Alternatives to Handshake
Other Higher education CRM vendors we measure, sorted by how much they publish that Handshake does not. This is a comparison of disclosure, not of features or fitness.
12 shown of 24 that differ from Handshake on at least one criterion we measured for both. Public transparency score, not a product or security rating.
Handshake has 7 gaps in what we could measure: Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Public pricing, Uptime SLA with a figure, No third-party tracking before consent, security.txt (RFC 9116), Notice before subprocessors change. The column “publishes and Handshake does not” is the one that closes them.
| Vendor | Score | Publishes, and Handshake does not | Handshake publishes, and they do not | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mongoosehellomongoose.com | 35/100 | 2 Subprocessor list, Notice before subprocessors change | 3 Data location stated, Status page with history, Certifications named | Compare |
| Carnegiecarnegiehighered.com | 39/100 | 1 Data processing agreement | 2 Status page with history, Certifications named | Compare |
| Element451element451.com | 39/100 | 1 Public pricing | 1 Status page with history | Compare |
| Civitas Learningcivitaslearning.com | 35/100 | 1 Uptime SLA with a figure | 1 HTTPS enforced with HSTS | Compare |
| Gravytygravyty.com | 30/100 | 1 Public pricing | 3 Certifications named, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, Named privacy contact | Compare |
| AdmitHubmainstay.com | 22/100 | 1 Uptime SLA with a figure | 2 Data location stated, Status page with history | Compare |
| Ocelotocelotbot.com | 9/100 | 1 Public pricing | 5 Data location stated, Status page with history, Certifications named, +2 | Compare |
| Coursedogcoursedog.com | 26/100 | nothing we found there and not here | 2 Status page with history, Certifications named | Compare |
| Jenzabarjenzabar.com | 26/100 | nothing we found there and not here | 2 Status page with history, Certifications named | Compare |
| Stellicstellic.com | 26/100 | nothing we found there and not here | 2 Status page with history, Certifications named | Compare |
| Capture Higher Edcapturehighered.com | 17/100 | nothing we found there and not here | 3 Status page with history, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, Named privacy contact | Compare |
| ZeeMeezeemee.com | 17/100 | nothing we found there and not here | 3 Status page with history, Certifications named, 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.