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ApolloSRM Financial Aid vs EDExpress

Both stand on financial aid management software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

ApolloSRM Financial Aid

Paid APIWeb

ApolloSRM brings financial aid and compliance work into a broader student management system. Institutions should account for the fact that the software prepares federal files, but does not submit them.

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EDExpress

Free plan Windows

EDExpress provides federal aid processing and reconciliation functions at no charge to institutions. Its main deployment requirement is an organization-managed Microsoft SQL Server 2019-or-newer environment.

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The facts

	ApolloSRM Financial Aid	EDExpress
Free plan	No	Yes
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	API, Web	Windows
Lowest paid plan	Free or on request	Free or on request
Plans published	1	1
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	apollosrm.com	fsapartners.ed.gov
On financial aid management software	#5 of 22	#1 of 22

ApolloSRM Financial Aid: what it does well

Supports Title IV disbursements and hold-to-authorize controls.
Computes listed compliance measures from the student record.
Connects with several major learning platforms.
Provides open API backup export.
Migration is included in tailored pricing.

What to know first

There is no free plan.
Pricing is available only on request.
The institution must transmit prepared federal files itself.

EDExpress: what it does well

Provided at no charge to institutions.
Manages ISIR data and COD records.
Includes automated Pell Grant reconciliation.
Office workstations can share an SQL Server database.
Includes College Financing Plan functionality.

What to know first

Windows platform only.
Requires Microsoft SQL Server 2019 or newer.
Does not install SQL Server itself.
Organizations must secure the SQL Server environment.

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