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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Ellucian Banner

    Score5.2 out of 10
    N/AEllucian offers Banner educational ERP, including its student management system emphasizing control and reporting of process-oriented facets of education such as grading and attendance.N/A

    Infor CloudSuite ERP

    Score7.2 out of 10
    N/AInfor CloudSuite ERP is the company's cloud-based ERP suite for medium to large global manufacturers, distributors, and after-sales service providers—delivering flexibility to manage mixed-mode and complex value chains.N/A
    Pricing
    Ellucian BannerInfor CloudSuite ERP
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Ellucian BannerInfor CloudSuite ERP
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Ellucian BannerInfor CloudSuite ERP
    Considered Both Products
    Ellucian
    No answer on this topic
    Infor
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    80%
    Would buy again
    12 Answers
    86%
    Would buy again
    18 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    82%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    17 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    80%
    Happy with the feature set
    12 Answers
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    19 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    9 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    78%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    81%
    Implementation went as expected
    13 Answers
    Features
    Ellucian BannerInfor CloudSuite ERP
    Student and Faculty Administration
    Comparison of Student and Faculty Administration features of Ellucian Banner and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    Ellucian Banner
    8.5
    8 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    -
    Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-Party Education Technology7.98 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Registration Management8.97 Ratings00 Ratings
    District Communications, such as messaging and alerting8.94 Ratings00 Ratings
    Roster Management8.56 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform Customization8.16 Ratings00 Ratings
    Teacher Self-Service8.86 Ratings00 Ratings
    Student Data Security8.67 Ratings00 Ratings
    Community Support8.66 Ratings00 Ratings
    Class Scheduling8.67 Ratings00 Ratings
    State and National-level Reporting9.27 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance Support8.96 Ratings00 Ratings
    Teacher and Parent Mobile Application7.25 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Ellucian Banner and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    Ellucian Banner
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    6.4
    6 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings4.16 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings3.76 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings6.96 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Ellucian Banner and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    Ellucian Banner
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    6.0
    25 Ratings
    22% below category average
    API for custom integration00 Ratings6.423 Ratings
    Plug-ins00 Ratings5.723 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Ellucian Banner and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    Ellucian Banner
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    8.2
    27 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings8.824 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings7.626 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Ellucian Banner and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    Ellucian Banner
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    7.3
    32 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings7.925 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings7.430 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings6.530 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Ellucian Banner and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    Ellucian Banner
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    6.2
    30 Ratings
    22% below category average
    Accounts payable00 Ratings7.627 Ratings
    Accounts receivable00 Ratings8.527 Ratings
    Global Financial Support00 Ratings5.017 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings6.715 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings4.818 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings6.419 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings7.122 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Ellucian Banner and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    Ellucian Banner
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    8.2
    25 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings7.924 Ratings
    Automatic reordering00 Ratings7.417 Ratings
    Location management00 Ratings8.123 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Ellucian Banner and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    Ellucian Banner
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    8.3
    26 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Pricing00 Ratings7.424 Ratings
    Order entry00 Ratings8.025 Ratings
    Credit card processing00 Ratings8.411 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold00 Ratings8.124 Ratings
    Order Orchestration00 Ratings8.414 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Ellucian Banner and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    Ellucian Banner
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    8.0
    21 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Billing Management00 Ratings6.417 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management00 Ratings8.519 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings8.08 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings4.914 Ratings
    Period Close00 Ratings8.518 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Ellucian Banner and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    Ellucian Banner
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    8.4
    6 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Budgeting and Forecasting00 Ratings7.35 Ratings
    Project Costing00 Ratings8.45 Ratings
    Cost Capture00 Ratings9.25 Ratings
    Capital Project Management00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Customer Contract Compliance00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Project Revenue Recognition00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Ellucian Banner and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    Ellucian Banner
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    8.4
