Compare PowerBudget and Alma - Mar 2023

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Mar 01, 2023

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - PowerBudget or Alma?

Alma is more expensive to implement (TCO) than PowerBudget, and Alma is rated higher (90/100) than PowerBudget (55/100). PowerBudget offers users more features (3) than Alma (0).

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Who is more expensive? PowerBudget or Alma?

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 PowerBudget and Alma.

PowerBudget price starts at $300 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 PowerBudget is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of School Management software. Alma price starts at $500 per year , When comparing Alma to its competitors, the software is rated 6 - similar to the average School Management software cost.

Bottom line: Alma is more expensive than PowerBudget.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared PowerBudget Vs. Alma based on some of the most important and required School Management features.

PowerBudget: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

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

Target customer size

PowerBudget's typical customers include: Medium and large size businesses,

Alma School Management Software serves K-12 schools and educational institutions across the United States.

PowerBudget

ITQlick rating
(4.1/5)

starts at $300 per month

PowerBudget is a growing cloud-based Budgeting-Forecasting software, it is designed to support medium and large size business. PowerBudget received a rating of 4.1 from ITQlick team. The software cost is consid...

Categories: Budgeting & CPM.

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.

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PowerBudget: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support

Alma: 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
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
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PowerBudget
ITQlick rating
4.1/5
Score
55/100
Pricing
5.6/10
License pricing
$300 per month
Functionality
4
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Alma
ITQlick rating
4.2/5
Score
90/100
Pricing
6/10
License pricing
$500 per year
Functionality
3
Review
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.