| COMPARE | Banner Finance | Kuali COEUS |
| Ready to use | Yes | Yes |
| Research Accounting | Part of Finance | Part of Finance or KC |
| Research Administration | Minimal | Built for Large Research Institution |
| Link to Grants.gov | None | Opportunities and Submissions |
| Ready to use | Yes | |
| Can be Customized | Part of Design | |
| Needs to be Customized before Implementation | No | |
| Docs for Customization | Has to be negotiated | Available On-Line |
| Peer Support Part of the DNA | Sometimes | Part of the DNA |
| 3rd Party Consultants | 2 other than SunGard | 3 and growing |
| Try before committing | Demo Only | Yes, as much as you want |
| Project Cost | Software + Consulting + Internal Staff = $Ms | Software is Free Consultants are available if Internal Staff are busy |
| Annual Maintenance Fee | Yes $s | No Charge |
| Number of Installation | 100s | MIT |
| Built by | SCT purchased by SunGard HE | MIT origin and Community of Universities |
| Workflow | Optional | Integral part of design |
| Origin | Cobol base, with upgrades for windows and the internet | Designed and built with modern programming standards and tools for the Internet and windows. |
| Output | Designed for Preprinted forms | Output on Plain paper or excel |
| Office & email integration | Very Limited | Part of the design. |
| User Interface | Legacy converted to windows | Intuitive windows interface |