Compare PowerSchool and Edsby - May 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / May 21, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - PowerSchool or Edsby?

Edsby is more expensive to implement (TCO) than PowerSchool, and PowerSchool is rated higher (84/100) than Edsby (78/100). Edsby offers users more features (7) than PowerSchool (0).

Looking for the right K-12 Education 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:

PowerSchool Vs. Edsby

PowerSchool: PowerSchool is the leading Student Information System (SIS) in North America with over 40 million users including students, parents, teachers and administrators. Established in 1997, Apple acquired the PowerSchool platform in 2001 and from then to 2006 expanded enrollment from 1 million to 3.5 million students. Pearson plc acquired the platform ...

Edsby: Edsby is a modern, cloud-based learning management system (LMS) for K-12 school districts that uses latest web and mobile technologies to connect teachers, students and parents in exciting new ways. Among its tightly integrated features are social learning, school news, group collaboration, assessment management, timetables and calendars, course pl...

Who is more expensive? PowerSchool or Edsby?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of K-12 Education 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 PowerSchool and Edsby.

PowerSchool price starts at $30 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 PowerSchool is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of K-12 Education software. Edsby price starts at $5 per user/year , When comparing Edsby to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average K-12 Education software cost.

Bottom line: PowerSchool cost is around the same cost of Edsby.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared PowerSchool Vs. Edsby based on some of the most important and required K-12 Education features.

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

Edsby: Data Analysis Tools, Project Collaboration, Blended Learning, Virtual Classroom, LMS.

Target customer size

PowerSchool's typical customers include: Medium and large size businesses, and Edsby's target customer size include: Large business.

PowerSchool

ITQlick rating
(4.5/5)

starts at $30 per month

PowerSchool is a cloud based student information system. It helps power the school operations and is designed for k 12 education. The main features of PowerSchool include attendance tracking, grade book, and pa...

Categories: Student Information Systems (SIS).

Edsby

ITQlick rating
(4.4/5)

starts at $5 per user/year

Edsby is a growing cloud-based LMS software, it is designed to support large size business. Edsby received a rating of 4.4 from ITQlick team. The software cost is considered affordable (2.5/5) when compared to...

Categories: Video Conferencing, Team Collaboration, Cloud LMS, E-Learning, Org Chart.

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PowerSchool: 0 Features

We are working to collect the list of features

Edsby: 7 Features

Data Analysis Tools
Project Collaboration
Blended Learning
Virtual Classroom
LMS
Reporting
Remote Access
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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PowerSchool
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
84/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$30 per month
Functionality
3
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Edsby
ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
78/100
Pricing
5/10
License pricing
$5 per user/year
Functionality
18
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Student ...
ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
85/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$19.99 per month
Functionality
3
PraxiSchool
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
82/100
Pricing
6/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
10

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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.