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QuadC vs CircleIn
QuadC offers a wide range of student success tools within a single, easy-to-use interface. It integrates features such as early alerts, AI-powered tutoring, and scheduling solutions to help educators focus on identifying struggling students and providing tailored support. CircleIn, on the other hand, emphasizes peer collaboration, enabling students to engage with each other through study groups and shared notes.
Top Features |
QuadC |
CircleIn |
| Early Alerts |  |
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| STEM-Friendly Teaching Tools | |
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| Video Conferencing & Advanced Whiteboard | |
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| Designed to Support Multiple Sub-Services | |
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| Facilitates Access to Out-Sourced Services | |
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AI for Students and Staff |
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Integrations
Connect with the tools you already use.
Both QuadC and CircleIn integrates with your existing LMS, SIS, and communication tools. This ensures a smooth workflow and eliminates complex integrations
Integrations |
QuadC |
CircleIn |
| Zoom | |
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| Microsoft Teams, WebEx, and Google Calendar | |
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| Student Information System (SIS) | |
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| Learning Management System | |
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Configuration
A customized experience with only the features you need.
QuadC provides a more robust, department-wide solution for managing student success, including scheduling, tutoring, and support for writing and drop-in centres. CircleIn focuses more on student-driven collaboration and academic engagement. While both platforms help streamline student success efforts, QuadC covers a broader range of departmental needs and offers more administrative control, making it ideal for institutions looking for a holistic student support solution.
Configurations |
QuadC |
CircleIn |
| Tutoring | |
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| Writing Support | |
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| Advising | |
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| Coaching & Mentoring | |
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Video Conferencing
Access a seamless virtual meeting space.
QuadC offers a more robust video conferencing suite than CircleIn. QuadC provides a built-in video conferencing solution, while CircleIn relies only on third-party integrations.
Video Conferencing Features |
QuadC |
CircleIn |
| Video conferencing with audio, video, and text chat, a shared whiteboard, and drawing and math tools | |
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| Ability to teach and practice coding within the whiteboard | |
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| One-to-many video sessions | |
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| Asynchronous & synchronous document editing | |
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| An included eTutoring module with file upload, written response, and email response tools with a dedicated slot-based schedule interface |
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| Access to video recordings of previous tutoring sessions | |
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| STEM-friendly teaching tool | |
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Early Alerts
Tools that allow you to catch problems before they get out of hand.
QuadC's data-driven approach provides actionable insights to help you proactively identify struggling students and personalize their learning experience. CircleIn, while focusing on fostering engagement among peers, lacks this level of automated monitoring for struggling students.
Early Alerts |
QuadC |
CircleIn |
| Manually triggered | |
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| Automated triggers, case management, assign cases to multiple teams, single-source of truth for student info |
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Administrative Tasks
Administrative tools designed to support staff holistically
Both QuadC and CircleIn offer streamlined workflows to simplify administrative tasks. However, QuadC goes a step further and support multiple student success departments within a single platform.
Administrative Tasks |
QuadC |
CircleIn |
| Scheduling flexibly operated by self-serve or staff-managed | |
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| Easily configured single-sign-on and LDAP authentication capabilities | |
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| Tracking attendance of students and tutors | |
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| No-show policy tracking, notifications, and enforcement | |
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| Designed to support advising | |
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| Designed to support the writing centre | |
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| Designed to support tutoring | |
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| Designed to support counselling | |
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| Designed to support supplemental instruction | |
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Reporting
Advanced-Data to Improve Your School's Performance
Both QuadC and CircleIn offer comprehensive reporting suites to provide valuable insights into student progress. However, QuadC’s reports go beyond tracking peer interactions to provide actionable recommendations, especially for at-risk students, based on its data-driven system.
Reporting |
QuadC |
CircleIn |
| Customizable reports with charts, graphs, and statistics which eliminate the need for manual data entry | |
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| Can easily export data into CSV files to share | |
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Student Features
Intuitive student features to increase ease of use
CircleIn stands out in its student engagement features, with a platform designed to encourage collaboration through chat functions, study groups, and content-sharing features like note-taking. QuadC, however, provides a broader set of student success tools, prioritizing both engagement and support. While CircleIn focuses more on social learning, QuadC's wide array of features helps students both academically and administratively.
Student Features |
QuadC |
CircleIn |
| Instant messaging feature between hosts, students, and administrators | |
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| One can easily search for services or tutors in a social media-inspired interface | |
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| Support online sessions | |
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| Support in-person sessions | |
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| Can see a log of all past, current, and upcoming sessions (ie. advising or tutoring) |
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| Customer tech support | |
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| Daily live seminars for tech support for training and ease of use | |
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| Allows schools to consolidate multiple programs and services | |
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| New features/updates are installed automatically and without additional costs | |
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AI
Engage with AI tools ethically
QuadC takes student support to the next level with its innovative AI tutor, offering 24/7 access to personalized tutoring and learning resources. This ensures that students always have the assistance they need to succeed academically, giving QuadC an edge over CircleIn's tutoring services.
AI |
QuadC |
CircleIn |
| AI Tutoring Features for Students, Tutors, and Administrators | |
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AI 'Study Buddy' - Supplement to Human Tutors and Instructors, 24/7 Quick Question and Answers (guidance, not direct answer), Practice Quiz, Study Plan, Writing Guide, Writing Review |
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