Sonis is a robust SIS with full campus department integration to handle all your needs in one place.
What do you like best?
I like how much can be done using the software. It allows you to handle financials, registrar matters, housing, financial aid, it has alumni portals, job postings and employer access. The list could go on. To put it in its simplest form I like Sonis' versatility. It allows us as a small institution to be able to focus on just one software and have everything integrated in a way that easily streamlines processes. Sonis is allowing us to move away from some of our other software and migrate the information to Sonis for greater simplicity and accessibility.
What do you dislike?
The only downside really that I have with Sonis is regarding its aesthetics. It's not the most visually appealing software and to me, this can be a slight hindrance to user engagement. If it were a more visually appealing software I believe it would be one of the most sought after student information systems around.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
I would recommend Sonis to any institution. It can legitimately do all you require it to do as an educational institution.
What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized?
Sonis has allowed us to move away from excel spreadsheets for everything. This institution evolved from a small training college to an accredited institution offering multiple degree programs. The data storage and processes governing our functions needed to improve. Our staff was and still is limited but need to meet the demands of our growing population. Having Sonis be the amazing data house that it is with the ability to pull all kinds of reports for whatever we need is extremely helpful. Though not previously used, we are even coming to see benefits in utilizing Sonis' onboard financial capabilities for our accounting department. Also, we want to set up credit card processing to tap into even more of the features of Sonis. We recognized that there were some other aspects of the institution that were running independently and needed support. So the credit card processing will help us to migrate those functions to Sonis.