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A private professional social network solution designed to empower Alumni networks. Engage alumni on an evolving and modular platform.

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Average score

Ease of Use
4.7
Customer Service
4.9
Features
4.7
Value for Money
4.7

Likelihood to recommend

9.5/10

AlumnForce has an overall rating of 4.8 out 5 stars based on 86 user reviews on Capterra.

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Levente Béla
Vice Director in Hungary
Education Management, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Great solution for our Alumni Network!

5.0 3 years ago

Pros:

Great services, everything what we need is included to the software, with great product support , implementation.

Cons:

At the moment very are satifsfied with the product.

Aundrea
Alumni Affairs Coordinator in US
Education Management, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

New York Film Academy - Alumni Affairs

4.0 4 years ago

Pros:

For the most part, it is very user friendly. I was trained by the person who rolled this out for our alumni and the training was very easy. Also [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] is always available and extremely helpful.

Cons:

We are an institution based in the United States and we still have sections of the site that show up in French. Our representative is great about handling those issues when they come up though.

Sébastien
Alumni & Industry Relations Specialist in Switzerland
Higher Education, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

A complete solution for alumni platforms with growing add ons

4.0 5 years ago

Comments: We were pleased of the intuitive solution, which allowed us to quickly transition to a more responsive platform.

Pros:

Easy to use for users and admins. Wide range of modules to implement new services. Easy updates of profiles and easy research and extracts of stats and profiles.

Cons:

Some parts and modules are missing some flexibility, but understandable for an all in one solution.

MEVIA Response

5 years ago

Thank you for the review Sebastien which will help us to ensure a continuous improvement!

Naji
Marketing consultant in Lebanon
Education Management, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Alumnforce Review

5.0 4 years ago

Comments: The team is very professional, efficient, fast, reliable and kind
Despite the Covid-19 situation and the fact that we couldn't meet physically, we were able to develop the platform in 4 months. The relationship was very smooth and pleasant.
Customer service is excellent.

Pros:

Flexible, complete, diverse, bilingual, easy to use

Cons:

The system has some Minor bugs that were immediately fixed

MEVIA Response

4 years ago

Thank you, Naji, for the review. It is our pleasure to work with you and witness the success of your growing alumni community.

Bart
Docent in Belgium
Research, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Excellent alumni community platform software

5.0 last year

Comments: Friendly staff and high quality software, at a price that is lower than the direct competition.

Pros:

- True community-driven alumni platform - Multi-language support - Flexible use of groups - Easy integration of online payments

Cons:

We encountered a few minor bugs at the start, but these were quickly resolved by technical support.

Marion
Marketing manager in France
Education Management, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Great experience so far

5.0 2 years ago

Pros:

We selected AlumnForce after hesitating between several providers. And I'm very happy we chose them. the team is super friendly and helpful. Client support est great and so far I've been able to implement everything I needed to get a platform that I can get our alumni engaged with. The fact that there are multiple modules andd that we can ask for ffurther developments is perfect. Also they have in-person meetings to meet the team and get insights ffrom other users. I am lookign forward to it.

Cons:

Our main difficulty is not really linked to the product itself : it is to get every alumni onboard, including the ones that graduated many years ago. Our goal now will be to use this tool to its fullest and communicate well.

Olivier
VP - Alumni Engagement Platform in Switzerland
Higher Education, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

A great software to engage Alumni!

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: Alumnforce help us to deploy a great Alumni platform!
The solution allows us to manage our website and all administration processes in a unique system.
Since Alumnforce deployment we were able to reconnect with the Alumni community (+3500 users), improve Alumni engagement and promote new services during the pandemic like mentorship and webinars.
Customer support is very efficient with a dedicated project manager helping us developing the tool and improve our alumni engagement strategy.

Pros:

User friendliness for both admin and Alumni One platform for all critical features for an Alumni association: Alumni relationship management, memberships and donations, content and event management, career service. Fast deployment and migration from our old platform (<1 month once Alumni database has been cleansed). New services to develop audience and Alumni engagement (integration with AF Talent and Welcome to the Jungle for job offers)

Cons:

N/A, the tool benefits from continuous improvements including UI and new modules.

Csilla
Head of Department for Alumni Relations & Development in Hungary
Higher Education, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Attractive solution towards a stronger Alumni engagement

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: Our new AlumnForce based Alumni platform ment a significant and very positive change within the Alumni life of our big university. Great tool also for our Alumni Chapters! Thanks to this our members can enjoy several benefits online, 24/7 from wherever they are. AlumnForce team is professional, kind and reliable. Huge advantage is the availability of further moduls and that we can automatically enjoy some extras too, due to the continuous overall development of the system. Our dedicated project manager helps to further develop and improve the functionalities thus greatly helping our endeavors.

