See how Overgrad compares
Most platforms stop at graduation day or stop at reporting. Overgrad keeps the same student record going and gives your team the tools to act on it.
The short version
Exploration tools help students find a direction. Application tools get them admitted. Some platforms report where graduates enroll. Overgrad does all of that, then alerts staff when a graduate is at risk and tracks them through completion.
Overgrad is a college and career readiness platform that keeps one record from a student's first plan through enrollment, persistence, and completion. See every feature, meet Trek, the AI career guide, or read about the nXu curriculum.
| Explore | Apply | Admit | Enroll | Persist | Complete | Career | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overgrad | Explore: Supported | Apply: Supported | Admit: Supported | Enroll: Supported | Persist: Supported | Complete: Supported | Career: Reporting only |
| Naviance | Explore: Supported | Apply: Supported | Admit: Supported | Enroll: Supported | Persist: Reporting only | Complete: Reporting only | Career: Not covered |
| Scoir | Explore: Supported | Apply: Supported | Admit: Supported | Enroll: Reporting only | Persist: Not covered | Complete: Not covered | Career: Not covered |
| Xello | Explore: Supported | Apply: Supported | Admit: Supported | Enroll: Not covered | Persist: Not covered | Complete: Not covered | Career: Not covered |
| SchooLinks | Explore: Supported | Apply: Supported | Admit: Supported | Enroll: Reporting only | Persist: Reporting only | Complete: Reporting only | Career: Not covered |
| Salesforce | Varies: built through configuration | ||||||
| Backrs | Explore: Supported | Apply: Partial | Admit: Partial | Enroll: Not covered | Persist: Partial | Complete: Partial | Career: Partial |
| Willow | Explore: Supported | Apply: Partial | Admit: Not covered | Enroll: Not covered | Persist: Not covered | Complete: Not covered | Career: Not covered |
Side by side
This comparison reflects what each product emphasizes, based on public information as of October 2026. What a school actually gets depends on how it is configured.
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| Capability | Overgrad | Naviance | Scoir | Xello | SchooLinks | Salesforce | Backrs | Willow |
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| Planning | ||||||||
| Building a list, tracking applications, and sending documents. | Built in | Built in | Built in | Built in | Built in | Not offered | Partial | Partial |
| FAFSA completion, award letters, and scholarships. | Built in | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Built in | Built in | Not offered | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Interest inventories, career profiles, and guided discovery. | Built in. Trek, Overgrad's AI career guide. | Built in | Built in | Built in | Built in | Not offered | Built in | Built in |
| What a program costs and what graduates of it tend to earn. | Built in | Not confirmed | Partial | Partial | Not confirmed | Not offered | Built in | Built in. Projected ROI. |
| Ready-to-teach lessons for advisory or class time. | Partial. nXu lessons, available within Overgrad as an add-on. | Built in | Built in | Built in | Partial | Not offered | Built in | Built in |
| Logging hours and exporting career and technical education data. | Built in | Built in | Not offered | Built in | Built in | Not offered | Partial | Not offered |
| Advising | ||||||||
| Caseloads sorted by who needs attention, with tasks and notes. | Built in | Partial | Partial | Partial | Built in | Partial. Requires configuration. | Partial | Partial |
| Messages students and families can reply to. | Built in | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Partial | Not confirmed | Partial |
| AI guidance for students, and AI help for counselors. | Built in. Student data never trains outside models. | Built in | Built in | Partial | Built in | Built in | Built in | Built in |
| Outcomes | ||||||||
| National Student Clearinghouse enrollment and completion records. | Built in. Synced on a schedule into alerts and tasks. | Not confirmed | Not offered | Partial. Reporting. | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | |
| Flagging a graduate who stops attending, and following up. | Built in | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Partial | Partial | Partial | Not offered |
| Who stayed enrolled and who finished, by school and cohort. | Built in | Partial | Partial | Not offered | Built in | Partial | Not offered | Not offered |
| Apprenticeships, trades, military service, and direct-to-work. | Built in | Partial | Not offered | Partial | Partial | Not offered | Partial | Partial |
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| Reports that roll up from counselor to school to district or network. | Built in | Partial | Partial | Partial | Built in | Partial | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Built for CBOs and college access programs, not only schools. | Built in | Not offered | Built in. Free for CBOs. | Not offered | Not offered | Partial | Built in | Partial |
| Student information system sync and Common App connection. | Built in | Built in | Built in | Built in | Built in | Partial | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
Where Overgrad is different
From data to action
Many platforms report where graduates enroll. Overgrad syncs National Student Clearinghouse records on a schedule and turns them into alerts, tasks, and outreach, so someone can reach a student before they stop out.
One record, planning through completion
College lists, applications, aid steps, and alumni outcomes live on the same student record, from middle school through college.
Every pathway counts
Apprenticeships, trades, military service, and direct-to-work are tracked with the same care as four-year enrollment.
Built for networks and community organizations
Reports roll up from counselor to school to district to network, and community-based organizations use the same tools as schools.
Questions buyers ask
- Does Overgrad track outcomes beyond four-year college?
- Yes. Overgrad tracks two-year and community college, apprenticeships, trades, military service, and direct-to-work with the same care as four-year enrollment. Employment outcomes are reported where the data exists.
- How is acting on Clearinghouse data different from reporting it?
- A report shows where graduates enrolled after the fact. Overgrad syncs National Student Clearinghouse records on a schedule and turns changes into alerts and tasks for a staff member, with texting and case management built in, so someone can reach a student before they stop out.
- How is verified completion different from projected ROI?
- Projected ROI estimates what a program might return, based on typical costs and earnings. Verified completion comes from Clearinghouse records of what each student actually did: where they enrolled, whether they stayed, and whether they finished.
- Can we switch to Overgrad mid-year?
- Yes. Setup, data migration, and training are included, and the launch timeline is agreed in writing before signing.
- Does student data train AI models?
- No. Overgrad's AI features run on a closed system in AWS, and the district decides whether they are on.
- Does Overgrad include curriculum?
- Yes, as an add-on. nXu lessons on purpose, durable skills, and wellbeing are available within Overgrad, and Trek, the AI career guide, runs career discovery for students.
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