Higher Education CRM & Student Recruitment Software
Jetstream vs. Salesforce
Considering an alternative to Salesforce? See how Jetstream compares for student recruitment, admissions, pricing, implementation, customization, reporting, automation, and institutional workflows.
Salesforce pricing
What does Salesforce really cost?
Salesforce uses per-user licensing for Education Cloud, so the cost increases as more members of your recruitment and admissions team need access. Depending on the team size, annual software licensing can already exceed $100,000, before additional products, integrations, or other services are added. Implementation and professional services can further add to the total cost.
Jetstream has a flat annual license with no per-user or per-application fees.
With Jetstream, our team works directly with your institution to configure and customize the CRM as part of the implementation, at no additional implementation charge.
At a glance
How Jetstream Compares
Both platforms provide CRM capabilities for higher education. The differences are primarily in their approach to licensing, implementation, customization, and institutional workflows.
| Salesforce | Jetstream |
|---|---|
| Education platform spanning recruitment and admissions, academic operations, student success, advancement, and other learner lifecycle functions |
Higher education CRM focused on student recruitment, admissions, communications, reporting, automation, and institutional workflows
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| Per-user licensing with different Education Cloud editions and additional products available |
Flat annual licensing with no per-user or per-application limits
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| Institutions are provided tools for configuring the platform around their processes and requirements |
Our team configures Jetstream around the institution’s processes and requirements as part of implementation
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| Recruitment, admissions, communications, reporting, automation, and other functions are configured within the platform |
Users configure automations, triggers, communications, forms and surveys, and other recruitment workflows around their institutional processes
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| Configuration and development can be supported through Salesforce administrators, implementation partners, and the Salesforce ecosystem |
Institutions work directly with our team to develop and customize Jetstream
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| Implementation may involve administrators, implementation partners, and professional services |
Our team implements and configures Jetstream with no separate implementation charge
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| Annual software costs increase as more users require access |
The same platform and features remain available regardless of the number of users or amount of data
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A different implementation model
A CRM that fits your institution
Salesforce provides a broad education CRM platform that can be configured around an institution’s processes, data, and requirements.
Jetstream takes a different approach.
Jetstream is a complete higher education CRM with prospect management, recruitment activities, communications, reporting, forms, automation, and other tools for managing the student recruitment process.
We also recognize that every institution has its own workflows, terminology, data, and processes. We configure and customize Jetstream around the way your institution works.
Users configure reports, automations, triggers, forms and surveys, communications, and other workflows themselves. When your institution needs something beyond the platform’s existing capabilities, our team develops it.
You get a complete CRM, without having to force your institution into a predefined way of working.
- Complete higher education CRM
- Configured around your institution’s workflows
- Users configure reports, automation, and workflows
- Custom development when you need it
- Direct access to the people who build Jetstream
Want to see it for yourself?
Take a look at Jetstream
Whether you’re considering Salesforce, replacing an existing CRM, moving beyond spreadsheets, or looking for a recruitment platform that adapts to your institution, we’d be happy to show you Jetstream.
See Jetstream in action
Schedule a personalized demonstration and see how Jetstream fits the way your institution recruits and communicates with students.