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Every tool in this category was built to do a different job. Start with the job you need done.
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The categories, side by side
Overgrad exists to move each student one step forward. Here is how that differs from the other kinds of tools.
Compare the job each one was built to do, not the feature lists.
This reflects how each product positions itself, based on public information. What a school actually gets depends on configuration and package.
| Overgrad | Exploration tools like Xello | Planning suites like Naviance | Compliance platforms like SchooLinks | Custom CRM builds like Salesforce | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The job it was hired for What it exists to do | Get each student to a real next step | Get students interested | Help students plan | Satisfy the state report | Whatever you build |
| Follow-through Who owes what, and by when | ✓ The point of it | ✗ | ~ Limited | ~ Built for reporting | ✓ After you build it |
| Milestones somebody owns Financial aid, applications, deadlines | ✓ | ✗ Nobody owns it | ~ Left to the student | ~ Counted, not chased | ✓ If you build it |
| Catching students who slip Alert, then outreach, then a case | ✓ Built in | ✗ | ✗ | ~ Varies | ✓ If you configure it |
| Reaching students Two-way texting, to the right group | ✓ | ✗ | ~ Limited, usually one way | ~ Depends on the package | ~ Needs an add-on app |
| Staying with graduates Noticing they stopped, and calling | ✓ The point of it | ✗ | ~ Collects the data | ~ Reports the data | ✓ If you build it |
| Verified outcomes Clearinghouse data, kept current | ✓ Automatic | ✗ | ~ Whatever students report | ~ Depends on the state | ~ By hand, or an add-on |
| Getting started How long before anyone uses it | Weeks, agreed in writing | Weeks | Weeks | Weeks | Three to six months |
One at a time
Each page takes on the decision you are actually weighing.
The ones people ask about most
Overgrad vs Salesforce
For teams deciding whether to keep building on a CRM or move to something already built for this.
→Overgrad vs Naviance
For districts asking what happens to the student record after graduation day.
→Overgrad vs SchooLinks
For districts that have the state report handled and now want the students followed through.
→Also worth a look
Overgrad vs Xello
For districts weighing a tool students enjoy against one that tracks whether they followed through.
→Overgrad vs CoPilot
For organizations deciding whether they want to run Salesforce underneath their program.
→Overgrad vs Beyond 12
For organizations choosing between hiring coaches and equipping the staff they have.
→Overgrad vs Scoir
For schools asking whether the record should keep going after the application is sent.
→Talk it through with someone who has done it
Getting off a CRM, replacing a planning suite, or starting from spreadsheets. Book 30 minutes and we will map Overgrad to what you have.