The honest comparison.
Twenty-one solutions for studies, campus and academy, six features that decide for SAP customers whether it fits or not. Every statement comes from the vendor’s own website – click a name to see the source. Found an error? Write to us and we will fix it.
At a glance
- Four segments were compared: the SAP ecosystem, international higher-ed SIS, campus management in German-speaking countries, and academy and training software.
- An integration with SAP S/4HANA is stated in this selection by SAP Student Lifecycle Management, NTT DATA SIS Simplified, Si6 and AcademyTailor; partly by SAP SuccessFactors Learning, S4Campus and Administrate.
- SAP integration and digital credentials are explicitly stated in this selection only by AcademyTailor.
- AcademyTailor states five of the six features; continuing education and academy is partly covered today. Among the other solutions, none states more than four.
- Public prices are given by Arlo, NTT DATA SIS Simplified (in the SAP Store) and Salesforce Education Cloud.
Newly built. Not bolted on.
Many campus systems have grown over decades, many SAP solutions live inside the ERP core, many learning platforms have no record. AcademyTailor puts admission, studies, credentials and SAP posting into one record – on SAP BTP, multi-tenant. The numbers show what that means in the market, calculated from the same table as everything on this page.
- 5of 6 features stated for AcademyTailor
- 4of 6 – highest value among the other 21 solutions per their websites
- 10of 15 axis pairs: AcademyTailor top right
- 132individual statements, each with source, as of 19 Oct 2026
Counted from the comparison table, as of 19 Oct 2026: “stated” means explicitly described on the vendor’s website; what a vendor does not state may still exist. AcademyTailor: measured state1.
- No legacy.No infotype, no rule container, no modification. A data model with time slices and a rule layer with tests.
- No break with SAP.Money in S/4HANA, sign-in via IAS, operations on BTP. For SAP customers →
- No ceiling.From an academy with two programmes to a university with many faculties – the same tenant model. Who it’s for →
Build your own market map.
Usually someone else picks the axes for you. Here you choose: any two features from the table – and the solutions move into place. Top right is whoever states both. Try all fifteen combinations or let them play. Click a name to see every statement with its source.
- Docebo
- Arlo
- SAP SuccessFactors Learning
- Administrate
- AcademyTailor
- Salesforce Education Cloud
- HISinOne
- TraiNex
- Cornerstone
- NTT DATA SIS Simplified
- Ellucian Student
- Workday Student
- Oracle Student Cloud
- Anthology Student
- Tribal SITS:Vision
- Thesis SM
- CAMPUSonline
- academyFIVE
- Evento
- S4Campus
- SAP Student Lifecycle Management
- Si6 Platform
0of 15 combinations tried
0of them with AcademyTailor top right
15 of 15. AcademyTailor is top right in 10 combinations. In the others “Continuing education and academy” is the missing piece – there AcademyTailor is “partly” today. That is what the table says, too.
Six stations, one continuous line.
The six features in the order they occur in the life of an educational institution: admission, studies, credentials, continuing education – and underneath, posting in SAP and running in the cloud. Where a vendor states two neighbouring stations, we draw a line.
Three market maps, three questions.
Each map answers a question SAP customers ask – and places the solutions solely by the values in the table. No points, no grades.
Market map 1 · SAP and cloud
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- SAP Student Lifecycle Management
- AcademyTailorSAP BTP, multi-tenant
- Si6 Platform
- NTT DATA SIS Simplified
- –
- –
- SAP SuccessFactors Learning
- S4Campus
- Administrate
- CAMPUSonline
- Evento
- Ellucian Student
- Workday Student
- Oracle Student Cloud
- Anthology Student
- Tribal SITS:Vision
- Thesis SM
- Salesforce Education Cloud
- HISinOne
- academyFIVE
- TraiNex
- Cornerstone
- Docebo
- Arlo
Market map 2 · University and academy
- SAP Student Lifecycle Management
- S4Campus
- Workday Student
- HISinOne
- CAMPUSonline
- academyFIVE
- AcademyTailoracademy partly today
- NTT DATA SIS Simplified
- Oracle Student Cloud
- Evento
- Tribal SITS:Vision
- Thesis SM
- Si6 Platform
- Anthology Student
- SAP SuccessFactors Learning
- Ellucian Student
- Salesforce Education Cloud
- TraiNex
- Cornerstone
- Docebo
- Administrate
- Arlo
- –
- –
- –
Market map 3 · From application to credential
- SAP Student Lifecycle Management
- Si6 Platform
- S4Campus
- Ellucian Student
- Workday Student
- Oracle Student Cloud
- Tribal SITS:Vision
- Thesis SM
- CAMPUSonline
- academyFIVE
- Evento
- NTT DATA SIS Simplified
- Salesforce Education Cloud
- HISinOne
- TraiNex
- AcademyTailorsigned, publicly verifiable
- Anthology Student
- –
- SAP SuccessFactors Learning
- Arlo
- –
- Cornerstone
- Docebo
- Administrate
What each vendor says itself.
