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Cloud based campus management solution

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STARS - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

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STARS overview

What is STARS?

STARS is a cloud-based campus management solution that allows clients to maintain operational data for colleges and schools. Built on IBM Power 7 platform, the solution manages entire student life cycle, from lead to placement. The software is suited for the needs of small and medium sized businesses, as well as for large enterprises. Some of its customers include Career Training Academy, Thompson Institute and Academy of Medical Arts and Business.

STARS campus management solution is designed primarily for post-secondary career schools. Solution can be used to manage lead management, student grades and attendance management and schedule meetings. The primary features of the solution are sending bulk emails, building smart calendar, attendance scanning, generating IDs, centralized management of the documents, reporting, financial tracking and managing students/leads profile.

The solution is compatible with various browsers available across devices such as desktop, mobile and tablets. STARS School Management System offers integration with other web based services including CRM, Google and Outlook calendar. The solution can also integrate with STARS LMS offering complete administration and customization of content and can also be used for on-line courses and classroom support.

Key benefits of using STARS

? STARS campus solution can integrate with third party CRM solutions and independent lead generators with real time posting ability.
? It offers provision to send an alert message to admission representative whenever a new lead is generated.
? STARS campus solution offers smart calendar feature which allows viewing daily activity and setting appointment for all users. It can also sync with other calendars from Google and Outlook.
? The software allows administrator to create student ID cards which be printed by integrating with Badgy printer.
? The dashboard offers real-time key metrics for all critical departmental functions in numeric or graphical format.
? The solution includes hundreds of standard reports to choose from. Clients can also use custom query report generator to generate report based on ad hoc request and export them in excel, doc or pdf format.
? With STARS campus solution, administrator can track student account transaction, manage budget breakdowns for all students and monitor school funds.

Starting price

399 /
per month
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STARS’s user interface

Ease of use rating:

STARS reviews

Overall rating

4.6

/5

14

Positive reviews

93

%

Rating breakdown
  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend10/10
Rating distribution

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4

3

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1

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1

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Pros
“They have outstanding support for any issues that may arise, or help with training.”
CL

Christine L.

Institutional Director

“The STARS team is always quick to respond when I have any questions or concerns. STARS is an all around great system with and even better customer service team.”
AD

April D.

Education Support Admin

“STARS is extremely user friendly. I've been working in STARS for the past 4 years and I appreciate being able to navigate and understand how to get the information I'm looking for.”
AD

April D.

Education Support Admin

Cons
“Customer service is poor. Lots of promises to get things done quickly, but we've had to wait months for simple changes and were given attitude about it.”
AT

Angie T.

Campus Director

“Being a web based product it eliminates any costly server infrastructure. STARS is able to handle all our school processes from lead aggregation through career services/placement.”
SK

Steve K.

IT Director

“Sometimes it can be difficult to find a report or function in the system, however this could also be seen as a pro because STARS has so much to offer.”
AO

Andrew O.

Compliance Officer/Mechanical Engineer EI

STARS's key features

Most critical features, based on insights from STARS users:

Gradebook

All STARS features

Features rating:

Activity dashboard
Activity Management
Activity tracking
Ad hoc reporting
Admissions management
Alerts/Notifications
Alumni management
API
Application management
Assessment management
Assignment management
Attendance management
Attendance tracking
Audit management
Billing & invoicing
Built-in lms
Calendar management
Candidate management
Chat/Messaging
Class registration
Class scheduling
Classroom management
Commenting/Notes
Communication management
Content management
Course authoring
Course management
CRM
Curriculum management
Customizable branding
Customizable forms
Customizable reports
Data import/export
Discipline management
Document management
Email management
Employee portal
Enrollments/Onboarding
Faculty/Staff management
Fee collection
Fee management
Financial aid management
Financial management
For classroom
For higher education
Forms management
Independent/Private
Interview scheduling
K-12
Learning management
Library management
Mobile access
Mobile app
Online payments
Parent/Student portal
Performance metrics
Progress reports
Progress tracking
Real-Time chat
Real-Time notifications
Records management
Registration management
Reminders
Report cards
Reporting & statistics
Reporting/Analytics
Role-Based permissions
Scheduling
Self service portal
Skills assessment
Student information/records
Student management
Student Portal
Support audio/images/video
Tests/Assessments
Third-Party integrations
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STARS pricing

Value for money rating:

Starting from

399

Per month

Pricing details
Subscription
Free trial
Free plan
Pricing range
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User opinions about STARS price and value

Value for money rating:

To see what individual users think of STARS's price and value, check out the review snippets below.

“They have outstanding support for any issues that may arise, or help with training.”
CL

Christine L.

Institutional Director

“The STARS team is always quick to respond when I have any questions or concerns. STARS is an all around great system with and even better customer service team.”
AD

April D.

Education Support Admin

STARS support options

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

Chat
Phone Support
FAQs/Forum
Email/Help Desk
Knowledge Base

Training options

Webinars
Videos
Live Online
Documentation
In Person

STARS FAQs

Q. What type of pricing plans does STARS offer?

STARS has the following pricing plans:
Starting from: $399.00/month
Pricing model: Subscription


Q. Who are the typical users of STARS?

STARS has the following typical customers:
Freelancers, Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business, Public Administrations, Small Business


Q. What languages does STARS support?

STARS supports the following languages:
English


Q. Does STARS offer an API?

Yes, STARS has an API available for use.


Q. What level of support does STARS offer?

STARS offers the following support options:
Chat, Phone Support, FAQs/Forum, Email/Help Desk, Knowledge Base

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