Interfolio Dossier vs. Salesforce Education Cloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Interfolio Dossier
Score 7.2 out of 10
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Dossier is an online tool from Interfolio that allows users to manage the documents (CVs, letters of recommendation, confidential records, etc.) required to apply for faculty jobs, fellowships, grants, postdocs, or graduate study. Users can request letters of recommendation, securely store their files, and curate and send collections of materials from within Dossier.N/A
Salesforce Education Cloud
Score 8.7 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.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Interfolio DossierSalesforce Education Cloud
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
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Student and Faculty Administration
Comparison of Student and Faculty Administration features of Product A and Product B
Interfolio Dossier
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Ratings
Salesforce Education Cloud
8.8
Ratings
6% above category average
Integrations with 3rd-Party Education Technology00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Online Registration Management00 Ratings8.70 Ratings
District Communications, such as messaging and alerting00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Roster Management00 Ratings9.30 Ratings
Platform Customization00 Ratings6.80 Ratings
Teacher Self-Service00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Student Data Security00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Community Support00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Class Scheduling00 Ratings9.40 Ratings
State and National-level Reporting00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Compliance Support00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Teacher and Parent Mobile Application00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Best Alternatives
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Small Businesses

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Medium-sized Companies
Ellucian Banner
Ellucian Banner
Score 2.6 out of 10
Schoolmint Hero
Schoolmint Hero
Score 9.7 out of 10
Enterprises
PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
PeopleAdmin Higher Ed Platform, from Powerschool
Score 7.0 out of 10
Schoolmint Hero
Schoolmint Hero
Score 9.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
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8.9
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Usability
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10.0
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Support Rating
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6.2
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User Testimonials
Interfolio DossierSalesforce Education Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
This product has always performed excellently since our documents are secure. It enhances electronic signature to ensure there are no cases of forging documents that are shared across the entire enterprise. It tracks all documents to ensure that they land at the right destination and no cyberattacks. It easily integrates with email to enhance reliable communication and provide notifications to our clients during marketing campaigns.
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Well suited:
  1. Groups that need to integrate their CRM with other partners: many education institutions use Salesforce!
  2. Groups with huge student populations now, or expected in the future.
  3. Groups that have resources for custom Salesforce development, like an in-house Salesforce Developer role.
Less appropriate:
  1. If you expect your company/school will have a limited number of students.
  2. If you set up Salesforce to use ONLY Leads or only Contacts, not both. What happens if you have a student re-enroll? How do you handle losing data when converting a Lead to a Contact? If you don't have good answers for these in advance, you'll want to use only Leads or only Contacts to track each student.
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Pros
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  • Great use of integrating across all aspects of enrollment.
  • Easy to create tasks for counselors to remember to call prospective students and keep up to date on goals.
  • Reporting is fabulous inside of Salesforce.
  • All of the Apps in the App Exchange.
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Cons
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  • Reports - Comes with no out of the box reports.
  • OOB functionality may be limited - important to have folks with experience customizing EDA to an organization's needs.
  • Upfront cost - Implementation services (either a hired team or consultants) is imperative to make it work.
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Usability
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It was really so easy to sign up and get going with the whole process
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Support Rating
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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.
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Alternatives Considered
I have not worked with a similar document management platform. My experience with Dossier has been great and all our document-based programs have been achieved. It has the audition capability that has helped us to monitor the management processes of all documents. It arranges all files following the right protocol to enhance faster access and save time for accessing workloads. The customer team is always ready to offer any assistance when contacted.
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Salesforce.org Education Cloud has many different functionalities that do not revolve around just the assignment and grading aspect of a student's education. They provide ways for staff to communicate with students in real-time and provide additional support, such as mental health resources, which is incredibly important. Not only is the education aspect important, but providing resources to help a student in every aspect of life is possible on Salesforce and is very useful.
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Return on Investment
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  • This is always awesome to find and have companies where you can educate yourself online.
  • Even when you look at things such as FOREX, this is one of the biggest industries, so it is a tell tale sign that it is well on track to the future.
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ScreenShots

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