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Searchable alumni directory with privacy
Alumni opt into visibility at the field level. Class year, industry, and region filters for finding classmates.
Buyer's guide · 2026
Alumni management software
Alumni management software is a platform for alumni associations, university alumni relations offices, and affinity groups to manage alumni directories, annual giving, reunion events, and regional chapters.
Alumni software has historically been either enterprise-grade (Almabase, Graduway) or general-purpose tools adapted for alumni use (Wild Apricot, Salesforce). A middle path is emerging.
01 · Evaluation criteria
What to look for.
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Regional chapters with autonomy
Chapter chairs run their own events, emails, and dues while rolling up to association-level reporting.
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Annual fund campaigns
Segmented campaigns by class year, giving history, or region. Suggested gift amounts based on past giving. Automated thank-you sequences.
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Reunion events with multi-event carts
Reunion weekend registration for the dinner, tailgate, and campus tour in one checkout. Waitlists and name badge exports.
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Integration with institutional advancement
Export to Raiser's Edge, Ellucian Advance, Salesforce Advancement, or CRM in use by your advancement office.
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LYBUNT and SYBUNT segments
Standard fundraising segments out of the box for annual fund re-engagement.
02 · Buying questions
Questions you should be asking.
What's the best alumni management software?
For university-scale alumni offices (50,000+ alumni): Almabase, Graduway, or Salesforce Advancement. For independent alumni associations and chapters: Covey, Wild Apricot, or MemberClicks. For fraternities/sororities: OmegaFi or Covey.
How much does alumni software cost?
$500 to $5,000/month depending on scale. Enterprise alumni platforms are quoted based on alumni count; mid-market tools (Covey, Wild Apricot) run $100 to $500/month for smaller associations.
Can we migrate from Almabase or Graduway?
Yes. Most platforms support alumni migrations. Covey's migration includes alumni records, giving history, chapter affiliations, and event history.
Do you integrate with university systems?
Modern platforms expose API access or CSV import/export patterns that connect to Banner, PeopleSoft, or Workday Student. Custom integrations are typical for large alumni offices.
03 · Tools to evaluate
3 platforms, side by side.
Covey
Wild Apricot
MemberClicks
Pricing
$59–$999+/mo flat
$66 to $720+/mo
$3108 to $7188+/mo
Migration
48h human-led, included
We've built a dedicated Wild Apricot import.
We export members, membership types, chapter structures, CEU records where available, financial history, and committee rosters from MemberClicks.
Free trial
Private beta
30-day free trial
Demo only; no public free trial
Best for
Orgs that want considered design + fast migration
Small-to-mid associations, nonprofits, clubs, and chambers with 50 to 2,000 contacts.
Professional and trade associations and chambers with 500 to 10,000 members and dedicated admin staff.
04 · Where Covey fits
We built Covey for this.
Covey is built for organizations in the alumni management software category that want four things at once: a considered interface, transparent pricing, a 48-hour migration, and human support on every plan. If those four things matter to you, Covey is worth a demo. If you need something else (a specific vertical module, an enterprise-scale implementation, a particular integration), we will tell you and point you somewhere that fits.
Considered interface
Legacy membership platforms feel like they were designed in 2008. Covey is built by a small team that treats typography, spacing, and the quiet details as the product.
48-hour human migration
A real human pulls your members, levels, events, payment history, email templates, and posts from your existing platform. You're live on Covey inside 48 hours, not six weeks.
100% human support, every plan
No support tiers, no ticket queues that take four business days. Every plan includes a real person answering your questions, often the same person who wrote the feature.
Pricing you can read
One page, plain numbers, no 'contact sales.' The price you see is the price you pay. Migration is included, onboarding is included, support is included.
Ready when you are
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