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MaiaLearning vs Naviance

MaiaLearning and Naviance both land on Depends.

Naviance

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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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MaiaLearning versus Naviance
CompareMaiaLearningNaviance
VerdictDependsDepends
Best forUS K-12 districts replacing NavianceUS public high schools with big counseling caseloads
Who it's not forIndividual parents or students buying directlyIndividual students or families . schools buy it, not you
PrivacyNo known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.10Settled a $17.25M student-privacy class action; hosted on AWS per IMS vetting; no Naviance-specific breach disclosed in reviewed sources.16
Support qualityOnly indirect hiring evidence, no user reviewsG2 snippets discuss support; sentiment unclear
Public sentimentStudent sentiment is mixed: schools lean on it for college lists and counselor workflows, but students publicly report friction and workarounds.⁵Counselors value its admissions data and workflow tools, but students and some districts criticize cost, dated UX, and privacy issues.12
Biggest gotchaPricing is negotiated per district; no free trial advertised, expect a sales cycle¹Student privacy settlement (claims closed Jul 2026) . scrutinize data-sharing before signing16

Pick MaiaLearning when

  • US K-12 districts replacing Naviance
  • High school counseling departments
  • Districts wanting K-5 career exploration included

When MaiaLearning is not a fit

  • Individual parents or students buying directly
  • Small schools without counseling and procurement staff
  • Buyers who need published per-seat pricing
  • Independent college consultants . use GuidedPath instead

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

  1. MaiaLearning homepagemaialearning.com
    official
  2. MaiaLearning Partnerships (Common App)maialearning.com
    official
  3. Orono Schools MaiaLearning pageoronoschools.org
    official
  4. Denver Public Schools MaiaLearning pageccs.dpsk12.org
    official
  5. Reddit: Maia learning best hacksreddit.com
    review
  6. Reddit: Maialearning problemreddit.com
    review
  7. DC Urban Mom: accuracy vs Scoirdcurbanmom.com
    review
  8. InsideHigherEd: competition to Navianceinsidehighered.com
    news
  9. MaiaLearning AI features launchlinkedin.com
    news
  10. MaiaLearning security pagemaialearning.com
    security
  11. ClearScale web application security case studygo.clearscale.com
    security
  12. PowerSchool Naviance CCLR Reviews . G2g2.com
    review
  13. Naviance Reviews . Capterracapterra.com
    review
  14. Naviance? . Reddit r/schoolcounselingreddit.com
    review
  15. Outliers on Naviance . Reddit r/ApplyingToCollegereddit.com
    review
  16. What the $17.25M PowerSchool Naviance settlement means for districts . K-12 Divek12dive.com
    news