Alternatives to CommonApp
Other Higher education CRM vendors we measure, sorted by how much they publish that CommonApp does not. This is a comparison of disclosure, not of features or fitness.
12 shown of 19 that differ from CommonApp on at least one criterion we measured for both. Public transparency score, not a product or security rating.
CommonApp has 11 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, No third-party tracking before consent, security.txt (RFC 9116), Notice before subprocessors change, Named privacy contact. The column “publishes and CommonApp does not” is the one that closes them.
| Vendor | Score | Publishes, and CommonApp does not | CommonApp publishes, and they do not | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civitas Learningcivitaslearning.com | 35/100 | 5 Data location stated, Status page with history, Certifications named, +2 | 1 HTTPS enforced with HSTS | Compare |
| Element451element451.com | 39/100 | 4 Data location stated, Public pricing, Certifications named, +1 | nothing | Compare |
| Handshakejoinhandshake.com | 39/100 | 4 Data location stated, Status page with history, Certifications named, +1 | nothing | Compare |
| Carnegiecarnegiehighered.com | 39/100 | 3 Data processing agreement, Data location stated, Named privacy contact | nothing | Compare |
| Mongoosehellomongoose.com | 35/100 | 3 Subprocessor list, Notice before subprocessors change, Named privacy contact | nothing | Compare |
| Gravytygravyty.com | 30/100 | 3 Data location stated, Status page with history, Public pricing | 1 HTTPS enforced with HSTS | Compare |
| AdmitHubmainstay.com | 22/100 | 3 Certifications named, Uptime SLA with a figure, Named privacy contact | nothing | Compare |
| Coursedogcoursedog.com | 26/100 | 2 Data location stated, Named privacy contact | nothing | Compare |
| Jenzabarjenzabar.com | 26/100 | 2 Data location stated, Named privacy contact | nothing | Compare |
| Stellicstellic.com | 26/100 | 2 Data location stated, Named privacy contact | nothing | Compare |
| Capture Higher Edcapturehighered.com | 17/100 | 2 Data location stated, Certifications named | 1 HTTPS enforced with HSTS | Compare |
| ZeeMeezeemee.com | 17/100 | 2 Data location stated, Named privacy contact | 1 HTTPS enforced with HSTS | 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.