Transparency alternatives to ApplicationsOnline
Other Higher education CRM vendors we measure, sorted by how much they publish that ApplicationsOnline does not. This is a comparison of disclosure, not of features or fitness.
12 shown of 27 that differ from ApplicationsOnline on at least one criterion we measured for both. Public transparency score, not a product or security rating.
ApplicationsOnline has 12 gaps in what we could measure: Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Data location stated, Status page with history, Public pricing, Certifications named, Uptime SLA with a figure, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, No third-party tracking before consent, security.txt (RFC 9116), Notice before subprocessors change, Named privacy contact. The column “publishes and ApplicationsOnline does not” is the one that closes them.
| Vendor | Score | Publishes, and ApplicationsOnline does not | ApplicationsOnline publishes, and they do not | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unibuddyunibuddy.com | 43/100 | 4 Subprocessor list, Data location stated, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, +1 | nothing | Compare |
| Carnegiecarnegiehighered.com | 39/100 | 4 Data processing agreement, Data location stated, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, +1 | nothing | Compare |
| Mongoosehellomongoose.com | 35/100 | 4 Subprocessor list, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, Notice before subprocessors change, +1 | nothing | Compare |
| Symplicitysymplicity.com | 35/100 | 4 Data processing agreement, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, Notice before subprocessors change, +1 | nothing | Compare |
| Element451element451.com | 30/100 | 4 Data location stated, Certifications named, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, +1 | nothing | Compare |
| Civitas Learningcivitaslearning.com | 26/100 | 4 Status page with history, Public pricing, Certifications named, +1 | nothing | Compare |
| Handshakejoinhandshake.com | 26/100 | 4 Status page with history, Certifications named, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, +1 | nothing | Compare |
| AdmitHubmainstay.com | 22/100 | 4 Certifications named, Uptime SLA with a figure, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, +1 | nothing | Compare |
| Capture Higher Edcapturehighered.com | 17/100 | 2 Data location stated, Certifications named | nothing | Compare |
| Gravytygravyty.com | 17/100 | 2 Status page with history, Public pricing | nothing | Compare |
| TracCloudgo-redrock.com | 17/100 | 2 Public pricing, HTTPS enforced with HSTS | nothing | Compare |
| ZeeMeezeemee.com | 17/100 | 2 Data location stated, Named privacy contact | nothing | Compare |
Only criteria we could measure for both are counted. Where we could measure one and not the other, the row is silent: that would be a statement about our measurement, not about either vendor. Every single result with its source is on the two profiles.