Element Ignite is Element451’s AI-powered communications package. Use it as your main CRM or integrate with Slate, Salesforce, and others. Elevate student engagement with advanced marketing tools, insightful analytics, and automated workflows. Pricing starts at just $28,000 per year, and you can upgrade to our full package, Element Engage, at any time.

With Element Ignite, your school can harness the power of AI to communicate with students at scale on every channel, from live chat to email & SMS campaigns. It all happens in a single, streamlined interface, so your team can do more than ever with less time and effort. 

Fill out our one-minute form and we will create a free, customized preview of BoltBot specific to your institution. Ask BoltBot questions and see how it responds intelligently with real data, just like a staff member!

Element Ignite is a full CRM, allowing you to keep track of every single student’s data and activity from first click to cap toss. Create the resources you need to engage and support students, from landing pages and campaigns to online forms, at a fraction of the cost of traditional platforms.

Element Ignite includes our powerful Tasks feature and team management tools. Consolidate your project management system into Element451 so your team has all their work in one easy to use interface.

BoltBot is Element451’s industry-leading higher ed AI chatbot, trained to act like a real staff member to provide intelligent student support, 24/7.

Bolt Copilot is your team’s intelligent assistant, available within Element451 to help you get your work done more efficiently and with less stress.

Element Bolt features Element451’s robust Conversations portal, which integrates all of your school’s inbound and outbound conversations in one easy-to-use interface.

Element451’s unified contact & organization profiles can store all of your school’s known data and activity for every person your school interacts with.

Set up powerful trigger-based marketing automation techniques to help your team handle inbound inquiries faster than ever.

Element451 includes extensive integration tools so you can seamlessly add Element Bolt to your software suite.

Element451’s Tasks feature helps your team stay on track so you can build relationships and engage students, alumni, and more.

Guide students from first click to cap toss with personalized landing pages.

Create beautiful and intuitive online forms that convert.

Your team can create stunning Email & SMS campaigns visually with a rich drag-and-drop interface

Understand every student’s unique pathway, from first click to cap toss and beyond.

Get exclusive access to content and design library of higher-ed admissions marketing and enrollment campaigns.

Element Ignite is a swiss army knife of exceptional tools that combine into a game-changing higher ed platform. Use it as your primary CRM or integrate it with the one you already have. You’ll get the AI boost you need, the way you need it.

“BoltBot allows our small staff to communicate with prospects immediately with personalized, accurate information while freeing up valuable time for our admissions team to focus on interactions further down the funnel.”


— Shane Baglini, Senior Director, Marketing and Recruitment, Muhlenberg College School of Graduate Studies

You can set up Element451 in days, not months with our Easy Onboarding features, so you and your students get value faster. And if you ever have any questions, our stellar Customer Service team is available to help.

Create engaging communication plans that students actually want to read in the formats they expect.

You can configure BoltBot to handle all inquiries or just specific ones. When BoltBot determines that a staff member is needed, it seamlessly hands off the conversation.

Customize Element451 with your school’s colors, logo, and tone of voice. Create engaging icebreakers messages and auto-responses that represent your school’s unique perspective.

Element451’s AI tools are designed to protect students’ data and privacy. Element451 is compliant with SOC 2 – the gold standard in security.

You can add as many staff user accounts as you need, and send unlimited messages (SMS limits apply).

In the age of AI, traditional institutions are falling behind. Element451 is not just software, it’s a whole new approach to higher ed engagement. Intelligent institutions are doing more with less by harnessing the power of AI.

Element Ignite allows you to access the best CRM tools in higher ed, replacing or living alongside your existing CRM. Boost staff effectiveness and deliver a personalized experience to every student at an affordable price point.

We love the Conversations module. We’ve used this to create synergy across campus. We add faculty as users so they can text students without giving out their phone number. The relationships students build with faculty are key.

We were looking for something with a real ease of use. The key piece for us is being able to be more efficient and effective.

Element451 gives us opportunities to build a relationship with incoming students by providing us with amazing tools that help us get through the process really quickly.

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Element Ignite comes with unlimited live chat support. We offer enhanced customer support packages for schools who would like more direct assistance from our expert team.

Element Ignite includes our excellent self-service onboarding tools & guides. You can get your instance live in just one day. Getting Ignite fully integrated with your school’s systems can be done in as little as four weeks. We offer premium and dedicated support packages to accelerate your implementation process with our expert team.

Yes! At any time, you can upgrade to Element Engage for an even more powerful solution.

Can I upgrade to another package after signup?

Yes! Element Ignite has Element451’s full suite of Integrations, including import/export support, webhooks, Zapier support, and the Element451 API.

Can Element Ignite integrate with my other tools?

Yes. Element451 complies with SOC2, the gold standard in digital system security. 

Frequently Asked Questions About Element Ignite

Tell us about your student engagement goals and we’ll set up a demo with one of our experts to talk about how Element Ignite can serve your institution.