Transparency alternatives to Handshake
Other Higher education CRM vendors we measure, sorted by how much we found at them and not at Handshake. This is a comparison of disclosure, not of features or fitness.
12 shown of 30 that differ from Handshake on at least one criterion we measured for both. Public transparency score, not a product or security rating.
Handshake has 8 gaps in what we could measure: Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Data location stated, Public pricing, Uptime SLA with a figure, No third-party tracking before consent, security.txt (RFC 9116), Notice before subprocessors change. The column “Found there, not found at Handshake” is the one that closes them.
| Vendor | Score | Found there, not found at Handshake | Found at Handshake, not found there | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unibuddyunibuddy.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Unibuddy | 43/100 | 3 Subprocessor list, Data location stated, Notice before subprocessors change | 3 Status page with history, Certifications named, Named privacy contact | Compare |
| Carnegiecarnegiehighered.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Carnegie | 39/100 | 2 Data processing agreement, Data location stated | 2 Status page with history, Certifications named | Compare |
| Element451element451.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Element451 | 39/100 | 2 Data location stated, Public pricing | 1 Status page with history | Compare |
| Mongoosehellomongoose.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Mongoose | 35/100 | 2 Subprocessor list, Notice before subprocessors change | 2 Status page with history, Certifications named | Compare |
| Symplicitysymplicity.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Symplicity | 35/100 | 2 Data processing agreement, Notice before subprocessors change | 2 Status page with history, Certifications named | Compare |
| Civitas Learningcivitaslearning.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Civitas Learning | 26/100 | 1 Public pricing | 1 HTTPS enforced with HSTS | Compare |
| AdmitHubmainstay.comSee also Transparency alternatives to AdmitHub | 22/100 | 1 Uptime SLA with a figure | 1 Status page with history | Compare |
| Capture Higher Edcapturehighered.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Capture Higher Ed | 17/100 | 1 Data location stated | 3 Status page with history, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, Named privacy contact | Compare |
| Gravytygravyty.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Gravyty | 17/100 | 1 Public pricing | 3 Certifications named, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, Named privacy contact | Compare |
| TracCloudgo-redrock.comSee also Transparency alternatives to TracCloud | 17/100 | 1 Public pricing | 3 Status page with history, Certifications named, Named privacy contact | Compare |
| ZeeMeezeemee.comSee also Transparency alternatives to ZeeMee | 17/100 | 1 Data location stated | 3 Status page with history, Certifications named, HTTPS enforced with HSTS | Compare |
| Ocelotocelotbot.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Ocelot | 9/100 | 1 Public pricing | 4 Status page with history, Certifications named, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, +1 | 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.