Shlomi Lavi /
May 21, 2022
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - PowerSchool or Student Suite?
PowerSchool is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Student Suite, and Student Suite is rated higher (85/100) than PowerSchool (84/100).
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. Skyward
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 ...
Skyward: The small, family-owned-and-operated business originally performed custom software and system design services on a consulting basis for a variety of applications.
In 1981, the company developed a personnel/salary negotiations software package for Merrill Public Schools in Wisconsin. Upon the completion of the software, other school districts ut...
Who is more expensive? PowerSchool or Student Management Suite?
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 Student Management Suite.
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. Student Management Suite price starts at $19.99 per month , When comparing Student Management Suite to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average K-12 Education software cost.
Bottom line: PowerSchool is more expensive than Student Management Suite.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared PowerSchool Vs. Student Suite 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.
Student Management Suite: We are still working to collect the list of features for Student Management Suite.
Target customer size
PowerSchool's typical customers include: Medium and large size businesses, The software is a useful solution for educational institutions of all sizes and a wide range of types.