Pros:

Great way of e.g. communication, shareing events & news, event organization, boosting alumni contacts & engagement and also of managing membership data. And also that we do not need to bother with server issues.

Cons:

We are satifsfied with it up till now (that we could not yet implement some functions - like e.g. some moduls, mobile app - is due to our lack of capacity).

Caner
Project Manager in Hungary
Education Management, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

A Great Initiative

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: AlumnForce is a critical element of our alumni management strategy. The features included are highly appreciated by a large higher education institute with a broad and diverse international alumni base. The fact that AlumnForce is ready and able to provide solutions to challenges such as bringing older and younger users, alumni users and business representatives, and undergraduates and faculty staff together.

Pros:

- AlumnForce offers all the features and services offered by its competitors, for a more affordable price. - Especially in terms of expanding the number of users, AlumnForce offers the best price on the market. - The setup is highly customizable and easy to grasp all the while avoiding banality. - Customer service is fantastic, absolutely top notch.

Cons:

- We haven't had the chance to test out the mobile app version as of the writing of this review.

Aude
Chargée de relations entreprises in France
Education Management, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Axes d'amélioration

3.0 5 years ago

Comments: C'est un super outil, qui pourrait être utiliser à d'autres fins dans les écoles : CRM Commercial, avec mise en relation des étudiants et des entreprises pour + de placement :-)

Pros:

Statistiques Choix des listes de diffusion Ergonomie Rendu communication +

Cons:

Il faudrait systématiquement une version "in english" pour nos étudiants étrangers / sans surplus de coût L'option "Responsive" serait un réel + , si il y avait la possibilité de télécharger l'application dans le PlayStore (demande récurrente des utilisateurs) La communication doit être doublée par un email sur toute la base externe / car tout le monde n'a pas activé son compte / nous devrions pouvoir le faire depuis cet outil, pour gagner du temps

MEVIA Response

4 years ago

Merci pour votre confiance Aude. La fonctionnalite multilingue ainsi que l'application mobile sont deux fonctionnalites disponibles et votre site est deja 100% Responsive :) n'hesitez pas a vous rapprocher de votre chef de projets dedie pour en discuter.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Real Estate, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Feedback on Alumnforce

5.0 3 years ago

Pros:

Excellent tool of communication Easy to use Attentive and efficient technical support team Evolutive product

Cons:

The product is really ergonomical but it needs a little time of adaptation.

Eric
Eric
Directeur Relations Monde Socio-Economique in France
Verified LinkedIn User
Education Management, 5,001–10,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Creation of the professional network of the University of Lille www.lilagora.fr

5.0 5 years ago

Comments: The Alumnforce team is very responsive and the needs and expectations of uses are taken into account. All Alumnforce customers benefit from numerous upgrades each year at no additional cost, which is very significant. Similarly, it is possible to participate in the development of new functionalities with the Alumnforce team.

Pros:

The ease of use and the many features enabled by the network

Cons:

Sometimes a design to improve, which was done in the first year of using the software

MEVIA Response

5 years ago

Many thanks for your positive feedback Eric!

Yoann
Responsable du développement in France
Higher Education, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

A very good tool!

5.0 3 years ago

Pros:

Ease of use, Adaptability Tools to manage our users and the community

Cons:

The mobile application linked but the next one seems to be great :)

Ludovic
Alumni network administrator in France
Primary/Secondary Education, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

A French University point of view

5.0 5 years ago

Pros:

- easy to use - evolutive solution - many functionalities - gain of time - precious tool of communication to manage our community

Cons:

The alumnforce team works permanently with us to improve the solution based on our feedbacks.

MEVIA Response

5 years ago

Thank you, Ludovic for your great review!

Mathilde
Chargée de communication événementiel et digital in France
Professional Training & Coaching, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Une plateforme digitale parfaite pour nos utilisateurs !

5.0 7 months ago

Comments: Très bonne expérience !
La plateforme satisfait nos utilisateurs et nos équipes.
Notre chef de projet AlumnForce dédié est très attentif à nos besoins et réactif !

Pros:

Plateforme intuitive, simple d'utilisation côté Admin et utilisateur ! Depuis que nous utilisons AlumnForce, nous avons une très bonne adoption de la part de nos utilisateurs et notre équipe : - plus d'inscription à nos événements

Cons:

Rien, à part être patient pour l'intégration de nouvelles fonctionnalités sur l'application.

Chloe
Chargee des stages et de l'animation du reseau Alumni in France
Higher Education, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Réseau Alumni de l'ENSA Pvs

5.0 last year

Comments: Notre projet remporte un franc succès puisque sur 8 000 alumni, 1700 sont connectés à la plateforme et 230 étaient présents à la soirée de lancement du réseau vendredi 20 octobre 2023.

