Xello vs. Naviance | The CCR alternative students actually want to use

Xello is

the student-driven pathway planner.

With Xello, students feel empowered and excited to own their post-secondary planning journey.

Xello

Naviance

User experience

Intuitive, modern design, easy to navigate. No training needed.

Outdated and complex. Requires training to achieve proficiency.

Pathway support

Full support for 2 and 4-year college, military, apprenticeships, and direct-to-work pathway plans.

Mainly focused on the needs of 4-year college-bound students.

Scope and sequence

Full K–12 program with age-appropriate K-2 and 3-5 modules. Infuses career and life needs awareness early for outcome oriented 6-12 exploration and planning.

Limited K-5 and middle school programming. Mainly focused on supporting high school level college pathway planning.

Research and testing

Thoroughly researched, classroom tested, and enjoyed by students in over 3,500 schools across the US (and counting).

Checks the boxes, but extent of research and testing unclear.

Student portfolios

Support students in building multiple media-rich portfolios.

Portfolios can easily be shared and showcased for subject area work, culminating projects, internships and job applications.

One rigid summary of work completed in the program.

Can't be shared externally, and uploading files to portfolios is tricky.

Xello is

your path to higher college acceptance rates.

From application to “I got in!”, Xello's industry-leading tools help students navigate every step of the college planning process.

Feature

What it is

How it works

College profiles

Equips students to identify the colleges and majors that can get them to their dream career.

Filters help students dial in on the college options that meet their wants and needs

Exposes students to schools they wouldn't have otherwise considered

Scattergrams

Provides data-driven insights into admission possibilities through simple visuals.

Helps students evaluate their safety, reach and match schools

Gets students focused on setting achievable goals

Scholarships

An extensive search tool with thousands of national, state and local scholarship opportunities.

Makes scholarship opportunities easily accessible to students and families

In the past year, students saved almost 160K scholarships!

Application tracker

Automates sending and tracking application documents to thousands of colleges via integrations with Common App and Parchment Unified.

Keeps students on top of all application related tasks and due dates

Easy document management and tracking saves counselors and registrars time

FAFSA tracker

Monitor financial aid applications, verify completion, and flag issues—all in one place.

Flexibility to track both federal and state aid applications

Supports application verification through secure uploads

Knowledge hub

A centralized hub for students and families to access financial aid resources.

Provides answers to frequently asked questions related to FAFSA and paying for college

Xello is

fully accessible.

Xello supports your entire student population with features that allow every student the ability to create their own success story.

Xello

Naviance

Professionally translated

Professionally or AI translated in over 130 languages, ensuring comprehensive inclusivity with a user-friendly interface

Google-translated to Spanish, providing inconsistent or incomplete translations, misspelled words, and an impersonal tone.

Age-appropriate reading level

For ease of understanding reading level is at or below grade level, with read-aloud support readily available.

User experience is text-heavy and written at an advanced reading level.

Representation

Offers over 600 career profiles with an intentional focus on diversity, ensuring students from all backgrounds feel included and represented.

Career profiles feature stock photography, which may not resonate with every student.

Accessibility standards

Committed to delivering an equitable experience for all, Xello exceeds the rigorous software accessibility standards, such as WCAG 2.2 Level AA, to which K–12 must comply.

Complex interface creates steep learning curve for users.

Xello is

a trusted success partner.

Xello’s award-winning customer experience puts your needs at the center, pairing strategic guidance with unlimited support.

Xello

Naviance

A trusted, dependable partner

Trusted by states across the country to collaborate and meet college and career readiness mandates.

Inconsistencies in client support due to known high turnover.

World-class day-to-day support

Award-winning client solutions team dedicated to supporting districts when they need it, plus a comprehensive, online resource library.

Support is not available to all users, which creates bottlenecks and missed communications. Online support portal is confusing.

Engaging PD, at no extra cost

All-inclusive training and PD resources like Xello Academy allow educators to take their CCR programming to the next level.

Equivalent training may cost extra.

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Why switching is easy & risk-free

Depiction of Xello's world-class support services

White-glove onboarding

A personalized onboarding experience for your program administrators and technology leads, plus direct and continuous support for teachers, parents, and students.

Seamless continuity

We import your data to provide a continuous CCR experience and no lost work. Plus, governed by our extensive security standards, you can trust us with securely migrating and storing your data.

On-demand support

We’re eager to support your district with <1 min response time on live chat, 85% of emails answered within 2 hours, and a 94% satisfaction rate on all support interactions.

From our Xello community

Students and educators love Xello

Why Students and Educators Love Xello

Milwaukee Public Schools

Manager of Counseling, Ophelia King, describes how Xello supports MPS' vision of engaging students with meaningful CCR initiatives, from kindergarten onward.

Poway Unified School District

Lead CTE Counselor, Emily Stevenson, relates her experience working with Xello, and the quality support she receives that ensure her students succeed.

What our clients say

Happy educators who've made the switch:

Making the switch to Xello was a big step for our district, but the support we received from the Xello team to relaunch as a full K-12 program was unparalleled. Our students are excited to discover and explore their college and career options. I wish we’d done it sooner!

Melody Coryell

Executive Director, Postsecondary Readiness

Indianapolis Public Schools, Indiana

After vetting six other software providers we knew we were in good hands with Xello. Their innovative student interface stands out, for sure, but it’s the support of people who act as real program partners that made our decision to switch that much easier.

Jason Luke

Director of Career Awareness & Exploration

Kalamazoo Regional Service Agency, Michigan

From the communications to get us onboarded, to the training calls to keep us on track, and the launch workshops that have helped us clearly define our goals I have been truly amazed with the ease of our transition to Xello from Naviance. We're in such good hands.

Laura Butgereit

College and Career Readiness Coordinator

MSD of Warren Township, Indiana

Why choose Xello over Naviance?

It inspires and engages students at every grade level.
It gets results because students love using it.
We make getting started easy for your entire district community.

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Xello is the CCR program that your students actually want to use.

Xello is

the student-driven pathway planner.

See how Xello's student-centric approach helps every student build actionable plans for life after high school.

Xello is

your path to higher college acceptance rates.

Learn how Xello's comprehensive suite of college tools ensures the best support for your college-bound students.

Xello is

fully accessible.

See how Xello's accessible, inclusive approach ensures no student is left behind.

Xello is

a trusted success partner.

Discover how Xello’s premium support will elevate your district's college and career readiness outcomes.

Why switching is easy & risk-free

Students and educators love Xello

Milwaukee Public Schools

Poway Unified School District

Happy educators who've made the switch:

Melody Coryell

Jason Luke

Laura Butgereit

Why choose Xello over Naviance?

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