    10 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Project Planning and Scheduling00 Ratings8.09 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers00 Ratings9.010 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality00 Ratings9.08 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools00 Ratings8.08 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of Ellucian Banner and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    Ellucian Banner
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    7.9
    7 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings7.34 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of Ellucian Banner and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    Ellucian Banner
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    8.1
    16 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Bids Analyzed and Compared00 Ratings6.19 Ratings
    Contract Authoring00 Ratings6.18 Ratings
    Contract Repository00 Ratings6.18 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings8.114 Ratings
    Supplier Management00 Ratings7.614 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of Ellucian Banner and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    Ellucian Banner
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    6.5
    9 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Risk Repository00 Ratings7.67 Ratings
    Control Management00 Ratings5.19 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments00 Ratings5.08 Ratings
    Issue Detection00 Ratings3.28 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification00 Ratings5.18 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of Ellucian Banner and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    Ellucian Banner
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    7.1
    15 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Transportation Planning and Optimization00 Ratings5.111 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management00 Ratings5.110 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management00 Ratings5.19 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management00 Ratings5.111 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management00 Ratings6.810 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of Ellucian Banner and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    Ellucian Banner
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    7.1
    18 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Production Process Design00 Ratings5.816 Ratings
    Production Management00 Ratings5.817 Ratings
    Configuration Management00 Ratings6.217 Ratings
    Work Execution00 Ratings5.813 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs00 Ratings6.017 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of Ellucian Banner and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    Ellucian Banner
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    8.2
    18 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings7.312 Ratings
    Inventory Planning00 Ratings8.418 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring00 Ratings8.514 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Ellucian Banner and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    Ellucian Banner
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    7.8
    12 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Proposal Management00 Ratings6.810 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management00 Ratings6.812 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Ellucian BannerInfor CloudSuite ERP
    Small Businesses
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho One
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Schoolmint Hero
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Zoho One
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Schoolmint Hero
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    Score4.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Ellucian BannerInfor CloudSuite ERP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.4
    (21 ratings)
    7.1
    (38 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    5.9
    (8 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.3
    (23 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    5.0
    (7 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Ellucian BannerInfor CloudSuite ERP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Ellucian
    As a SIS, Banner Pages is the full meal deal. There are multiple modules that integrate out of the box. Because Banner is all I've ever used as a SIS, I can't contrast it with another program. I can say, it gets the job done for us. I will also say that a tremendous amount of time goes into strategizing how to get new functions to work for us and there always seems to be some catch that requires even more work. In general, the university has been hesitant to build too many modifications into Banner because they take a lot of time to maintain. Inevitably, a new update (of which there are MANY for Banner) will break stuff that isn't "vanilla." This is unfortunate because we've had some great ideas for how to make Banner better for us, but also understandable. If you're looking for a highly modular system, this isn't it. Banner has lots of components, but the components work the way they work and that's that. Also, don't expect very quick responses to bugs or glitches. If the bug is major, yes, it will be addressed. But, little function issues seem to be regularly overlooked.
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    Infor
    We have had great success with inventory management and production planning/execution. Also, data and system integrity have been key to our overall solution satisfaction. We struggle when it comes to reporting and analytics. The base product leaves room for improvement as much of the core reporting is not easily configurable and lacks the ability to scale forcing us to build a reporting model outside the solution
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    Pros
    Ellucian
    • I think it's great to use if you are tracking grades for certain classes, especially if you'd like to see how students do, comparing midterm to final grades. If you have the permissions, you can see both.
    • It's also good to track students individually. You can look up a certain semester, and see how they did in that particular time frame, but you can also see their cumulative gpa, or even look up their entire course history.
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    Infor
    • Very stable product. Some of its weaknesses are also its strengths. The lack of web services seems to actually increase stability.
    • No software vendor in this space is perfect. Lawson does perform as advertised.
