# Starfish Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra > With the help of Capterra, learn about Starfish Software - reviews, pricing plans, popular comparisons to other Higher Education products and more. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/237255/Starfish --- # Starfish Software Review 2026: Features, Reviews, Integrations, Pros & Cons Last updated on March 13, 2026 Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. Independent research methodology Capterra’s researchers use a mix of verified reviews, independent research and objective methodologies to bring you selection and ranking information you can trust. While we may earn a referral fee when you visit a provider through our links or speak to an advisor, this has no influence on our research or methodology. 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[Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/resources/how-we-ensure-transparency/) [Description](#description)[Use cases](#use-cases)[Alternatives](#alternatives)[Pricing](#pricing)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews) Starfish ## What is Starfish? Unite your campus around student success. Starfish puts students at the center of a connected ecosystem where advisors, faculty, and staff can work together to empower students to achieve their academic, career, and life goals. ## What is Starfish used for? [Higher Education](https://www.capterra.com/higher-education-software/) Top alternative Featured Overall rating Based on 2 user reviews Reviews sentiment Positive \- Neutral \- Negative \- Contact vendor for pricing Free trial not available Capterra Shortlist charts the highest-rated and most popular products... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Do you work for Starfish?[Manage this product listing](https://digitalmarkets.gartner.com/get-listed/claim-bx?url=https://eab.com/colleges-and-universities/enrollment/virtual-tours/&name=Starfish) ## Compare with a popular alternative Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status. ### Starfish 5.0 (2) VS. [4.7 (2,876)](https://www.capterra.com/p/158456/JotForm-4-0/reviews/) Starting Price Contact vendor Starting Price $39 Flat Rate, Per Month Free Trial Free Version Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version Ease Of Use 4.5 (2) Ease Of Use 4.7 (4,315) Value For Money 4.0 (1) Value For Money 4.5 (2,497) Customer Service 4.0 (1) Customer Service 4.5 (2,692) ## Starfish alternatives [4.6 (115)](https://www.capterra.com/p/155900/Classter/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 93% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Canvas](https://www.capterra.com/p/127214/CANVAS/) [4.6 (4,320)](https://www.capterra.com/p/127214/CANVAS/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 94% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/127214/CANVAS/) [Moodle](https://www.capterra.com/p/80691/Moodle/) [4.3 (3,379)](https://www.capterra.com/p/80691/Moodle/reviews/) Starting price $130.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 86% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/80691/Moodle/) Highest Rated [Q10](https://www.capterra.com/p/10009848/Q10/) [4.9 (83)](https://www.capterra.com/p/10009848/Q10/reviews/) Starting price $980.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 100% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/10009848/Q10/) [View all alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/237255/Starfish/alternatives/) ## Pricing Value for money 4.0 (1) ### Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Free trial not available Value for money 4.0 (1) 4.0 Based on 1 reviews ## Support, customer service and training options Customer Service 4.0 (1) Support - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat Training - In Person - Live Online - Webinars - Documentation - Videos Deployment - Web - Android - iPhone/iPad Typical users - Freelancers - Small businesses - Mid size businesses - Enterprises Customer Service 4.0 (1) 4.0 Based on 1 reviews ## User reviews Overall rating 5.0 Based on 2 reviews Filter by rating 5(2) 4(0) 3(0) 2(0) 1(0) Mentioned topic Sorted by most recent EK Elizabeth K. Professor and Faculty Director for Student Academic Success Higher Education ### "User review" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 7/10 August 26, 2022 Student success tracking can be supported very well by this tool and it is easy for end users to create reoprts and flags. Pros Easy navigation and searches, allows positive feedback as well as reports of concern; good options for who sees alerts Cons Would like greater integration with Moodle LMS in terms of analytics, progress reporting by faculty Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Response from Vendor September 5, 2022 Elizabeth, we're so glad to hear you're enjoying Starfish and that the navigation, search, reporting, and alert features are all serving you well! We'll flag our product development team with your request on greater Moodle integration. DC David C. IT Director Education Management ### "Good student success system for large institutions" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 4.0 4.0 Likelihood to Recommend 7/10 July 21, 2022 Academic advising is now centrally managed, making it much easier to counsel students who move to new majors in other departments or colleges. Pros Easy to learn interface for keeping track of student progress and advisement Cons Does not include a tool for managing advisor roles and privileges, we had to build that ourselves. Reasons for choosing Starfish Better features and more intuitive interface Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. 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