Compare Alma and EMPOWER by Empower Solutions, Inc. - Mar 2023

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Mar 01, 2023

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Alma or EMPOWER by Empower Solutions, Inc.?

EMPOWER by Empower Solutions, Inc. is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Alma, and Alma is rated higher (90/100) than EMPOWER by Empower Solutions, Inc. (62/100).

Looking for the right School Management solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Alma Vs. Empower Software Solutions

Alma: Alma simplifies school management by bringing together administrative functions and student and classroom information in one simple, easy to use platform. Intuitive design and search reduce the time needed to complete common tasks, so administrators can quickly and easily manage courses, classes, generate reports, and monitor the status of tea...

Empower Software Solutions: Empower Software Solutions provides innovative human resources solutions for thousands of organizations, from small businesses to Fortune 500® companies – including several of the largest U.S. retailers. Empower Software’s integrated human resources suite features HR/payroll, tax filing and compliance outsourcing, workforce management, and time and...

Who is more expensive? Alma or EMPOWER by Empower Software Solutions, Inc.?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of School Management software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Alma and EMPOWER by Empower Software Solutions, Inc..

Alma price starts at $500 per year , On a scale between 1 to 10 Alma is rated 6, which is similar to the average cost of School Management software. EMPOWER by Empower Software Solutions, Inc. accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 Alma is rated 6, which is similar to the average cost of School Management software.

Bottom line: Alma cost is around the same cost of EMPOWER by Empower Software Solutions, Inc..

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Alma Vs. EMPOWER by Empower Solutions, Inc. based on some of the most important and required School Management features.

Alma: We are still working to collect the list of features for Alma.

EMPOWER by Empower Software Solutions, Inc.: We are still working to collect the list of features for EMPOWER by Empower Software Solutions, Inc..

Target customer size

Alma School Management Software serves K-12 schools and educational institutions across the United States. and EMPOWER by Empower Software Solutions, Inc.'s target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.

Alma

ITQlick rating
(4.2/5)

starts at $500 per year

Alma is a growing cloud-based LMS software, it is designed to support small, medium and large size business. Alma received a rating of 4.2 from ITQlick team. The software cost is considered average (3/5) when ...

Categories: LMS.

EMPOWER by Empower Solutions, Inc.

ITQlick rating
(3.6/5)

EMPOWER by Empower Software Solutions, Inc. is a trending cloud-based School Management software, it is designed to support small, medium and large size schools. EMPOWER by Empower Software Solutions, Inc. rece...

Categories: Billing & Invoicing, Inventory Management Accounting, Payment Processing, Case Management, Customer Management Module.

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Alma: 0 Features

We are working to collect the list of features

EMPOWER by Empower Software Solutions, Inc.: 0 Features

We are working to collect the information
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
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Alma
ITQlick rating
4.2/5
Score
90/100
Pricing
6/10
License pricing
$500 per year
Functionality
3
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EMPOWER ...
ITQlick rating
3.6/5
Score
62/100
Pricing
7/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
8
School E...
ITQlick rating
2.8/5
Score
85/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$1.19 per feature
Functionality
3
Collegix
ITQlick rating
2.8/5
Score
84/100
Pricing
6/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
4
PowerVis...
ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
84/100
Pricing
6/10
License pricing
$2,300 per license
Functionality
8

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.