Slate by Technolutions Reviews & Product Details

I love the ability Slate gives to create queries and gather data relevant to any project. It is highly flexible and can be used in many ways. Every department on our campus uses it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I do not like the layout of Slate, and I also do not find it very user-friendly. We often have the idea of how to use it, but need someone more skilled in Slate on campus to help us get it done. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is the easiest application management tool I've ever used in my 12 years working in college admissions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is complicated to implement from a tech perspective and so you have to have a person on staff who can do that or hire someone. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Everything is better with Slate! When we switched CRM's we were able to improve our features drastically. The ease of use and functionality far outrank other CRM's we've used. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The support from the Technoulations staff can sometimes take longer to respond or encourage other schools to help you out. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I use Slate mostly to create emails for drip campaigns. I appreciate that it's fairly easy to use and that you can easily see performance stats for each email. I love how content blocks make it give you the ability to streamline emails and make edits without stopping anything. The ability to use liquid mark-up in emails to point different audiences to different CTAs is also awesome...once you get the hang of it, it can do almost anything you need it to. It's a really powerful tool and it can do so much more than emails (and we use it for much more). Setting calendar events and sign-ups, letting students reply to an email and having that message go directly to admissions, creating portal pages for students at various stages of the funnel. It's kind of sprawling in all the things it can do so we have different people focusing on different things.. I'm almost impressed by what we are able to do with it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes it seems like there's things that should be easy to do, but it involves a lot of finnicking instead. But they're always making improvements and I've seen the benefits of that over the past few years. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Slate somehow pulls off the one-size-fits-all approach for higher ed CRM needs. Especially for those in admission work, this platform can fill a wide variety of functions, including outreach, metrics, event management, and more. It has made connecting with prospective students far easier, and also helps us stay organized across different departments. We've begun expanding to use within our current student population as well, which opens up many new avenues for implementation. There is also a wide array of other users, so if you have a question, it's likely been answered in a forum already. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As with any new platform, there is a slight learning curve when starting on. Implementation can also pose challenges, but it's mainly because folks in admission work are used to having to abide by the rules of the platform that they are using. Slate lets you write your own rules, which can be freeing, but also challenging in its own right. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Slate is a great CRM. it is customizable and helps us to most efficiently track and communicate with our admissions prospects at our institution. It is cloud-based, which has been huge for our remote team. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Slate's user experience can often be a bit simple. It isn't as elegant as other CRM's without time to properly build. While aesthetics cannot yet be our priority, it would be great to have quick and straightforward options to boost the appearance of our end users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Slate has the ability to merge and consolidate records. The upload process is super easy. The batch acquire function allows the materials to be put right into the record.

All the information I need can be put on the dashboard so I don't need to view multiple screens. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The field names are not intutive. I am new to the product but as a new user it is complex to me. Building the queries is a challenge wish their was a tutorial to explain process and terminology. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The automation of slate is very helpful. I appreciate the texting and phone call integration and well as customizable emails. I think this software is most helpful in marketing to our clients Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The scheduler feature doesn't sync with Microsoft outlook. I wish it could integrated with calendly as well. I would want a function where it notifies you when a new material is posted in certain accounts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Once you get queries under your belt, your ability to territory manager will sky rocket. I kept track of my students daily with my queries that I ran in the morning. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Has a bit of a learning curve. I never did master reports. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love how it solves multiple issues within one platform. Previously we had to have several vendors to do one thing. For instance, with email marketing we had to design emails within salesforce to connect to our email database within our CRM. We also had to use a separate system aside from our CRM in order to text people within our funnel. With Slate we can do email, text, and have our CRM in one space. Plus, so much more. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

On the email marketing side there are several steps that can be confusing. But I'm the benefits of Slate far outweigh this one minor inconvenience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.