PowerSchool vs School Loop Comparison

98% SW Score The SW Score ranks the products within a particular category on a variety of parameters, to provide a definite ranking system. Read more

PowerSchool

School Management Software

4.3 604 user ratings

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83% SW Score The SW Score ranks the products within a particular category on a variety of parameters, to provide a definite ranking system. Read more

School Loop

School Management Software

3.7 12 user ratings

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Overview

Description	PowerSchool is a consolidated edutech software where the entire ecosystem functions differently. The technology is unified at every stage, from back-office to classroom to home, thus bringing everyone at the same level to unlock the students' potential. This platform works as a bridge between parents, students, and educators. The platform offers various educational elements such as Social-Emotional Learning, Virtual Professional Development, Blended Learning, and Hybrid Scheduling & Attendance, which help the user equip for back-to-school. The platform offers Schoology Learning designed for K-12 users wherein the users can post updates, collaborate, and have discussions. PowerSchool allows the users to build their standards-aligned assessments, which can help identify instructional gaps as to what the students should know and their actual abilities. The platform prepares the teachers for blended learning and helps manage information such as grades, attendance, demographics, and schedules. Users can access a variety of video courses. PowerSchool helps empower the teachers to expand classroom capabilities, thus giving educators a comprehensive view of performance at every level. Read more	School Loop is an intuitive learning management platform helping out schools with, communication facilities and website management in a seamless manner. The platform comes loaded with a variety of customisable themes that let users deliver specifically curated content to individual students through personalised homepages. In addition, users can also choose from a range of modules including text, video, news, events, carousels, social media, custom HTML, lists of links or files and many more. Schools can even link their Google calendar with School Loop’s calendar module to import and display events to associated members in real-time. With School Loop, admins also get to manage multiple sites and minisite related to their school and approve pages/content before publishing them. Further, School Loop comes equipped with a central locker system that allows educational institutes to easily proceed with document management and replacement of expired documents without much of a hassle. The platform is ADA/508 certified, helping schools to create WCAG AA compliant content for students as per need. Read more
Pricing Options	Free Trial Not Available Offers Custom plan.	Free Trial Not Available Offers Custom plan.
SW Score & Breakdown	98% SW Score The SW Score ranks the products within a particular category on a variety of parameters, to provide a definite ranking system. Read more Features The Feature Score % is calculated using the weighted average method, where core features hold more weight in the final calculation. Read more 97% Reviews 97% Momentum 77% Popularity 95%	83% SW Score The SW Score ranks the products within a particular category on a variety of parameters, to provide a definite ranking system. Read more Features The Feature Score % is calculated using the weighted average method, where core features hold more weight in the final calculation. Read more 80% Reviews 78% Momentum 61% Popularity 75%
SaaSworthy Awards	# 1 Most Worthy # 1 Fastest Growing	Not Available

