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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Comparison
Naviance vs Scoir
Naviance and Scoir both land on Depends.
Scoir
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy if you're a US high school, CBO, or college that wants Naviance-class planning workflows adopted org-wide.
| Compare | ||
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Depends |
| Best for | US public high schools with big counseling caseloads | US high school counseling offices |
| Who it's not for | Individual students or families . schools buy it, not you | Colleges unwilling to spend $2,170-$26K yearly |
| Privacy | Settled a $17.25M student-privacy class action; hosted on AWS per IMS vetting; no Naviance-specific breach disclosed in reviewed sources.⁵ | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed. |
| Support quality | G2 snippets discuss support; sentiment unclear | Customer success team exists; little direct user feedback |
| Public sentiment | Counselors value its admissions data and workflow tools, but students and some districts criticize cost, dated UX, and privacy issues.¹ | App Store users rate it highly at 4.8/5, but student Reddit threads include harsh criticism and counselors openly weigh pros and cons.16 |
| Biggest gotcha | Student privacy settlement (claims closed Jul 2026) . scrutinize data-sharing before signing⁵ | College tier tops out near $26,000/yr . negotiate before signing14 |
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
Pick Scoir when
- US high school counseling offices
- College enrollment and admissions teams
- Students and families (free tier)
- CBOs guiding first-gen applicants
When Scoir is not a fit
- Colleges unwilling to spend $2,170-$26K yearly
- Schools already satisfied with Naviance or SchooLinks
- Non-education teams wanting a generic CRM
- Buyers avoiding annual contracts and procurement cycles
Sources
review
- Naviance Reviews . Capterracapterra.comreview
- Naviance? . Reddit r/schoolcounselingreddit.comreview
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news
news
- Naviance CCLR . PowerSchool product pagepowerschool.comofficial
- Naviance overview . PowerSchool docsps.powerschool-docs.comofficial
- Districts Are Leaving Naviance . SchooLinksschoolinks.comreview
- Xello vs. Naviance . Xelloxello.worldreview
- App Vetting Profile for PowerSchool Naviance CCLR . IMS Globalsite.imsglobal.orgsecurity
- What is Naviance? . CollegeVineblog.collegevine.comreview
- Student and Families Pricing . Scoirscoir.comofficial
- College Pricing . Scoirscoir.comofficial
- CBO Pricing . Scoirscoir.comofficial
- Scoir . App Store Ratings & Reviewsapps.apple.comreview