Ellucian Banner - Great for educational institutions
Updated May 10, 2023

Ellucian Banner - Great for educational institutions

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Ellucian Banner

Ellucian Banner is an integrated ERP system that was used for financial reporting, accounts payable, and human resources at my organization. The product provides a large amount of functionality including entering journal entries and using queries and reports for financial analysis. This product addresses the need for a system for financial reporting at my organization. The program also has a built-in accounts payable module and HR module.
  • Detailed reports
  • Simple Interface
  • Ease of use for journal entries
  • Limited functionality
  • Reports are not easily customizable
  • Basic compared to other ERP software
  • Financial Reporting system
  • Financial Reports
  • Integrated system
  • Ease of use
  • Easy to use system helps productivity
  • More accurate financial information
  • Decrease in training costs
Ellucian Banner is a fairly good integrated ERP system and stacks well against competitors in the industry. For example, Ellucian Banner provides and ERP system that is reliable and quite easy to use. The reason our organization chose Ellucian Banner is because it is not a very large institution, and the features in Ellucian Banner worked well for the finance department in terms of financial reporting and financial analysis.

Do you think Ellucian Banner delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Ellucian Banner's feature set?

Yes

Did Ellucian Banner live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Ellucian Banner go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Ellucian Banner again?

Yes

Ellucian Banner is well suited for smaller institutions where a basic ERP system that is cost-effective will work well. Banner has enough functionality for a small institution and will meet the financial reporting needs. However, this program has limited functionality which may not be the most appropriate option for a larger institution. For example, Ellucian Banner does not have easily customizable reports, which may cause issues when performing financial analysis

Ellucian Banner Feature Ratings

Student Attendance Tracking
8
Student Health Information
8
Grade Book Management
8
Student Background Records
7
Student and Parent Portal
8
Transcript Management
8
Integrations with 3rd-Party Education Technology
8
Online Registration Management
8
District Communications, such as messaging and alerting
8
Roster Management
7
Platform Customization
8
Teacher Self-Service
7
Student Data Security
7
Community Support
9
Class Scheduling
7
State and National-level Reporting
8
Compliance Support
7
Teacher and Parent Mobile Application
7