Best Student Success Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Jenzabar Campus Marketplace is ranked #1 of 15 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of EAB Navigate360 and Nexa K12 Student Success & Risk. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Nexa K12 Student Success & Risk. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Concourse at $166.67/mo.
Student success platforms help schools and colleges organize student progress and support interventions. Compared on at-risk alerts, case management, intervention workflows, and progress tracking, these options also differ in LMS and SIS integration. Check student limits, free-plan availability, and paid-from pricing alongside the support processes you need to run. Jenzabar Campus Marketplace and EAB Navigate360 are among the options, as are Nexa K12 Student Success & Risk and Ellucian Advising. Consider how the listed tracking and integration features align with the systems your teams already use and how they coordinate follow-up.
15 student success software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
Student Success Software, one module each. A lit port is something its maker publishes; 2 of the 15 on this page have a public API.
- 01 Jenzabar Campus Marketplace API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.9
- 02 EAB Navigate360 API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.8
- 03 Nexa K12 Student Success & Risk API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.9Free
- 04 Invoke StudentSuccess API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.6
- 05 Ellucian Advising API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.5
- 06 K12 Plus RTI/MTSS API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.5
- 07 PowerSchool Behavior Support API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.5
- 08 Renaissance myON API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.5
- 09 Civitas Learning Student Impact Platform API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4
- 10 Encoura Retention Surveys & Analytics API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4
- 11 Jisc Learning Analytics API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4
- 12 LinkIt! API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4
- 13 Concourse API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.3$166.67/mo
- 14 SchoolStatus Attend API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.3
- 15 Watermark Student Success & Engagement API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
Compare all 15 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Progress tracking | At-risk alerts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenzabar Campus Marketplace | 6.9 | No | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 2 | EAB Navigate360 | 6.8 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Nexa K12 Student Success & Risk | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 4 | Invoke StudentSuccess | 5.6 | No | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 5 | Ellucian Advising | 5.5 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | K12 Plus RTI/MTSS | 5.5 | No | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 7 | PowerSchool Behavior Support | 5.5 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Renaissance myON | 5.5 | No | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 9 | Civitas Learning Student Impact Platform | 5.4 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | Encoura Retention Surveys & Analytics | 5.4 | No | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 11 | Jisc Learning Analytics | 5.4 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | LinkIt! | 5.4 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | Concourse | 5.3 | No | $166.67/mo | No | — | No | No |
| 14 | SchoolStatus Attend | 5.3 | No | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 15 | Watermark Student Success & Engagement | 5.0 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
Is your platform on this list?
Numbered spots on this list can be sponsored, and a sponsored row is labelled as paid.
Questions about this list
Which student success software is ranked first on Inferse?
Jenzabar Campus Marketplace is ranked #1 of 15 with a score of 6.9. EAB Navigate360 is second and Nexa K12 Student Success & Risk third.
How many of these have a free plan?
1 of the 15 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Concourse has the lowest first paid tier we found: $166.67/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it.