Pros:

Le suivi par un chef de projet. Le même depuis le départ donc un interlocuteur fiable et réellement présent. Un ergonomie du site idéale, tout est fluide et très intuitif. La rencontre annuelle des utilisateurs nous permet de tisser des liens et de s'entraider. Nous avons aussi un forum truffé de tuto vidéo. Idéal pour se remettre dans le bain après une pause.

Cons:

Si nous devions en mentionner une seule ce serait le manque de formation en communication spécifique "Alumni". Il suffirait d'impliquer plus notre service communication interne. Pourquoi pas proposer des webinaires plus orientés communication plutôt que techniques? Affaire à suivre.

Nolwenn
Responsable Alumni in France
Higher Education, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Une plateforme indispensable afin d'animer notre communauté d'alumni

5.0 10 months ago

Comments: Nous sommes très satisfaits de l'utilisation de notre plateforme AlumnForce.
L'équipe commerciale est très présente et à l'écoute, ce qui permet d'être au plus près des besoins de nos utilisateurs mais également, d'être réactifs.

Pros:

Centralisation des besoins sur un seul et même outil afin d'animer la communauté d'alumni Ergonomie et facilité d'utilisation Possibilité de rajouter des briques en fonction de nos besoins

Cons:

Quelques évolutions seraient appréciées sur la rubrique "Carrières", notamment afin de personnaliser les champs obligatoires

Laure
Cheffe de projet in France
Higher Education, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Réseau alumni - université de Bordeaux

5.0 last month New

Comments: Excellente expérience.
Fonctionnalités qui répondent aux besoins et un accompagnement sans faille du gestionnaire de projet qui permet de lancer le projet avec succès.

Pros:

Accompagnement projet Fonctionnalités Partage d’expérience avec les autres réseaux

Cons:

Le prix des formations et des modules additionnels qui gonflent rapidement le coût de la solution. Éditeur de texte peu optimal.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Higher Education, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Une expérience excellente !

5.0 11 months ago

Comments: La plate-forme est un outil indispensable aujourd’hui pour gérer un réseau Alumni facilement et efficacement mais aussi pour facilité le réseau entre Alumni et étudiants

Pros:

La facilité des inscriptions et des règlements en ligne lors des événements

Cons:

La période de mise à jour de la base de données !

Prune
Chef de projet in France
Higher Education, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Je recommande vivement !

5.0 3 months ago

Pros:

La disponibilité de l’équipe toujours à l’écoute

Cons:

Outil de traitement de texte pas optimal

Gilbert
DSI externalisé in France
Civic & Social Organization, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Actuellement le meilleur produit pour faire vivre un réseau

5.0 4 years ago

Comments: L'équipe d'AlumnForce est à l'écoute de ses clients, en cherchant à répondre aux mieux aux différents besoins.

Pros:

L'outil est en constante évolution en prenant en compte les besoins des utilisateurs.

Cons:

A l'époque où nous sommes partis avec eux, ils s'agissaient d'une solution émergente, et pas d'une solution standard du marché. Mais cela a été bénéfique, car l'équipe d'AlumnForce est dans un processus d'amélioration continue. Processus qu'ils continuent à avoir même s'ils sont devenus depuis une solution standard du marché.

MEVIA Response

4 years ago

Merci de votre confiance et votre commentaire positif Gilbert. C'est un plaisir de travailler avec vous.

pascal
Partenariats strategiques in France
Research, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Evaluation du logiciel ALUMNFORCE

5.0 last year

Pros:

La prise en main rapide du logiciel, l'interface intuitive, la richesse fonctionnelle pour mettre en place et gérer tous les services d'une communauté composite (chercheurs, Ingenieurs, doctorants, post-docs, partenaires ...), la compatibilité avec LINKEDIN. Il répond aux attentes, est facile d'utilisation, performant, capable d'évoluer en fonction des besoins. Et aussi et surtout la réactivité et la qualité du support technique.

Cons:

Globalement très satisfait. Une plus grande ouverture sur l'international.

Stéphanie
Responsable Carrières Alumni in France
Design, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Alumnforce review

3.0 last year

Pros:

le service après-vente : on est dépanné très vite et le project manager est présent.

Cons:

l'interface est très moyen, très démodé & il y a souvent des bugs répétés.

Cédric
Webmaster in France
Education Management, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Mon avis

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: Très bien !

Pros:

Le service customer success qui répond rapidement et efficacement aux résolutions de problèmes.

Cons:

Je ne vois pas d'inconvénients à travailler avec AlumnForce.

Jude
Jude
Responsable partenariat in France
Verified LinkedIn User
Civic & Social Organization, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Icn Alumni

5.0 last year

Comments: Très bonne

Pros:

Compréhension du besoin très bonne et vitesse de Realisation

Cons:

Aucun inconvénient majeur. Vraiment rien a redire