MCA Suite vs. Slate for Admissions

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
MCA Suite
Score 6.0 out of 10
N/A
MCA Suite is a customer relationship management (CRM) system built specifically for companies in the merchant cash advance industry.N/A
Slate for Admissions
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Slate is a platform for admissions and enrollment management, student success, and alumni/advancement, from Technolutions in New Haven. Designed and developed exclusively for higher education, Slate by Technolutions supports the student and donor lifecycle, and provides a unified interface to CRM, outreach and communications, travel management, online applications, online reading, student success and retention, and alumni and donor engagement.N/A
Pricing
MCA SuiteSlate for Admissions
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
MCA SuiteSlate for Admissions
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Features
MCA SuiteSlate for Admissions
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
MCA Suite
6.0
1 Ratings
25% below category average
Slate for Admissions
-
Ratings
Customer data management / contact management6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
MCA Suite
1.0
1 Ratings
154% below category average
Slate for Admissions
-
Ratings
Customizable reports1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
MCA Suite
8.0
1 Ratings
4% below category average
Slate for Admissions
-
Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
MCA Suite
4.0
1 Ratings
62% below category average
Slate for Admissions
-
Ratings
Reporting4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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MCA SuiteSlate for Admissions
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Score 9.8 out of 10
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Score 8.7 out of 10
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Creatio
Creatio
Score 9.1 out of 10
Jenzabar ONE
Jenzabar ONE
Score 9.5 out of 10
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Creatio
Score 9.1 out of 10

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User Ratings
MCA SuiteSlate for Admissions
Likelihood to Recommend
6.0
(1 ratings)
8.1
(8 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
7.2
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
MCA SuiteSlate for Admissions
Likelihood to Recommend
Five Components, Inc.
It is a good tool for smaller companies entering the MCA space, but doesn't scale all that well, and provides limited options for reporting customization.
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Technolutions
I would recommend Slate, by Technolutions for any higher education institution, big or small. Though there is a higher cost associated with Slate than most other options, it's well worth the price. The level of detail that you're able to gather, maintain, and query on within your student data is far beyond anything I've experienced with other systems. These insights help you pinpoint areas for action and improvement so that you can pivot when necessary, helping you reach your enrollment goals quicker and more efficiently.
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Pros
Five Components, Inc.
  • They have lots of detail on the deal pages.
  • It allows for multiple internal and external users.
  • It has global search functionality.
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Technolutions
  • Managing contacts.
  • Smart communications (drip email campaigns).
  • Real-time data management.
  • End-to-end control of product (or instance of).
  • Allows for easy to implement segmentation via smart rules and queries (data sets).
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Cons
Five Components, Inc.
  • Poor reporting.
  • Filtering is clunky.
  • They could improve on data visualization.
  • Renewal advances that are not refinances are difficult to manage.
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Technolutions
  • Doesn't automatically advance to the next application in the queue once one application is processed
  • Doesn't allow an easy view of other queues to see what is coming down the pike
  • Doesn't allow users to copy email of applicants
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Usability
Five Components, Inc.
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Technolutions
It's incredibly usable and easy to figure out. It's modern and does exactly what we need for it to do
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Support Rating
Five Components, Inc.
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Technolutions
While I do wish they had actual representatives that we able to come to you for trainings for implementation and new users, I understand that a big draw is the money that is saved by instead investing in knowledgebase, which is it's online tutorials for different functions of Slate.
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Alternatives Considered
Five Components, Inc.
We haven't used any others.
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Technolutions
We had been on Recruitment Plus- it has been sunsetted, so we were forced to move. I also looked at Fire Engine Red. Slate seemed far and away the most robust CRM/Admissions solution.
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Return on Investment
Five Components, Inc.
  • We've been able to grow our working capital program over the years with the help of MCA Suite.
  • Data management is difficult, and we struggle with reporting.
  • We have granted merchants dedicated to their advances for tracking purposes.
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Technolutions
  • It has changed the culture of our office!
  • It is by far the best resource that we have been able to implement in our business.
  • It has been a huge return investment and allows us to do our jobs more efficiently.
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