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At a Glance
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
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SchoolStatus
SchoolStatus
Star Rating
(662)4.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (70.4% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact Us 1 License Per School Per Year
Learn more about SchoolStatus
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PowerSchool SIS vs SchoolStatus

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

  • Reviewers felt that SchoolStatus meets the needs of their business better than PowerSchool SIS.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that SchoolStatus is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of SchoolStatus over PowerSchool SIS.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
PowerSchool SIS
No pricing available
SchoolStatus
SchoolStatus Suite
Contact Us
1 License Per School Per Year
Learn more about SchoolStatus
Free Trial
PowerSchool SIS
No trial information available
SchoolStatus
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
581
9.5
509
Ease of Use
8.0
581
9.6
517
Ease of Setup
7.3
289
9.7
91
Ease of Admin
7.7
314
9.6
80
Quality of Support
7.9
517
9.7
467
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.2
299
9.8
80
Product Direction (% positive)
8.1
552
9.8
490
Features by Category
Not enough data
9.3
2,541
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
371
Not enough data
9.6
434
Not enough data
9.3
377
Not enough data
8.9
209
Not enough data
9.4
365
Integration
Not enough data
9.4
316
Not enough data
9.1
223
Not enough data
9.5
246
K-12 Student Information SystemsHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
7.9
1,578
Not enough data
Platform Content
7.3
105
Not enough data
7.1
90
Not enough data
8.7
189
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.6
103
Not enough data
8.0
162
Not enough data
6.8
99
Not enough data
Platform 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
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
PowerSchool SIS
PowerSchool SIS
SchoolStatus
SchoolStatus
PowerSchool SIS and SchoolStatus share no categories
Unique Categories
PowerSchool SIS
PowerSchool SIS is categorized as K-12 Student Information Systems
SchoolStatus
SchoolStatus is categorized as Classroom Messaging and School Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
PowerSchool SIS
PowerSchool SIS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
16.4%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
65.8%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
17.8%
SchoolStatus
SchoolStatus
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
13.9%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
70.4%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
15.7%
Reviewers' Industry
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%
SchoolStatus
SchoolStatus
Primary/Secondary Education
54.8%
Education Management
41.2%
Higher Education
1.3%
E-Learning
1.3%
Public Relations and Communications
0.3%
Other
1.1%
Most Helpful Reviews
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
Verified User
G
Verified User in Education Management

Database structure is extremely inconsistent - FirstName in one spot First_name in another and fName in another - everywhere you look things are like this. Disastirous user interface akin to reading the whitepages, but not alphabetical. Online support is...

SchoolStatus
SchoolStatus
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Sherby G.
SG
Sherby G.
Verified User in Primary/Secondary Education

I like the fact that I have the ability to leave a text message if I can’t reach my students or their parents by phone call. I also like the fact that I can leave memos for other teachers letting them know that I have contacted a specific parent.

Most Helpful Critical Review
HA
Hannah A.
Verified User in Primary/Secondary Education

It doesn’t alway alert me to a message or missed call and sometimes it alerts me I have a message but won’t upload the message.

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SchoolStatus
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Discussions
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
SchoolStatus
SchoolStatus Discussions
How do I teach my parents how to use SS so it is effective for them?
5 comments
Julie M.
JM
School Status really does not need any training - it is an easy way for teachers to get in touch with parents, and for parents to text back in real time. ...Read more
When will SchoolStatus offer virtual parent teacher conference on the app?
2 comments
Aaron S.
AS
Thank you for your question, Erica! This is something that we have already sent over to our Technical Team as a feature request. We do understand the value...Read more
What new things are on the way from School Status?
2 comments
Amanda M.
AM
Thank you for your question, Richard! Our newest features are Notify and Contact Tracing! You can click Help while logged into SchoolStatus to reach our...Read more