eBECAS alternatives
eBECAS alternatives for NZ and Australian businesses
eBECAS: A$93 to A$127 per concurrent admin licence a month, billed annually at 30 licences, plus GST.
- check_circleYour data in a database you own
- check_circleOpen source, no lock-in
- check_circleBuilt and run by Enterprise DNA
The options
What people compare eBECAS with
eBECAS charges A$93 or A$105 per concurrent admin user per month for its Language packages, billed annually at 30 licences and excluding GST, which works out to A$1,116 or A$1,260 a year per licence, plus provisioning and other extras. Owners look for an alternative when they want records they own outright, priced by what the business actually needs rather than by licence count.
Yours to own
International College for Claude Code
The open-source student management system for international colleges that is just a database and Claude Code. Built around your business, with your eBECAS data brought across.
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How to choose a eBECAS alternative
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What the bill is tied to
The eBECAS bill follows concurrent administrative licences, the package you pick, and extras such as provisioning, portals and a sandbox. Published rates assume 30 licences and exclude GST, so your actual quote depends on package, licence count and which extras you add.
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Whether your records stay yours
Ask whether the records sit in a database your business owns outright or in a vendor account tied to your subscription. Owning the database means the records remain yours regardless of what you pay each month, and you can move or extend them as you choose.
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Whether it fits your own rules
Any system needs to match how your college actually runs, from attendance thresholds to student support ownership. Check whether the fields and workflows can be shaped around your own rules, rather than forcing your staff to adapt to a fixed structure built for another college.
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What switching actually involves
Switching means mapping your existing students, courses, intakes and enrolments from an export file, then reconciling attendance and fee history separately. Ask what needs checking before cutover, and who does that migration and reconciliation work for you.
The option that fits
Your own version, built around how you run
Enterprise DNA builds International College for Claude Code around how your business actually runs, then brings your eBECAS records across and operates it for you. You pay a setup fee, then a monthly retainer, with no per-licence plans to track. A free version is also available if you want to run it yourself first, using the same database you own outright.
- check Your setup fee, then one monthly retainer, no per-seat plans
- check A database you own, not a vendor account
- check Run it yourself free, or have Enterprise DNA run it
Make it yours
Design your own eBECAS replacement
Everything starts from the open-source base. Then it gets your name, the parts you run, your rules and your data from eBECAS. Try it here, and we build the real one.
2. What it runs
3. Make it fit
4. Your colour
Answered from your own database
Good morning. Here is what needs you today.
We build it from the open-source base, bring your eBECAS data across and run it for you.
Questions
eBECAS alternatives, answered
How much will eBECAS actually cost our college? expand_more
eBECAS advertises Language Basic at A$93 and PLUS at A$105 per concurrent admin user per month, billed annually at 30 licences and excluding GST, plus A$2,000 for provisioning. Vocational packages are priced higher. Your own quote depends on your licence count, package and any portal or sandbox extras you add.
Will switching mean losing our existing student records? expand_more
No. The free version imports mapped students, courses, intakes and enrolments from an exported file. Attendance history, fee history and documents need separate mapping, which Enterprise DNA scopes against your actual exports and reconciles before you switch, so nothing is lost in the move.
Who owns the system once we switch? expand_more
You do. International College for Claude Code runs on a database your business owns outright, not a vendor account tied to a subscription. Enterprise DNA builds and can operate your version for a setup fee and a monthly retainer, or you can run the free version yourself.
Does the alternative still handle government reporting? expand_more
It highlights missing evidence and records needing review, but it does not issue government CoEs or submit PRISMS, AVETMISS, VSL or TCSI returns. Authorised staff keep those decisions and submissions. Enterprise DNA scopes the reporting work your version needs before cutover.
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