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Higher Education Alumni CRM Platforms in AI answers

Data as of Oct 18, 2026Based on 680 AI responsesReviewed by Dimitry Apollonsky

AI summary

Almabase holds a narrow lead over Salesforce Education Cloud for higher-ed alumni engagement and event ticketing integrated with fundraising tools. When institutions need complex data cleanup and CRM migration, Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT is the usual answer.

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#	Brand	Recommended for	Mentioned in
1	Almabase 40% all-in-one alumni engagement, event ticketing, and fundraising sync	all-in-one alumni engagement, event ticketing, and fundraising sync	40%
2	Salesforce Education CloudSalesforce product line 35% enterprise student-to-alumni lifecycle tracking and multi-campus SIS integrations	enterprise student-to-alumni lifecycle tracking and multi-campus SIS integrations	35%
3	Hivebrite 35% highly customizable private alumni communities and event management	highly customizable private alumni communities and event management	35%
4	Gravyty 30% AI-driven donor outreach and alumni mentorship matching tools	AI-driven donor outreach and alumni mentorship matching tools	30%
5	GraduwayGravyty product line 27% branded alumni networking hubs and community mentorship programs	branded alumni networking hubs and community mentorship programs	27%
6	Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXTBlackbaud product line 24% higher education advancement, affinity tracking, and CRM migration projects	higher education advancement, affinity tracking, and CRM migration projects	24%
7	Ellucian 24% specialized higher education advancement suites with native SIS integration	specialized higher education advancement suites with native SIS integration	24%
8	PeopleGrove 20% career-driven student-alumni mentorship programs and networking workflows	career-driven student-alumni mentorship programs and networking workflows	20%
9	Blackbaud 18% large university development operations and legacy advancement databases	large university development operations and legacy advancement databases	18%
10	ToucanTech 15% combined alumni database, website management, and donor campaigns	combined alumni database, website management, and donor campaigns	15%
11	Technolutions 12%		12%
12	360Alumni 11%		11%
13	Ellucian CRM AdvanceEllucian product line 11%		11%
14	EverTrue 11%		11%
15	Salesforce 10%		10%
16	Element451 9%		9%
17	EnterpriseAlumni 8%		8%
18	GiveCampus 7%		7%
19	Salesforce CRMSalesforce product line 7%		7%
20	EAB Navigate360 Advancement CRMEab product line 7%		7%
21	Blackbaud CRMBlackbaud product line 7%		7%
22	Anthology 7%		7%
23	Calibrated Peer Review (CPR)University of California product line 6%		6%
24	Handshake 6%		6%
25	HubSpot 6%		6%
26	PeoplePath 6%		6%
27	Blackbaud Integrated PaymentsBlackbaud product line 5%		5%
28	Slate by TechnolutionsTechnolutions product line 5%		5%
29	Ellucian AdvanceEllucian product line 5%		5%
30	Salesforce Sales CloudSalesforce product line 4%		4%
31	Kritik 4%		4%
32	Eab 4%		4%
33	Chronus 4%		4%
34	Microsoft Dynamics 365Microsoft product line 4%		4%
35	Vaave 4%		4%
36	Kindsight 3%		3%
37	Anthology EncompassAnthology product line 3%		3%
38	Strata Information Group 3%		3%
39	Lingk 3%		3%
40	Virtuous 3%		3%
41	Gradnet 3%		3%
42	Redpath (Redpath Consulting Group / Redpath CG)3%		3%
43	CampusWorks 3%		3%
44	TargetX 3%		3%
45	Mentornity 3%		3%
46	Anthology RaiseAnthology product line 3%		3%
47	Axiom 3%		3%
48	AlumnForce 3%		3%
49	Huron Consulting Group 3%		3%
50	Teleskope 2%		2%
51	Oracle 2%		2%
52	MulesoftOwned by Salesforce 2%		2%
53	Attain Partners 2%		2%
54	Omatic Software 2%		2%
55	RSVPify 2%		2%
56	Alumni-Ready 2%		2%
57	Wild Apricot 2%		2%
58	Cvent 2%		2%
59	AlmaShines 2%		2%
60	DonorPerfect 2%		2%
61	LiveAlumni 2%		2%
62	Aphinity 2%		2%
63	CampusAllyDatabus product line 2%		2%
64	Peerceptiv 1%		1%
65	LinkedIn 1%		1%
66	Qooper 1%		1%
67	Cloud for Good 1%		1%
68	Raklet 1%		1%
69	Advance 1%		1%
70	e2s ConnectEngage2Serve product line 1%		1%
71	Eventbrite 1%		1%
72	DataGroomr 1%		1%
73	Mentor Collective 1%		1%
74	Aluminati Network Group 1%		1%
75	Mentorloop 1%		1%
76	Together Platform 1%		1%
77	VeryConnect 1%		1%
78	Omatic CloudOmatic Software product line 1%		1%
79	Workday 1%		1%
80	National Association of Colleges and Employers 1%		1%
81	Parker Dewey 1%		1%
82	Alumnifire 1%		1%
83	HubSpot Marketing HubHubSpot product line 1%		1%
84	AlumnIQ 1%		1%
85	12twenty 1%		1%
86	Ferrilli 1%		1%
87	MentorCity 1%		1%
88	AdvancementRMKindsight product line 1%		1%
89	ActiveCampaign 1%		1%
90	MentorcliQ 1%		1%
91	Idealist Consulting 1%		1%
92	Liaison International 1%		1%
93	Ellucian CRM RecruitEllucian product line 1%		1%
94	Encoura 1%		1%
95	Bloomerang 1%		1%
96	BocaVox 1%		1%
97	Full Fabric 1%		1%
98	Profisee 1%		1%
99	Jenzabar 1%		1%
100	Sendinblue 1%		1%

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ChatGPT SearchGoogle AI Mode

Widest split: Almabase, 36% on ChatGPT Search and 46% on Google AI Mode.

Mentioned in on each AI engine, by brand
Brand	ChatGPT Search	Google AI Mode
Almabase	36%	46%
Salesforce Education Cloud	34%	35%
Hivebrite	31%	39%
Gravyty	28%	32%
Graduway	23%	32%
Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT	24%	25%
Ellucian	21%	28%
PeopleGrove	24%	16%
Blackbaud	16%	20%
ToucanTech	17%	13%

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