    • Again, a weakness of this (limited functionality) is a hidden strength as well. In software there is a complexity/feature tradeoff. Where Lawson lacks in features, it does give you a more simple setup for your organization.
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    Cons
    Ellucian
    • One thing I miss from the previous version of Ellucian Banner, is the control + page down. I struggle with alt + page down.
    • I love the Ellucian Banner favorites; however, it is a little difficult to navigate.
    • I can honestly only think of 2 things that could be improved. I use Ellucian Banner daily.
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    Infor
    • Trying to locate forms that you haven't used before is not very user friendly
    • overall view and navigation is very old style and could use an update
    • Reports are built in and not very customizable, could also use an easy report reference guide.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Ellucian
    We have no reason not to renew with Ellucian - we are in deep with the ecosystem, and have Ellucian providing us with information technology support. If anything, should the opportunity arise, we'd probably consider adding a different ellucian tools into the suite of applications we already have on board.
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    Infor
    The main problem with it is the support provided and the support available on the market. Both are limited. Plus, it is a nightmare from a connectivity point of view, which is obvious, since the off-the-shelf tools usually include built-in connectors to Oracle and SAP, specifically S-4Hana. Retrieving data is also not easy, and specifically, to get behind the logic of special reports without direct StreamServe knowledge, which is the rarest of all, is almost impossible
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    Usability
    Ellucian
    You definitely have to learn it before it becomes easy to use. It's better than it was, but it's still not entirely intuitive. You can't just look at it and play around to figure out how it works
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    Infor
    Industry fit: Infor M3 is designed for specific industries, such as manufacturing, distribution, and food and beverage. If your organization operates in one of these industries, Infor M3 may be a good fit.Functionality: Consider the specific features and functionality that your organization requires from an ERP system, such as financial management, supply chain management, manufacturing, and sales and marketing. Review Infor M3's capabilities in these areas to determine if it meets your needs.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Ellucian
    It's pretty much up all the time.
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    Infor
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Ellucian
    Has gotten much better due to new hardware.
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    Infor
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Ellucian
    Our department generally does not contact the support center for Banner but the IT department does. That being said, in the seven years that I have been here, I have not once needed to contact the support center; we have had no glitches on Banner's side that needed to be addressed.
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    Infor
    The overall support of Inform M3 is simply the best! There isn't a single flaw that I can detect or think of about this software! I can't possibly express the greatness of the availability and all of the possibilities achieved. The ease of use and a lot of functionalities such as flexibility [allows in] configuration to add new functionalities fast.
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    Implementation Rating
    Ellucian
    very satisfied, along with the IT staff and ellucian support the upgrades do very well and have minimum down time.
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    Infor
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Ellucian
    PeopleSoft was more user-friendly. It also provided the ability to save and bookmark queries. PeopleSoft will allow users to use common names to search for queries. Overall, it seemed much more current than Banner. PeopleSoft provided enrollment data for specific sections which allowed one to spot trends of enrollment in a given class.
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    Infor
    One of the products I have used is an Oracle accounting product. I feel that Infor stands up well when comparing to the Oracle product especially for the accounting functions. In comparing it to Microsoft Dynamics I feel that Infor is easier to use in some accounting tasks. The one thing the Dynamics has going for it is the ease of use with other Microsoft Products.
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    Scalability
    Ellucian
    being able to scale with hardware was easy and not cumbersome. We were allowed to user virtual machines which made things very scalable.
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    Infor
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Ellucian
    • There is positive ROI on the product overall. It had reduced or allowed us to focus our staff members on something which is very use and it does the job in the background.
    • The application has supported in a lot of ways in saving resources and utilizing them in very productive & efficient manner
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    Infor
    • Reduced period close processing by more than a day
    • Allowed the creation and adoption of shared services organization leading to improved performance and headcount allocations
    • Created more consistent business processes driving efficiency
    • Greatly improved security and reliability through cloud platform, granular security groups and SSO functionality
    • Improving customer experience through integrated customer and partner portals
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