brightwheel vs. Ellucian CRM Recruit

Any preschool can benefit from brightwheel, no matter the size. Brightwheel is also excellent for billing, which is especially helpful for schools that do not have other databases and billing systems. Because our school is a PS-12, it is a little cumbersome to have brightwheel along with another management system that we use school-wide. It would be nice to have a separate price point that does not include the things that another database system does for schools that are required to use what the older grades also use.

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If you're using Ellucian products, CRM Recruit integrates seamlessly. That's the biggest selling feature but as a CRM/Recruitment product, it's lacking compared to some of their competitors. Especially in areas of customization.

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• Recording data for students.
• Connecting to parents with photos, videos, and messages.
• Signing in and out electronically and saving paper daily.

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• Integration into SIS
• Dashboards and summary charts

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• Offering a price point that does not include billing.
• Allowing more freedom of uploading own documents.

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• Customizations users can make are limited
• Feature sets are there but require customization

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Brightwheel does much more for the preschool level than FACTS does. The creators of this app know early childhood. The company also provides helpful webinars that are unrelated to their software, such as staff retention or ways to market. They understand the business of early childhood and exist to make the lives of providers easier.

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CRM Recruit's integration with Banner is second to none, as expected. But features and ease of use it lags behind competition.

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• Value add for parents
• Saves paper
• Benefits for teachers who fully utilize

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• Customization requires consultative services so not captured in full costing
• upgrades to base platforms can break customizations

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