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At a Glance
Parchment
Parchment
Star Rating
(58)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (46.4% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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PowerSchool SIS
PowerSchool SIS
Star Rating
(735)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (65.8% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about PowerSchool SIS

Parchment vs PowerSchool SIS

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Parchment easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Parchment overall.

  • Reviewers felt that PowerSchool SIS meets the needs of their business better than Parchment.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Parchment is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of PowerSchool SIS over Parchment.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Parchment
No pricing available
PowerSchool SIS
No pricing available
Free Trial
Parchment
No trial information available
PowerSchool SIS
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.4
37
8.5
581
Ease of Use
8.8
37
8.0
581
Ease of Setup
8.8
23
7.3
289
Ease of Admin
9.8
22
7.7
314
Quality of Support
8.1
35
7.9
517
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.8
22
8.2
299
Product Direction (% positive)
7.9
34
8.1
552
Features by Category
K-12 Student Information SystemsHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
7.9
1,578
Platform Content
Not enough data
7.3
105
Not enough data
7.1
90
Not enough data
8.7
189
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.6
103
Not enough data
8.0
162
Not enough data
6.8
99
Platform Data
Not enough data
7.9
154
Not enough data
8.2
176
Not enough data
7.9
159
Not enough data
8.0
146
Not enough data
8.8
195
Digital Credential ManagementHide 9 FeaturesShow 9 Features
8.6
210
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.5
24
Not enough data
8.3
21
Not enough data
8.8
25
Not enough data
Platform Content
8.7
25
Not enough data
8.9
24
Not enough data
8.5
22
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.9
23
Not enough data
8.3
23
Not enough data
8.9
23
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Parchment
Parchment
PowerSchool SIS
PowerSchool SIS
Parchment and PowerSchool SIS share no categories
Unique Categories
Parchment
Parchment is categorized as Digital Credential Management
PowerSchool SIS
PowerSchool SIS is categorized as K-12 Student Information Systems
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Parchment
Parchment
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
46.4%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
37.5%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
16.1%
PowerSchool SIS
PowerSchool SIS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
16.4%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
65.8%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
17.8%
Reviewers' Industry
Parchment
Parchment
Education Management
46.4%
Higher Education
30.4%
Primary/Secondary Education
8.9%
Information Technology and Services
3.6%
Hospital & Health Care
3.6%
Other
7.1%
PowerSchool SIS
PowerSchool SIS
Education Management
57.8%
Primary/Secondary Education
29.0%
Higher Education
4.1%
E-Learning
1.4%
Non-Profit Organization Management
1.3%
Other
6.4%
Most Helpful Reviews
Parchment
Parchment
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Mary P.
MP
Mary P.
Verified User in Education Management

Parchment makes transcript ordering and tracking easy and efficient. Our high school students and alumni can easily place orders and track when institutions are in receipt of the document.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Writing and Editing
GW
Verified User in Writing and Editing

Creating a separate parchment account- being redirected from the school Account. You should not need to create another account to access and pay for your information.

PowerSchool SIS
PowerSchool SIS
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Stacey B.
SB
Stacey B.
Verified User in Education Management

The historical grades are easy to look up for students. We have also created our own Grad progress screen to view students's progress along the way. The attendance and demographics pages are easy to navigate and find what I need. I guess the overall program...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Aubrey D.
AD
Aubrey D.
Verified User in Primary/Secondary Education

The implementation process is impossible. They do not provide the level of support that I would expect from a company of this size. Many other SIS products, including the one we came from, have a much deeper understanding of the needs of a district. The...

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Discussions
Parchment
Parchment Discussions
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Parchment has no discussions with answers
PowerSchool SIS
PowerSchool SIS Discussions
Can PowerSchool SIS help our district meet the demands of parents and families who want to be engaged with a student’s progress at a high level?
4 comments
Official Response from PowerSchool SIS
Yes. In fact, PowerSchool SIS customers report a 20% reduction in teacher time spent on parent communications.* Additionally, PowerSchool SIS: • Provides...Read more
What is PowerSchool?
3 comments
Joy C.
JC
As a user on a daily basis of Powerschool it is a key tool that connects all staff and combines the data for all students. From reporting attendance by the...Read more
How can I get other useful resources for transcript template
3 comments
KD
There are many templates available on PowerSource through the community. You can also build your own pretty easily with a little HTML knowledge. Read more