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SIS vs ERP vs CRM

Three acronyms. One question: do you need all of them?

Yes. Every school does. Here's why, how they differ, and why running them as separate systems creates problems that a unified platform solves.

What each system does

Student Information

SIS

Manages the academic record. Enrollment, scheduling, gradebook, attendance, transcripts, state reporting. The registrar's system.

Finance & Operations

ERP

Manages money and operations. Tuition billing, financial aid, accounts payable/receivable, general ledger, budgeting, payroll. The CFO's system.

Relationship Management

CRM

Manages relationships. Inquiry tracking, application workflow, admissions funnel, re-enrollment, alumni, donors. The admissions and advancement team's system.

What you manage with each

SIS (Academic Record)

  • Student enrollment
  • Class scheduling
  • Grades and assessments
  • Attendance tracking
  • Transcripts and records
  • State reporting

ERP (Finance)

  • Tuition and billing
  • Payment plans
  • Financial aid
  • General ledger
  • Accounts payable
  • Payroll

CRM (Admissions & Alumni)

  • Inquiry management
  • Application tracking
  • Admissions funnel
  • Re-enrollment
  • Alumni records
  • Donor relationships

The problem with separate vendors

When SIS, ERP, and CRM are separate tools, the same student exists in three databases. A family's address changes in the SIS but not in the ERP or CRM. Financial aid decisions made in the ERP are invisible to admissions staff. Alumni giving history sits in a separate system from the academic record.

Data conflicts, manual reconciliation, and integration headaches compound. Your registrar, CFO, and admissions director are working with different versions of the truth about the same students and families.

The PCR solution: One student record

PCR uses one data model and one student record. All three systems (SIS, ERP, CRM) share the same database. Changes propagate instantly across all departments. A family's address update flows to SIS, finance, and admissions at the same moment. Financial aid decisions made in the ERP are visible to admissions. Alumni giving history is part of the complete student record.

No integrations to maintain. No conflicting records. No reconciliation cycles. One truth, everywhere.

What you manageWith 3 separate systemsWith PCR (unified)
Student address changesManual sync across 3 systemsUpdates everywhere instantly
Financial aid decisionsInvisible to admissionsVisible in admissions funnel
Enrollment status3 different recordsOne source of truth
Alumni giving historySeparate system entirelyPart of complete student record
Integration maintenanceOngoing cost and complexityNo integrations needed
Month-end reconciliationResolving 3-system conflictsClean, automatic
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  • 01One data model, one student record
  • 02Instant updates across all systems
  • 03No integrations, no reconciliation

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