Databox is an analytics platform for businesses, used to centralize data in one place and then visualize, track, analyze, and report on key metrics across an organization.
$199
per month
Salesforce Education Cloud
Score 4.0 out of 10
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Salesforce for Higher Ed combines the Salesforce Lightning Experience with HEDA (Higher Ed Data Architecture), providing a cloud platform supporting student management and engagement, admissions and academics, and other higher ed administrative support functions.
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Pricing
Databox
Salesforce Education Cloud
Editions & Modules
Professional
$199
per month
Growth
$499
per month
Premium
$999
per month
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Databox
Salesforce Education Cloud
Free Trial
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No
Free/Freemium Version
No
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No
No
Entry-level Setup Fee
No setup fee
No setup fee
Additional Details
20% discount for annual pricing.
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Databox
Salesforce Education Cloud
Features
Databox
Salesforce Education Cloud
BI Standard Reporting
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Databox
9.3
8 Ratings
13% above category average
Salesforce Education Cloud
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Pixel Perfect reports
10.05 Ratings
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Customizable dashboards
8.98 Ratings
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Report Formatting Templates
8.98 Ratings
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Ad-hoc Reporting
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Databox
8.6
8 Ratings
7% above category average
Salesforce Education Cloud
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Drill-down analysis
8.06 Ratings
00 Ratings
Formatting capabilities
8.98 Ratings
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Integration with R or other statistical packages
7.93 Ratings
00 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration
9.48 Ratings
00 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
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Databox
8.3
8 Ratings
0% above category average
Salesforce Education Cloud
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Publish to Web
8.96 Ratings
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Publish to PDF
8.97 Ratings
00 Ratings
Report Versioning
7.74 Ratings
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Report Delivery Scheduling
8.98 Ratings
00 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers
7.13 Ratings
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Data Discovery and Visualization
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I believe Databox can be an asset for any company. We are a small company, but I can see the value for large companies too. Databox is a great fit for departments or organizations that need to put their data into a readable form without needing a ton of reports. Databox allows you to save time and put together a nice report without having to do too much extra work. Once it is set up, it basically runs on its own at the frequency you set. I personally receive a daily report and have it sent to the respective people on the day of our meeting so we can quickly review it.
It is most suited for those within the education industry. For students and staff in particular, the Education Cloud allows seamless connectivity between each person and helps students stay on task. It can be very overwhelming as a student to have so many responsibilities in different areas, so Salesforce does a great job of offering many features that ease this process.
Some types of data can only be reported on for 1-2 months back. Unless I'm misunderstanding the function of the software this seems really weird. I can't figure out how to report on Activities more than 2 months ago
It’s hard to run reports or create working “views” for Enrollment/Student Advisor teams that include both Leads and Contacts in the same report.
Some fields do not map from Lead to Contact object. When a student transitions from application to acceptance, some dropdown and fill-in fields completely disappear from the student’s page in Salesforce. Every version of Salesforce I’ve used has this problem.
Salesforce overall is clunky and confusing for the average user. We require thorough Salesforce training for new hires on all teams because it’s not user-friendly or obvious what to click on to achieve a specific task.
Databox is an intuitive, well-designed platform that can be used by non-technical marketers. It is easy to learn, and while set up takes time, usability is high and the team has enjoyed creating custom dashboards and clients have also given us great feedback regarding its usability and value. While other BI tools are much more complex to navigate, Databox is a breeze.
I have really enjoyed using Databox and have seen the value of it in many ways. They also continue to improve the functions of it and grow their integrations and templates. I look forward to continuing to use Databox in the future, potentially even finding ways to incorporate it into other departments to help them with reporting as well.
People will respond on time even though Salesforce is such a large organization. This also includes various methods of getting support beyond just calling - they have dedicated reps, chat, chatter, etc that all make the experience more pleasant.
Databox is unique in its ability to report from multiple data sources. Google Analytics is the standard when it comes to web metrics, but it's just one of the tools that integrates with Databox. Tableau is fantastic for data visualizations and reporting, but it's much more expensive than Databox, so it's not ideal for everyone. Tableau is also superior with customization
I have not used similar products and I am new to this role. Salesforce has been very easy to learn and I appreciate the support and ability to access the platform when I need to. I was able to easily learn the program and become skilled in what I needed to do. It also made the transition to digital forms quite easy
Positive: Our entire company is more aligned because while still complying with FERPA, the right people have access to student records while also having the correct permissions.
Positive: we can integrate with our partners who also use Salesforce, while still complying with FERPA.
Negative: we've needed to hire a Salesforce Development team with multiple people to accurately customize the tool to work for us.
