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CAMPUSonline vs Workday Student

Last updated October 2026

Looking for a European alternative to Workday Student? Here's how CAMPUSonline compares, on EU hosting, GDPR and what it does.

Our pick for a European buyer: CAMPUSonline. We weight data residency, GDPR and EU jurisdiction above everything else — that is the constraint this directory exists to solve.

What it is
University campus management system for student lifecycle and curriculum administration
Cloud-based student information system for higher education institutions.
Headquarters
🇦🇹 AT
🇺🇸 US · 2005
EU data residency
Yes, for all customers
Available on some plansEU data residency is available via EU Sovereign Cloud or contract-specified region, but not default for all customers.
DSGVO / GDPR
Yes
Yes
Certifications
WACA Silver (WCAG 2.1 AA)
ISO/IEC 27001:2022, SOC 2 Type II
Price from
No
No
Free plan
No
No
Open Source
No
No
Ratings
No
Integrations
Swagger (COnX framework), Docker, Legacy systems, External LMS, ERP systems +1
Workday Financial Management, Workday HCM, Workday Adaptive Planning, Workday Grants Management

Where each one wins

CAMPUSonline

Workday Student

Strengths

  • +End-to-end higher-education SIS
  • +Mobile self-service for students
  • +AI-driven administrative support

Limitations

  • −No public pricing transparency
  • −Export formats not specified for Workday Student
  • −Regional hosting depends on contract terms

Data residency & compliance

CAMPUSonline
Workday Student
EU data residency
Yes, for all customers
Available on some plansEU data residency is available via EU Sovereign Cloud or contract-specified region, but not default for all customers.
Transfer mechanism
Not required — data stays in the EU
EU-US Data Privacy Framework
DPA
not established
Sub-processors
not established
Certifications
WACA Silver (WCAG 2.1 AA)
ISO/IEC 27001:2022, SOC 2 Type II

Features

CAMPUSonline

Prospective Students & Admissions
Degree programme search and filtering, Digital admission application submission, Document upload for applications, Self-service application tracking for applicants and staff
Student Life Cycle & Self-Service
Personal workspace (My Desktop) with bookmarks and profile, Self-service course registration, Exam enrollment and academic progress tracking, Certificate and report printing
Lecturers & Examiners
Course planning and scheduling, Room reservation management, Learning material uploads, Participant tracking and messaging
University Administration & Governance
Organizational structure and faculty mapping, Staff and user profile administration, Role-based access rights management, Central exam management
Integration & Extensibility
Public REST APIs with Swagger documentation (COnX framework), Docker container support for local applications, Open interface technology for bidirectional data exchange, Legacy system and external LMS/ERP integration

Workday Student

Recruitment and Admissions
Student recruiting, Admissions management, Application processing
Academics and Curriculum
Curriculum management, Academic advising, Course registration
Student Records and Financials
Student records management, Enrollment tracking, Tuition and financial aid management
Student Experience
Mobile self-service, Grade viewing, Advising appointment requests
Administrative Support
AI-driven recommendations, Data-entry validation, Outlier flagging