Pricing explained

How much does Clema cost?

Published pricing starts at $499 per month per institution, with a free 14-day trial and no implementation fee.

The short answer

Clema costs $499 per month per institution. There is no implementation fee, no credit card to start, and a 14-day free trial with full feature access. Systems and multi-campus deployments get a tailored plan when you book a demo.

What is included in the $499 plan

One monthly price covers the full platform. No add-on fees for integrations, datasets, or support.

Conversational chat across federal datasets and your own data
Data request intake, AI-drafted responses, and audit trail
Natural-language analytics on your warehouse, Power BI, and Tableau
Predictive analytics: enrollment, retention, and graduation models
Built-in federal datasets: IPEDS, College Scorecard, EADA, Pell Grant, and more
Connections to Banner, Colleague, PeopleSoft, Workday, Snowflake, and 50+ sources
Onboarding, integrations, and ongoing support
SOC 2 Type II security and FERPA-ready data handling

How Clema compares on cost

Unlike enterprise data platforms in this space, Clema publishes its price. Here is how that stacks up.

Clema

$499

per month, per institution

Published, no implementation fee, 14-day free trial.

EAB Edify

$36k to $216k

per year (published fee schedule)

Custom enterprise pricing; range from a public fee schedule.

HelioCampus

Unpublished

custom enterprise pricing

Pricing not listed publicly; quote required.

See the full breakdowns on Clema vs EAB Edify and Clema vs HelioCampus.

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When to book a demo instead

The $499 monthly plan covers a single institution. Book a demo when you need a tailored plan for:

  • A system, consortium, or multi-campus deployment
  • Volume pricing across several institutions
  • Shared governance and access controls across a system
  • Dedicated onboarding and priority support

Pricing FAQs

How much does Clema cost?

Published pricing starts at $499 per month per institution, with no implementation fee. The price includes federal datasets, integrations, onboarding, and support. Larger or system-wide deployments get a tailored plan.

Is there a free trial?

Yes. Every institution starts with a 14-day free trial with full feature access and no credit card required. We help you connect a sample data source so you see value in the first session.

Are there implementation or setup fees?

No. The $499 per month price includes data integrations, onboarding, and ongoing support. There is no separate implementation fee.

How does Clema pricing compare to EAB Edify or HelioCampus?

Those platforms use custom enterprise pricing. A published Edify fee schedule ran $36,000 to $216,000 per year, and HelioCampus pricing is unpublished. Clema lists its price openly and starts at $499 per month.

What is included in the price?

All Clema features: conversational chat, data requests, analytics, predictive analytics, the built-in federal datasets (IPEDS, College Scorecard, EADA, Pell Grant, and more), connections to your own data sources, and support.

Do you offer system-wide or multi-campus pricing?

Yes. Systems, consortia, and multi-campus deployments get a tailored plan. Book a demo and we will scope pricing to your institutions.

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