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Ellucian vs Full Fabric

Ellucian and Full Fabric both land on Depends.

Ellucian versus Full Fabric
CompareEllucianFull Fabric
VerdictDependsDepends
Best forLarge universities running Banner or ColleagueUniversities and business schools
Who it's not forSmall colleges without dedicated ERP adminsSmall teams or startups
PrivacyActive CVEs in Banner Self-Service and Advance; a 2019 exploited Banner flaw drew US Education Department alerts; a PowerCampus breach was reported.⁷No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.
Support qualitySysadmin threads probe SLAs and escalation painNo support evidence in sources
Public sentimentStudents praise Ellucian Student, while sysadmin Reddit threads debate Colleague support and migration difficulty.²A small but positive review base consistently praises flexibility and customization.16
Biggest gotchaBanner Self-Service XSS CVEs demand a prompt patch cadence before go-live⁷Guess: migrating student records between SIS vendors is slow and costly

Pick Ellucian when

  • Large universities running Banner or Colleague
  • Community college systems
  • Schools wanting one vendor for SIS, ERP, CRM
  • Institutions with dedicated ERP admin staff

When Ellucian is not a fit

  • Small colleges without dedicated ERP admins
  • Corporate or K-12 buyers; this is higher-ed only
  • Anyone wanting transparent, self-serve pricing
  • Teams without budget for multi-year implementations

Pick Full Fabric when

  • Universities and business schools
  • Admissions and recruitment teams
  • MBA and graduate program enrollment
  • Institutions consolidating CRM and SIS

When Full Fabric is not a fit

  • Small teams or startups
  • Corporate training or non-education buyers
  • Budgets under roughly £17k/year
  • Anyone wanting a cheap self-serve CRM

Sources

  1. Ellucian homepageellucian.com
    official
  2. Ellucian Student Reviews . G2g2.com
    review
  3. Ellucian seller profile . G2g2.com
    review
  4. Ellucian (Colleague) vs Ellucian (Banner) . RFP.wikirfp.wiki
    review
  5. Feedback on Ellucian Colleague . Redditreddit.com
    review
  6. Ellucian Colleague support . Reddit r/HigherEDsysadminreddit.com
    review
  7. CVE-2026-47106 . SentinelOnesentinelone.com
    security
  8. CVE-2026-32856 . NVDnvd.nist.gov
    security
  9. ED FSA security alert on Banner exploitationfsapartners.ed.gov
    security
  10. Ellucian Advance advisory . SRA Labslabs.sra.io
    security
  11. Ellucian Banner data breach draws federal concernavnetwork.com
    news
  12. Ellucian implementation cost guidebscubes.com
    news
  13. Ellucian Experience Tier Sheetellucian.com
    official
  14. Full Fabric homepagefullfabric.com
    official
  15. Full Fabric pricing and reviews, Software Advicesoftwareadvice.com
    review
  16. Full Fabric reviews, Capterracapterra.com
    review