Select what you need. We highlight who states it on their own website.
| Solution | SAP S/4HANA integrated | Cloud subscription (SaaS) | Application and admission | Studies and assessment | Continuing education and academy | Digital credentials | Public price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AcademyTailor1SAP ecosystem | yes | yes | yes | yes | partly | yes | on request |
| SAP Student Lifecycle Management2SAP ecosystem | yes | partly | yes | yes | not stated | not stated | on request (blocks of 100 users, 3–5 years) |
| SAP SuccessFactors Learning3SAP ecosystem | partly | yes | partly | partly | yes | yes | not stated |
| Si6 Platform4SAP ecosystem | yes | yes | yes | partly | partly | not stated | not stated (per active student per month, 3-year minimum) |
| NTT DATA SIS Simplified5SAP ecosystem | yes | yes | yes | yes | partly | partly | EUR 200,000 per year + EUR 70,000 setup, up to 10,000 users, 60-month minimum (SAP Store) |
| S4Campus6SAP ecosystem | partly | yes | yes | yes | not stated | not stated | not stated |
| Ellucian Student7International higher-ed SIS | not stated | yes | yes | partly | yes | not stated | not stated |
| Workday Student8International higher-ed SIS | not stated | yes | yes | yes | not stated | not stated | not stated |
| Oracle Student Cloud9International higher-ed SIS | not stated | yes | yes | yes | yes | not stated | not stated |
| Anthology Student10International higher-ed SIS | not stated | yes | partly | partly | partly | not stated | not stated |
| Tribal SITS:Vision11International higher-ed SIS | not stated | yes | yes | partly | not stated | not stated | not stated |
| Thesis SM12International higher-ed SIS | not stated | yes | yes | partly | not stated | not stated | not stated |
| Salesforce Education Cloud13International higher-ed SIS | not stated | yes | yes | partly | yes | partly | from USD 81.25 per user per month (Enterprise), USD 138.75 (Unlimited), billed annually |
| HISinOne14Campus management DACH | not stated | yes | yes | yes | not stated | partly | not stated |
| CAMPUSonline15Campus management DACH | not stated | not stated | yes | yes | not stated | not stated | not stated |
| academyFIVE16Campus management DACH | not stated | yes | yes | yes | not stated | not stated | not stated |
| Evento17Campus management DACH | not stated | partly | yes | yes | yes | not stated | not stated |
| TraiNex18Campus management DACH | not stated | yes | yes | partly | yes | partly | not stated |
| Cornerstone19Academy & training | not stated | yes | not stated | partly | yes | partly | not stated |
| Docebo20Academy & training | not stated | yes | not stated | partly | yes | yes | not stated |
| Administrate21Academy & training | partly | yes | not stated | partly | yes | yes | not stated (packages “five to mid-six figures” per vendor) |
| Arlo22Academy & training | not stated | yes | partly | partly | yes | yes | from USD 118 per licence per month billed annually, plus per-registration fees |
When another tool fits better.
A comparison in which the same one always wins is advertising. Here are the cases in which we would recommend another solution ourselves.
- You want to stay in the SAP standard with the full SLcM scope from day one.SAP Student Lifecycle Management on SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition23 – or a partner solution based on SLcM such as NTT DATA SIS Simplified – keeps you in the standard. AcademyTailor is the alternative beside it, not inside the core.
- You are a public university in Germany or Austria and need exam administration and statistics today.HISinOne and CAMPUSonline are built for that and widespread in German-speaking countries. At AcademyTailor, exam scheduling and statutory statistics are roadmap.
- You already run Workday or Oracle for HR and finance.Workday Student or Oracle Student Cloud then stay in the same data model. AcademyTailor plays to its strengths on SAP.
- You are looking for a learning platform for course content, not a record.SAP SuccessFactors Learning, Docebo or Cornerstone are built for that. AcademyTailor syncs with the LMS instead of replacing it.
- You sell open seminars and mainly need a web shop and scheduling.Training management software such as Arlo or Administrate states exactly that – Arlo with a public price.
Objective, verifiable, dated.
Comparative advertising is permitted in Austria and Germany if it objectively compares material, verifiable features and does not denigrate competitors (§ 2a UWG24, § 6 UWG25). That is why this page only shows what vendors publish themselves – with date and link. We award no ratings, grades or stars.
Names serve information.
All product and company names are trademarks of their owners. We use them solely to identify each solution unambiguously; we do not use logos. The market maps are our own illustrations and not an analyst study. AcademyTailor is not a product of SAP SE.
