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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (53.6% of reviews)
Mid-Market (57.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Starfish
Star Rating
(28)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (53.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Star Rating
(38)3.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (57.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about TargetXStarfish vs TargetX
- Reviewers felt that Starfish meets the needs of their business better than TargetX.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Starfish is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Starfish over TargetX.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Starfish
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Starfish
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No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.5
25
7.8
29
Ease of Use
7.8
25
7.1
29
Ease of Setup
5.0
5
5.6
18
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
6.7
19
Quality of Support
8.2
19
7.4
29
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
7.9
20
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
24
7.3
26
Features by Category
Functionality
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Management
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
5
Agentic AI - Admissions and Enrollment Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Content
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
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Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
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Platform Data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - K-12 Student Information Systems
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Student Information Systems (SIS)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Progress monitoring
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Outreach
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Starfish and TargetX are categorized as Academic Advising
Unique Categories
Starfish is categorized as School Management
TargetX is categorized as Admissions and Enrollment Management and K-12 Student Information Systems
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Starfish
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
TargetX
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Higher Education
64.3%
Education Management
28.6%
Research
3.6%
Mental Health Care
3.6%
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Other
0.0%
Higher Education
84.2%
Education Management
10.5%
Research
2.6%
Mental Health Care
2.6%
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Other
0.0%
Alternatives
Discussions
Starfish has no discussions with answers
How do I change a contact owner associated with a program in TargetX and how do I change an application term in the system (i.e. accepting applications for spring 2021)
1 Comment
SP
USE Group Assignments to assign owners to a contact record with your applied logics
Create a Period deadline and add it to the Application forms which will...Read more
Is TargetX Salesforce?
1 Comment
PV
TargetX is software and packages that runs on top of Salesforce. You will need to pay the annual cost of both. It comes with some benefits and also some...Read more
TargetX has no more discussions with answers
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