Compare PowerSchool and PeopleWerks - Jul 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - PowerSchool or PeopleWerks?

PeopleWerks is more expensive to implement (TCO) than PowerSchool, and PowerSchool is rated higher (84/100) than PeopleWerks (62/100).

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. DataWerks

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 ...

DataWerks: DataWerks Limited is a data management company focusing on data for education and education with data. Our passion is to assist schools and districts to streamline operations through data solutions that replace the manual paper-based systems and the stand-alone redundant systems that typically evolve over the years.

Who is more expensive? PowerSchool or PeopleWerks?

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 PeopleWerks.

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. PeopleWerks price starts at $9,000 per license , When comparing PeopleWerks 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 PeopleWerks.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared PowerSchool Vs. PeopleWerks 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.

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

Target customer size

PowerSchool's typical customers include: Medium and large size businesses, Customers of the software include businesses of all sizes and a wide range of types.