CounselMore
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy if you are a full-time independent counselor or multi-counselor firm that wants data, curriculum, and community in one system.
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CounselMore vs Naviance
CounselMore and Naviance both land on Depends.
Naviance
Depends
Confidence: Medium
A fit for US districts and large high schools that need SIS-integrated college/career tracking and can absorb quote-only pricing plus admin overhead.
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|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Depends |
| Best for | Full-time independent educational consultants | US public high schools with big counseling caseloads |
| Who it's not for | Families or students DIY-ing applications | Individual students or families . schools buy it, not you |
| Privacy | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed; the vendor's own security page returned no content, so posture is unverifiable.⁶ | Settled a $17.25M student-privacy class action; hosted on AWS per IMS vetting; no Naviance-specific breach disclosed in reviewed sources. |
| Support quality | Helpdesk and member resource center exist; quality unverified | G2 snippets discuss support; sentiment unclear |
| Public sentiment | Independent user feedback is scarce in reviewed sources; testimonials and reviews appear mainly on CounselMore's own pages.⁵ | Counselors value its admissions data and workflow tools, but students and some districts criticize cost, dated UX, and privacy issues.14 |
| Biggest gotcha | No public security documentation; request data-handling and compliance details before uploading student records⁶ | Student privacy settlement (claims closed Jul 2026) . scrutinize data-sharing before signing |
Pick CounselMore when
- Full-time independent educational consultants
- Multi-counselor advising firms
- New IECs wanting built-in curriculum
- Practices replacing spreadsheets entirely
When CounselMore is not a fit
- Families or students DIY-ing applications
- Solo advisors wanting a cheap, simple contact list
- Buyers requiring security documentation before purchase
- Anyone unwilling to demo first to get pricing
Pick Naviance when
- US public high schools with big counseling caseloads
- Districts already on PowerSchool SIS
- College-application-focused counseling offices
When Naviance is not a fit
- Individual students or families . schools buy it, not you
- Small schools without admin budget or counseling staff
- Buyers wanting transparent, published pricing
- Districts prioritizing modern UX or spotless privacy record
Sources
- CounselMore homepagecounselmore.comofficial
- CounselMore Prices and Planscounselmore.comofficial
- CounselMore Enterprise organizationscounselmore.comofficial
- CounselMore Emerging Counselorscounselmore.comofficial
- CounselMore Read Reviews pagecounselmore.comofficial
- CounselMore Security pagecounselmore.comsecurity
- CounselMore Helpdesk: Member benefitshelpdesk.counselmore.comofficial
- CounselMore Helpdesk: AI Dashboardhelpdesk.counselmore.comofficial
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- CounselMore self-published software comparisondirectory.counselmore.comofficial
review
- SourceForge: CounselMore alternativessourceforge.netreview
- CounselMore Instagram reelinstagram.comofficial
review
- Naviance Reviews . Capterracapterra.comreview
- Naviance? . Reddit r/schoolcounselingreddit.comreview
