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QuadC vs CircleIn
QuadC brings together early alerts, AI support, scheduling, and reporting in a single platform designed for institution-wide student success. CircleIn focuses on student-led engagement through study groups, shared resources, and collaborative learning experiences.
Top Features |
QuadC |
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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 integrate with LMS and SIS environments to fit into existing academic workflows. QuadC places more emphasis on institution-level data and coordinated support across departments, while CircleIn focuses on access within the student learning environment.
Integrations |
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| 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 is designed to support multiple student success units, including tutoring, advising, writing centres, and drop-in services, all within one configurable platform. CircleIn is primarily configured around student communities and course-level engagement. While both platforms help streamline student success efforts, QuadC covers a broader range of departmental needs, making it ideal for institutions looking for a holistic student support solution.
Configurations |
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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 includes built-in video conferencing to support tutoring, advising, and academic sessions. CircleIn relies on third-party tools for live interaction rather than native video functionality.
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 uses data and engagement signals to help institutions proactively identify and support students who may be struggling. CircleIn focuses on encouraging participation and collaboration, without automated early-alert or risk identification features.
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
Both platforms simplify administrative workflows, but QuadC supports centralized management across multiple departments and services. CircleIn’s administrative tools are more focused on monitoring engagement and usage.
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
CircleIn includes a guided AI Tutor that helps students work through concepts while maintaining academic integrity. QuadC goes further with adaptive learning, early alerts, LMS integration, human tutor integration, group chats with multiple humans and AI bots in the same conversation, and embeddable AI bots. Powered by multiple large language models for the price of one, QuadC delivers 24/7 tailored help for students while giving educators insights to improve outcomes.
AI |
QuadC |
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| 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). |
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Human tutor integration – AI built on course-specific materials, with options to book time with tutors, TAs, or professors when needed |
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Multiple large language models for the price of one |
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LMS integration for seamless academic support |
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Shared seats licensing model for flexible institutional use |
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Group chats with multiple humans and AI bots in the same conversation |
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Embeddable AI bots on campus websites and LMS |
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