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ACTIVE Education (ACTIVE Net) vs. Senior Systems, from Community Brands

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ACTIVE Education
Score 9.6 out of 10
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ACTIVE Network's ACTIVE Education solution is designed to provide up-to-date, user-friendly registration software which enables administrators and students to enroll and purchase merchandise with ease. The software supports loyalty building activities, increase registrations, and keep a student database up-to-date as well as streamline the participant experience.N/A
Senior Systems, from Community Brands
Score 4.0 out of 10
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Senior Systems, a Community Brands company since 2016, offers their school management system oriented around the needs of K-12 private and independent schools, including the modular Ascendance database for student data and admissions management (among other ancillary features), and the Radius platform to integrate Admissions, Accounting, Academics and Advancement.N/A
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ACTIVE EducationSenior Systems, from Community Brands
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Features
ACTIVE Education (ACTIVE Net)Senior Systems, from Community Brands
Student and Faculty Administration
Comparison of Student and Faculty Administration features of Product A and Product B
ACTIVE Education (ACTIVE Net)
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Ratings
Senior Systems, from Community Brands
6.4
1 Ratings
28% below category average
Integrations with 3rd-Party Education Technology00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
Online Registration Management00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
District Communications, such as messaging and alerting00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Roster Management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Platform Customization00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Student Data Security00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Community Support00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Class Scheduling00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Compliance Support00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
ACTIVE Education (ACTIVE Net)Senior Systems, from Community Brands
Likelihood to Recommend
5.0
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6.0
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User Testimonials
ACTIVE Education (ACTIVE Net)Senior Systems, from Community Brands
Likelihood to Recommend
Active Network, LLC
Really like the appearance of reporting and the web booking.
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Community Brands
Senior Systems school software is great for small schools looking for a software package that can be implemented across many departments in the school at a reasonable price. Senior Systems does offer on boarding and training to help learn the system but continuing training is difficult though also necessary. Senior's admissions software modules leave much to be desired though they have purchased Ravenna which offers a top-of-the-line option that blends very well with Senior.
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Pros
Active Network, LLC
  • Separation of payer and the person attending the activity. For example: children incur charges, but the parent is responsible for paying them.
  • Fast - in our old system there was a delay while customers waited for the system to respond.
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Community Brands
  • A broad-based, unified platform that can be used in many areas across campus.
  • Robust database that is very customizable.
  • A web-based platform that can be used on any device.
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Cons
Active Network, LLC
  • I really like the look and feel of ActiveNet Reporting, but it isn't extremely customizable. Maybe there is something I am missing, but other employees have shared that same feedback.
  • It would be nice to have the system synchronize with other software we use. (EMS, StarRez, etc.) When planning conferences, we currently have hotel guests and registration that we would like to share information for through each system. Currently it is just double data entry.
  • Would like to be able to add more resources and details to a room booking and have the corresponding departments be notified of the order/track inventory.
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Community Brands
  • Outdated look and feel for internal and external customers.
  • Somewhat complicated and tough to learn; it's not very intuitive.
  • Customer service response times and support leave something to be desired.
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Alternatives Considered
Active Network, LLC
ACTIVE Network allowed: grouping of classes, good interface, allowed importing of records, complex payment plans, per class fee structures, user fees, and trial classes.
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Community Brands
On the admissions front, SchoolAdmin beats the Senior Admissions module hands down for ease of use, performance, customer service, and reliability. We have had no downtime issues with Senior but regularly experienced downtime issues with Senior. School Admin is also very intuitive and easy to learn and use. Senior has a much steeper learning curve.
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Return on Investment
Active Network, LLC
  • Not sure yet.
  • It is newer to me and my department.
  • Double data entry which is just extra man hours.
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Community Brands
  • A fairly priced system.
  • [The] convenience of having to manage only one system and database.
  • Senior is long overdue for an update and refresh to make it look modern and to make it more easy and intuitive to use.
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