Shlomi 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.