SELMA Education CRM
Nearpeer
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| Figure | Nearpeer | SELMA Education CRM |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $1,250/mo | A$149/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 8 |
| Spec score · Student Recruitment Software | 7.9 (#8) | 7.1 (#24) |
| Headquarters | Nearpeer lists its address as 63 Federal St, Portland, Maine 04101, USA. | Australia |
| Integrations | A Nearpeer case study says the platform complemented the University of Oklahoma's existing StarRez housing management software for roommate matching. | The features page describes CRM connections to HubSpot or Salesforce and two-way accounting integrations with Xero and MYOB. |
| Product | Nearpeer is a student engagement and recruitment platform for higher education that connects prospective and current students to peers and campus resources. | SELMA is a cloud-based education CRM and student management solution for Australian RTOs, higher education providers, and training providers. |
| Security | Nearpeer states that it became SOC 2 Type 2 compliant in 2026 and that institutions can request its SOC 2 Type 2 report, HECVAT, or VPAT through its Trust Center. | SELMA says its platform uses AWS infrastructure in Australian data centres, encrypted backups, TLS 1.3 in transit, and AES-256 encryption at rest. |
| Support | Nearpeer's contact page offers app support through a ticket submission option, as well as demo scheduling and general inquiries. | The pricing page says users can contact support by phone, chat, or email. |
Plans
SELMA Education CRM
- swift (Yearly AUD)A$149 a month
- swift (Monthly AUD)A$164 a month
- starter (Yearly AUD)A$299 a month
- starter (Monthly AUD)A$329 a month
- growth (Yearly AUD)A$359 a month
- growth (Monthly AUD)A$395 a month
- professional (Yearly AUD)A$419 a month
- professional (Monthly AUD)A$461 a month
In their own words
Nearpeer
Nearpeer is a higher-education engagement and recruitment platform connecting prospective and current students with peers and campus resources. It supports students from prospect and admission through commitment, arrival, and current study, and serves first-year, transfer, international, adult, online, early-college, and non-degree learners. Nearpeer says it matches students using more than 3,600 criteria, such as interests, identities, majors, goals, and hometowns. Students can connect with peers, study buddies, campus clubs, and others in their majors, including during orientation and the transition to college. Institutions can tailor private, invitation-only campus communities to strategic needs and receive student insights. The platform also has a Prospect Hub for institution-branded prospect engagement, a parent and family offering, and features for lifelong learning institutes. Nearpeer describes itself as a standalone tool that enhances existing student systems and resources. It is available on web, Android, and iOS. The company says it is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant, and Nearpeer for College states WCAG 2.1 Level AA conformance. Institutional pricing is on request; the public site directs institutions to book a demo.
SELMA Education CRM
SELMA Education CRM has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.