--- description: Get detailed information about Alumni Channel usability, features, price, benefits and disadvantages from verified user experiences. Read reviews and discover similar tools on Capterra United Arab Emirates. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: Alumni Channel Price, Reviews & Ratings - Capterra United Arab Emirates 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Alumni Management Software](/directory/10039/alumni-management/software) > [Alumni Channel](/software/88330/alumni-channel) # Alumni Channel Canonical: https://www.capterra.ae/software/88330/alumni-channel Page: 1 / 4\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.ae/software/88330/alumni-channel?page=2) > Cloud-based membership software for schools, alumni, and non-profits to easily manage directories and stay connected. > > Verdict: Rated **4.5/5** by 58 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses Alumni Channel? Built for K-12 schools, higher education institutions, career academies, non-profits, associations, community clubs, athletic teams, and corporate alumni networks of all sizes. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.5/5** | 58 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support Software | 4.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Alumni Channel - **Founded**: 1998 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: $850.00 - **Pricing model**: Per User (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Alumni Channel's annual hosting fee is tiered based on the number of records with email addresses (you do not pay for extra records without an email). Tiers start at $850/year for up to 500 records, up to $2,000/year for up to 7,500 records. There is a one-time setup fee of $350 to $500 which includes custom site styling, starter content help, basic data import, and 3 hours of training. An embedded database-only option is also available starting at $50/month. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500 - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium and 209 more ## Features - Communication Management - Data Import/Export - Event Management Software - Fundraising Management - Job Board - List Management - Member Accounts - Member Database - Member Directory - Member Portal - Membership Management Software - Payment Processing Software - Website Management ## Integrations (3 total) - Meta for Business - PayPal - Twitter/X ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Phone Support ## Category - [Alumni Management Software](https://www.capterra.ae/directory/10039/alumni-management/software) ## Related Categories - [Alumni Management Software](https://www.capterra.ae/directory/10039/alumni-management/software) - [Membership Management Software](https://www.capterra.ae/directory/20045/membership-management/software) - [Community Software](https://www.capterra.ae/directory/30800/community/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Alumni Channel's services are pretty basic, but the number of features provided are pretty mind-blowing even to a designer such as myself. Personally, I bet I'm only taking advantage of 20% of the features provided and more are added each quarter. The customer service is fantastic; I don't know of another service that provides such excellent support and transparency. We secured over 1200 members within two years - all based on word of mouth marketing and Alumni Channel's excellent products. > > **Cons**: There is nothing I can think of that comes to mind about any flaws or constraints with regard to Alumni Channel. Perhaps if I had the chance to take advantage of all the features, I could come up with something that as missing. However, from my experience, based on the needs of my alumni network, there are no issues I can think of at this time. > > While there are plenty of competitors in the current market for alumni and membership groups, I wouldn't recommend any other than Alumni Channel. The products and services offered, features and benefits, and excellent customer service and support - combined with extremely reasonable price points will be the reason that my alumni network will continue doing business with AC for many years to come. Finally, with a very generous referral program, alumni and membership group leaders can run their networks virtually for free by promoting the power and potential of Alumni Channel. ----- ### "Alumni Channel" — 4.0/5 > **Michael** | *2 March 2010* > > **Pros**: Chris has been quick to respond to requests for adaptations/customization to the sites and most of the requests for customization were fulfilled. The simple and easy to use system allows me to quickly upload news and other information. The layout makes it easy for users to find new information. > > **Cons**: With 3 different sites to manage, I find the slightly different formats used for storing/reporting alumni data make end of month reports more difficult than they should be. I would prefer to have the data in a MySQL compatible format that could allow for e-commerce and similar operations. The current layout leaves quite a bit of information below the fold. especially if there are expanded entries in column one. When I have asked colleagues to navigate the page, none have navigated below the fold far enough to see past the maps section without prompting. It would be nice to have greater feedback of usage patterns such as browsing sessions, heat maps, and deeper link analytics. It would be nice if the page creator utilized style sheets to maintain a consistent look when information needs to be moved off the main page (because of length, tracking, etc) on to a new web page. > > The site is simple and easy to use with a quick learning curve. I think it works great and would highly recommend the site for those that don't have IT creatives on-hand to manage and maintain their own website. Service from the staff is exceptional. Helpful responses come quickly to questions, concerns and requests. ----- ### "Alumni Channel" — 3.0/5 > **Frank** | *27 August 2013* > > Some of the highlights of Alumni Channel that have been beneficial to our Alumni Association include: 1)Self-managed profile management for each user 2)Links to Social Media 3)Event Management Cons: 1) Built on older framework that isn't as flexible as we'd like. Layout styles are dated and a bit stale, and using it requires training and Q\&A. A better, more modern (less proprietary) framework would be helpful, that allows for better \& easier layout, page, image and function control (without the intervention of the company). The ability to link data to other sources would also be helpful. Summary We tested three different content management offerings and chose Alumni Channel for it's function vs. cost. For our average user it works fine and offers the features they use. A more modern feel and look would be helpful, especially as we try to get younger alumni involvement. The owner is passionate about Alumni Channel, and as a result is swift to respond to questions and gets high marks for that. ----- ### "My thoughts about using Alumni Channel" — 4.0/5 > **Barbara** | *3 May 2022* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: This software is very easy to use. I wish it had a few more features. > > **Cons**: I would like a few more features. I would like to position images other than left or right and would like some editing features for photos. More control over page layout The spell check is slow and sometimes buggy. Would like to be able to filter email lists. Like to be able to set up easy yes no questions on site and tabulate results without using separate survey software . > > ALumni Channel has served our purpose very nicely. It has allowed us to engage our class alumni and increase communication between members. ----- ### "Comprehensive platform, excellent quality team" — 4.0/5 > **Antoneta** | *12 March 2016* > > First, I want to say that I offer a good review for platform and team. I belive the platform is very complex and contains information written for made easy of use . I think it can be an excellent model for programmers. It is important to collaborate better with colleagues and Chris provide support on request. When I asked in the email I received information support and understanding. That the strong points I see the complexity of the platform, the diversity of information that can be posted, good possibility of use, excellent quality of people who provides the support from the team. The weaknesses are: sometimes the platform is open or work hard and yes sometimes errors - does not allow access in a given area, does not register occasionally change entered. Shall be remedied later at the Retry. As ideas I need: - for the preparation of changes on the platform, improvements, change appearance, proposals, ideas to know about 1-2 months before, - for the Romanian language, to be able to use all diacritics - I can not currently use , (if is possible), - a possibility to have permanent access to the number of graduates of all promotions/all data entered on them - if the graduates may delete their account, this is no longer possible - we have the institutions that require these data as numbers or files with the complete data. Personal, I will give myself how long it takes for the platform and graduates in future, because I wish to know all about the platform and its use, about my graduates and is an opportunity to use a wonderful platform that this and should cooperate with the team. ----- Page: 1 / 4\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.ae/software/88330/alumni-channel?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.ae/software/88330/alumni-channel) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | it | | | ja | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data