For Charter Networks & College Access Organizations
Why Teams Leave Salesforce for Overgrad
Leading education organizations are choosing tools built for student success instead of sales CRMs retrofitted for education.
What "Free" Salesforce Really Costs
Cost comparisons reflect common Salesforce Education Cloud implementations observed in K-12 and college access organizations; actual costs vary by configuration, scope, and vendor contracts.
Salesforce donates licenses to nonprofits. The platform itself is just the beginning.
Everything included. Ready in weeks.
Overgrad includes NSC integration, college applications, SMS, alumni tracking, and outcome reporting in one platform, with a fixed implementation cost.
"We hesitated to replace our legacy setup because of the disruption we assumed it would cause. What surprised us was that Overgrad didn't just simplify our systems. It unified our work. Within weeks, we had a single, end-to-end view of student progress."
"Switching from Salesforce cut our costs significantly. Plus, our team actually likes using it. No more consultant dependency for simple changes."
What You'll Pay Over 3 Years
Mid-sized charter network: 250 students, 3 counselors
- Year 1$14,750
- Years 2-3$11,250/yr
- Implementation$3,500 (fixed)
- Apps & Add-ons$0
- Year 1$36K - $44K
- Years 2-3$21K - $26K/yr
- Implementation$12K - $20K
- Required Apps$12K/yr
Enough to hire an additional college counselor for a year, or serve 100+ more students with your existing budget.
Most teams don't leave Salesforce because it broke. They leave because the constant customization costs too much.
What's Different
Purpose-built means everything works out of the box.
Everything Comes in the Box
Salesforce requires Co-Pilot ($8K/yr), messaging apps ($2K/yr), DocuSign ($1K/yr), and more. Overgrad includes everything.
- College application tracking included
- NSC integration automated and included
- Two-way SMS built-in, pay per message
- Student portal included, mobile-friendly
- Document management included
Up and Running in Weeks
Salesforce implementations take 3-6 months with expensive consultants. Overgrad launches in 4-6 weeks with a fixed fee.
- 4-6 weeks from kickoff to go-live
- Fixed $3,500 implementation (no hourly risk)
- 3-4 hours of staff training total
- Dedicated implementation manager
Make Changes Yourself
Salesforce creates ongoing consulting costs at $220/hr for changes, maintenance, and support. Overgrad is self-service.
- No-code workflow builder
- Self-service configuration
- Support included in annual fee
- No Salesforce admin certification required
Built for Student Success Workflows
Salesforce was built for sales pipelines. Every education feature requires customization. Overgrad was built for K-20 student success from day one.
- K-20 student lifecycle built-in
- Pre-built education outcome metrics
- Common App integration native
- Multi-site benchmarking standard
When Salesforce Makes Sense
You already standardize on Salesforce across departments
You have in-house admins or a retained implementation partner
Student success workflows are one of many use cases
Long implementation timelines are acceptable
Migration Made Easy
Full Data Migration
Students, applications, communications, and custom fields. We handle it all.
Parallel Running
Test Overgrad while keeping Salesforce active during transition
Fast Training
Most staff are up and running in under 2 hours
Break Dependencies
Exit the hourly consulting cycle for good
See a Purpose-Built Alternative to Salesforce
Schedule a demo and we'll show you exactly how Overgrad compares, including a custom cost comparison based on your Salesforce spend.