Features

Total Features	22 Features	10 Features
Common Features for All	Academic Reporting Helps writing and giving shape to academic reports or scholarly topics Admissions Management Helps to manage important aspects of school admission and automates admission process Assessment Management Helps to assemble data for evaluation or assessment purpose, to refine programs and take strategic decisions Attendance Tracking Helps to quickly and easily track the attendance Behavior Management A behavior tracking tool that facilitates fostering positive student attitude/ behavior Bookstore Management Helps to manage and automate order process of a bookstore and also ensures stock management Classroom Management Assists teachers in keeping the students organized, focused and on the right path by simplifying and automating the management process Clinic Management To support integration, automation, and coordination of manual operations in a healthcare facility provided at the school. Curriculum Management Helps to do curriculum mapping, student assessment, program evaluation, review and revise curriculum Enrollment Management Helps in collecting, analyzing and utilizing data to take strategic decisions for enhancing the enrollment of a learning institution Event Calendar Manages in storing and notifying important events digitally Facility Management Helps in automating and monitoring systematically all aspects of an establishment or the school building management Faculty Management (Staff) Helps to record electronically and accessing quickly all relevant data concerning the teaching staff and non-teaching staff Higher Education Automates and integrates the process of offering higher education to students. K-12 Supports the education from kindergarten till the 12th grade in a systematic manner by automating the process Library Management Helps in managing, recording, accessing and documenting library activities and information in a digital form Parent Portal Facilitates parents or guardians get access to grades, assignments and attendance records of their wards Scheduling Manages and helps to prepare schedules in an appropriate and timely manner School District Helps to stay connected automatically and digitally to the local school district for administrative help/guidance Special Education Helps in providing learning aid & manages certain aspects related to students with special needs Student Information (Records) Helps in systematically storing and monitoring vital data concerning the students Students Portal Helps students in accessing information about school programs and as such academic related matters through a login page + 19 More - Show Less	Academic Reporting Helps writing and giving shape to academic reports or scholarly topics Admissions Management Helps to manage important aspects of school admission and automates admission process Assessment Management Helps to assemble data for evaluation or assessment purpose, to refine programs and take strategic decisions Attendance Tracking Helps to quickly and easily track the attendance Behavior Management A behavior tracking tool that facilitates fostering positive student attitude/ behavior Bookstore Management Helps to manage and automate order process of a bookstore and also ensures stock management Classroom Management Assists teachers in keeping the students organized, focused and on the right path by simplifying and automating the management process Clinic Management To support integration, automation, and coordination of manual operations in a healthcare facility provided at the school. Curriculum Management Helps to do curriculum mapping, student assessment, program evaluation, review and revise curriculum Enrollment Management Helps in collecting, analyzing and utilizing data to take strategic decisions for enhancing the enrollment of a learning institution Event Calendar Manages in storing and notifying important events digitally Facility Management Helps in automating and monitoring systematically all aspects of an establishment or the school building management Faculty Management (Staff) Helps to record electronically and accessing quickly all relevant data concerning the teaching staff and non-teaching staff Higher Education Automates and integrates the process of offering higher education to students. K-12 Supports the education from kindergarten till the 12th grade in a systematic manner by automating the process Library Management Helps in managing, recording, accessing and documenting library activities and information in a digital form Parent Portal Facilitates parents or guardians get access to grades, assignments and attendance records of their wards Scheduling Manages and helps to prepare schedules in an appropriate and timely manner School District Helps to stay connected automatically and digitally to the local school district for administrative help/guidance Special Education Helps in providing learning aid & manages certain aspects related to students with special needs Student Information (Records) Helps in systematically storing and monitoring vital data concerning the students Students Portal Helps students in accessing information about school programs and as such academic related matters through a login page + 7 More - Show Less

Technical Details

Organization Types Supported	Large Enterprises Medium Business Small Business	Large Enterprises Medium Business Small Business
Platforms Supported	SaaS/Web/Cloud Mobile - Android Mobile - iOS	SaaS/Web/Cloud Mobile - Android Mobile - iOS
Modes of Support	Business Hours Online	Business Hours Online
API Support	Available	Available

Reviews & Ratings

User Rating	4.3/5 604 user ratings	3.7/5 12 user ratings
Rating Distribution	Excellent 44.7% Very Good 46.9% Average 5.5% Poor 1.2% Terrible 1.8%	Excellent 16.7% Very Good 50% Average 16.7% Poor 16.7% Terrible 0%
User Sentiments	Extensive Integrations, Customization Options, User-Friendly Interface, Comprehensive Student Data Management Inconsistent Database Structure, Poor Data Import/Export Functionality, Subpar Customer Support, Complex Customization Process	Not Available
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Pricing

Pricing Options	Free Trial Not Available Offers Custom plan.	Free Trial Not Available Offers Custom plan.
Pricing Plans Monthly Plans Annual Plans	PowerSchool Custom	School Loop Custom
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