ProSAM Solution Suite vs VIAS Financial Plans

ProSAM Solution Suite is a financial aid management system for post-secondary educational institutions. It handles individual cases as well as volume processing, with a packaging engine for term, annual and aggregate limits, automated repackaging, BBAY Federal Loan awarding and Return to Title IV funds. Built-in exchange support covers ISIR, Electronic Corrections, COD Common Record and Reports, NSLDS layouts and CSS Profile. Integration Services supports near-real-time student data loading and real-time posting of authorized disbursements to student accounting systems that support XML exchange. The suite also integrates with student information and student accounts receivable systems. Institutions can configure business rules and group security settings, and use enterprise single sign-on, Microsoft Active Directory or LDAP. ProSAM records changes with before-and-after snapshots and searchable online logs. It can generate branded XML letters and send communications by email or text. Sigma describes it as platform-independent across hosting environments, operating systems and database management software, without naming specific supported systems. Pricing is on request.

VIAS Financial Plans connects financial plans with campus management for higher education institutions handling financial aid, cash payments, and tuition. It automates financial plan letters and links plans to a student ledger, where tuition, fees, aid disbursements, refunds, and payments post automatically. Institutions can prepare personalized estimated plans and convert them to live plans after approval. Financial aid functions include document tracking, past-due reconciliations, compliance reporting, academic and NSLDS enrollment reporting automation, default management tracking, shopping sheet automation, and ISIR batch uploads. Listed reports cover activity, student starts, aid completion, enrollment reporting disbursements, and ISIR batch importing. The system also tracks advisor activity and student interactions, and aid projections can help forecast budgets and award counts. VIAS lists Android, iOS, web, and API access, with student portal access through browsers and downloadable apps. It lists integrations connected through its API. Pricing is available on request.