Element Bolt is Element451’s most accessible product package. Communicate with students across every channel at scale with the power of our BoltBot and Bolt Copilot AI tools. Pricing starts at just $14,000 per year, and you can upgrade to Element Ignite or Element Engage for more features at any time.

Element451’s BoltBot AI Chatbot tool provides 24/7 intelligent assistance to students, across any channel and in any language. BoltBot serves students better than other higher ed AI chatbots because we’ve trained it to reply like a real staff member, with deep knowledge of your institution and the student it is talking to.

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!

Unlike other higher-ed AI tools, Element451 uses the power of AI to make itself easier to learn and use. Bolt Copilot can draft replies, improve your content, and even answer questions for your team.

Element Bolt includes BoltBot, 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 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.

Element Bolt fits seamlessly alongside traditional CRMs, allowing your team to take advantage of Element451’s industry-leading AI capabilities without a CRM migration.

"We’ve had a 14% decrease in call volume in just the first week we launched BoltBot!"

— Devin Perguson, Executive Director of Marketing and Student Care, Forsyth Technical Community College

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.

Element451 supports Live Chat embedded on your website, SMS, WhatsApp, and Email. However students interact with your school, your staff (and BoltBot) will be there to help.

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.

With our Element Bolt package, you can seamlessly upgrade to the best AI tech in higher ed, without a lengthy CRM migration. Pricing starts at just $14,000 per year.

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.

Element451 helps you streamline your process while getting to the heart of what's important about the communication so you can effectively communicate with students and prospects. 

We didn't have a communication strategy before but we wanted to give that personal touch. Element451 has made our job easier in building the strategy, making sure we had the right triggers and setting the right expectations with students.

Element451 Partners

Element Bolt contains BoltBot, Bolt Copilot, and Conversations.

Which Element451 features does Element Bolt contain?

Element Bolt includes our excellent self-service onboarding tools & guides. You can get your instance started in just one day. If you need help, our live support agents will be there to guide you.

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

Can I upgrade to another package after signup?

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

It is very easy to build out the knowledge base that BoltBot will continually learn from.  Sources of knowledge can be added directly to the platform including: text, urls, websites, files, and custom answers. You can create both public and private knowledge bases, and specific sources of data can be built to support unique institutional functions.

Frequently Asked Questions about Element Bolt

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