PLATFORM COMPARISON

QuadC vs Penji: Beyond Scheduling

QuadC vs Penji: Beyond Scheduling
QuadC is the all-in-one student success platform that empowers educators with the tools they need to identify at-risk students early and provide personalized support, while Penji focuses on simplifying tutoring and advising services.

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200,000

Students Served

350,000

Sessions Delivered

20,000

Assignments Reviewed

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QuadC vs Penji

QuadC offers a comprehensive suite of solutions in a user-friendly interface, from simplified scheduling to personalized learning tools. By providing features such as early alerts, AI-powered tutoring, and seamless integrations, Quadc empowers educators to focus on teaching and supporting their students

Top Features

QuadC

Penji

Early Alerts checkmark x mark-1
STEM-Friendly Teaching Tools checkmark checkmark-1
Video Conferencing & Advanced Whiteboard checkmark checkmark-1
Designed to Support Multiple Sub-Services checkmark checkmark-1
Facilitates Access to Out-Sourced Services checkmark x mark-1

AI for Students and Staff

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What’s important in a student success tool?

Choosing a Student Success tool is an important decision. With the right tool, your team can not only save time on the day-to-day administrative tasks, but also access valuable insights and reporting metrics to impact your student retention goals.

Integrations

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Connect with the tools you already use.

Both QuadC and Penji integrates with your existing LMS, SIS, and communication tools. This ensures a smooth workflow and eliminates complex integrations

Integrations

QuadC

Penji

Zoom  checkmark checkmark-1
Microsoft Teams, WebEx, and Google Calendar checkmark checkmark-1
Student Information System (SIS) checkmark checkmark-1
Learning Management System checkmark checkmark-1

 

Configuration

A customized experience with only the features you need.

QuadC offers a more comprehensive solution than Penji for managing student success departments. While Penji primarily serves tutoring and advising, QuadC covers a wider range of departments, including writing centres and drop-in centers. Additionally, QuadC’s single user-friendly platform streamlines operations and enhances overall efficiency.

Configurations

QuadC

Penji

Tutoring  checkmark checkmark-1
Writing Support checkmark checkmark-1
Advising checkmark checkmark-1
Coaching & Mentoring  checkmark checkmark-1

 

Video Conferencing

Access a seamless virtual meeting space.

QuadC offers a more robust video conferencing suite than Penji. QuadC provides a built-in video conferencing solution, while Penji relies only on third-party integrations.

Video Conferencing Features

QuadC

Penji

Video conferencing with audio, video, and text chat, a shared whiteboard, and drawing and math tools      checkmark x mark-1
Ability to teach and practice coding within the whiteboard    checkmark x mark-1
One-to-many video sessions     checkmark x mark-1
Asynchronous & synchronous document editing      checkmark x mark-1
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 checkmark x mark-1
STEM-friendly teaching tool         checkmark x mark-1

 

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. Unlike Penji, which may lack such automated capabilities, QuadC empowers you to make informed decisions.

Early Alerts

QuadC

Penji

Manually triggered    checkmark x mark-1
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 Penji simplify administrative tasks with streamlined workflows. Manage student data, track progress, and generate reports, all within a centralized platform

Administrative Tasks

QuadC

Penji

Scheduling flexibly operated by self-serve or staff-managed   checkmark checkmark-1
Easily configured single-sign-on and LDAP authentication capabilities checkmark checkmark-1
Tracking attendance of students and tutors checkmark checkmark-1
No-show policy tracking, notifications, and enforcement  checkmark checkmark-1
            Designed to support advising checkmark checkmark-1
Designed to support the writing center checkmark checkmark-1
Designed to support tutoring       checkmark checkmark-1
            Designed to support counselling  checkmark checkmark-1
            Designed to support supplemental instruction  checkmark checkmark-1

 

Reporting

Advanced-Data to Improve Your School's Performance

Both QuadC and Penji offer comprehensive reporting suites to provide valuable insights into student progress. However, QuadC’s data-driven approach offers actionable recommendations.

Reporting Features

QuadC

Penji

Customizable reports with charts, graphs, and statistics which eliminate the need for manual data entry checkmark checkmark-1
Can easily export data into CSV files to share checkmark checkmark-1

 

Student Features

Intuitive student features to increase ease of use

QuadC prioritizes student ease of use with features like instant messaging and a social media-inspired interface. While both platforms aim to provide a positive user experience, QuadC’s focus on student engagement may set it apart.

Student Features

QuadC

Penji

Instant messaging feature between hosts, students, and administrators    checkmark checkmark-1
One can easily search for services or tutors in a social media-inspired interface  checkmark x mark-1
Support online sessions checkmark checkmark-1
Support in-person sessions checkmark checkmark-1
Can see a log of all past, current, and upcoming sessions
(ie. advising or tutoring)
checkmark Upcoming, and pending, but not past sessions. Past can only be viewed by the admin
Customer tech support checkmark checkmark-1
Daily live seminars for tech support for training and ease of use checkmark x mark-1
            Allows schools to consolidate multiple programs and services checkmark To an extent - schools will still need to used video conferencing tools to supplement the ease of use.
            New features/updates are installed automatically and without additional costs checkmark checkmark-1

 

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 Penji's tutoring services.

AI

QuadC

Penji

AI Tutoring Features for Students, Tutors, and Administrators checkmark x mark-1

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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Get a one-page summary of the key differences between QuadC and Penji so you can share it with your team!

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Improve Student Retention with QuadC

User-Friendly Interface

Students and administrators love the ease and simplicity in navigating available services and finding the right resources to connect with.

 

 

Simplified
Scheduling

Allow students, advisors and administrators to easily book appointments. 

Flexible Meeting Options

QuadC accommodates in-person, online, and drop-in meetings, complete with a virtual classroom and conferencing integrations.



Accessible Reports

Easily measure the impact your student success department has on the institution's key objectives.

Client Testimonials

QuadC’s adamant about their product; they are pushing something awesome. More than that was their willingness to work with us to customize the product. Phenomenal!

QuadC is formatted in a way that’s familiar to our students. They can chat with Tutors like they would on Facebook. It’s a better user experience!

It has been a pleasure working with you and the entire QuadC team to help the University of Pittsburg implement its new Academic Support model. I would rate all of you a 10 for your responsiveness and willingness to adjust the platform and accommodate our different use cases.

Find out how QuadC can help your institution improve student retention.

With customizable configurations and a superior user experience, QuadC will seamlessly integrate with all of your institution's existing tools.