Sources on this page
The superscript numbers in the text point here. Tap one to see the source right where it is used; all sources of this website are listed on one page. Vendor statements reflect the state on the date checked.
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AcademyTailor ↑Product · AcademyTailor product description, release state 30 Sep 2026 · checked on 2026-09-30
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SAP Student Lifecycle Management ↑Vendor statement · Vendor page sap.com · checked on 2026-10-19
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SAP SuccessFactors Learning ↑Vendor statement · Vendor page sap.com · checked on 2026-10-19
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Si6 Platform ↑Vendor statement · Vendor page sap.com · checked on 2026-10-19
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NTT DATA SIS Simplified ↑Vendor statement · Vendor page sap.com · checked on 2026-10-19
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S4Campus ↑Vendor statement · Vendor page s4campus.ag · checked on 2026-10-19
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Ellucian Student ↑Vendor statement · Vendor page ellucian.com · checked on 2026-10-19
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Workday Student ↑Vendor statement · Vendor page workday.com · checked on 2026-10-19
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Oracle Student Cloud ↑Vendor statement · Vendor page oracle.com · checked on 2026-10-19
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Anthology Student ↑Vendor statement · Vendor page ellucian.com · checked on 2026-10-19
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Tribal SITS:Vision ↑Vendor statement · Vendor page tribalgroup.com · checked on 2026-10-19
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Thesis SM ↑Vendor statement · Vendor page unit4.com · checked on 2026-10-19
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Salesforce Education Cloud ↑Vendor statement · Vendor page salesforce.com · checked on 2026-10-19
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HISinOne ↑Vendor statement · Vendor page his.de · checked on 2026-10-19
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CAMPUSonline ↑Vendor statement · Vendor page campusonline.tugraz.at · checked on 2026-10-19
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academyFIVE ↑Vendor statement · Vendor page simovative.com · checked on 2026-10-19
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Evento ↑Vendor statement · Vendor page swisslearninghub.com · checked on 2026-10-19
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TraiNex ↑Vendor statement · Vendor page campus-management-system.de · checked on 2026-10-19
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Cornerstone ↑Vendor statement · Vendor page cornerstoneondemand.com · checked on 2026-10-19
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Docebo ↑Vendor statement · Vendor page docebo.com · checked on 2026-10-19
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Administrate ↑Vendor statement · Vendor page getadministrate.com · checked on 2026-10-19
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Arlo ↑Vendor statement · Vendor page arlo.co · checked on 2026-10-19
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SAP Student Lifecycle Management on S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition ↑SAP · sap.com, Student Lifecycle Management for SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition · checked on 2026-10-19
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§ 2a UWG (Austria): comparative advertising ↑Law · Bundesgesetz gegen den unlauteren Wettbewerb 1984, § 2a · checked on 2026-10-19
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§ 6 UWG (Germany): comparative advertising ↑Law · Gesetz gegen den unlauteren Wettbewerb, § 6 · checked on 2026-10-19
Questions about the comparison.
- What are the alternatives to SAP Student Lifecycle Management?
- In the SAP ecosystem, NTT DATA SIS Simplified (based on SLcM), Si6 (on SAP BTP) and S4Campus, among others, state student administration on their pages; internationally Ellucian, Workday, Oracle, Tribal, Thesis and Salesforce are widespread, in German-speaking countries HISinOne, CAMPUSonline, academyFIVE, Evento and TraiNex. AcademyTailor is an alternative on SAP BTP. The table on this page shows what each vendor states itself (as of 19 Oct 2026).
- How was the comparison made?
- Solely from the vendors’ publicly accessible websites and SAP Store listings, checked on 19 Oct 2026. ‘Stated’ means explicitly described. ‘Partly’ means only in parts, via add-on or partner. ‘Not stated’ means not found on the pages checked – not that the feature is missing. Every row links to its source.
- What is a market map, and is it a ranking?
- A market map places solutions by two verifiable features from the comparison table, for example ‘SAP S/4HANA integrated’ and ‘cloud subscription’. It is not a rating, not a ranking and not an analyst study.
- Why is AcademyTailor not top right everywhere?
- Because AcademyTailor covers ‘continuing education and academy’ only partly today: programmes, booking, assessment and signed credentials exist; workflows for recertification and the SuccessFactors connection are roadmap. That is what the table says, too.
- Why is SAP Student Lifecycle Management only ‘partly’ for cloud subscription?
- Because on the page checked SAP offers it for SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition – a cloud subscription in a dedicated system landscape, not a multi-tenant SaaS application. According to SAP it also runs on S/4HANA in your own data centre.
- What does AcademyTailor cost?
- Pricing depends on the number of students or participants and on scope and is quoted after the intro call. There are no public list prices at present; the table says so, too.
- I found an error in the table.
- Please write to office@clouddna.at. We check every report against the source and correct the table including the date – vendor notices first.
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