Senior Systems, from Community Brands vs. FACTS Student Information System

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
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
FACTS Student Information System
Score 8.4 out of 10
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FACTS Student Information System (formerly RenWeb) is a Student Information System that handles admissions, student information, billing, report cards, grading, attendance, and parent access, among others. FACTS is a property of Nelnet Business Solutions.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
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Features
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Student and Faculty Administration
Comparison of Student and Faculty Administration features of Product A and Product B
Senior Systems, from Community Brands
6.4
1 Ratings
28% below category average
FACTS Student Information System
9.2
5 Ratings
8% above category average
Integrations with 3rd-Party Education Technology4.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Online Registration Management7.01 Ratings9.54 Ratings
District Communications, such as messaging and alerting6.01 Ratings9.75 Ratings
Roster Management8.01 Ratings9.75 Ratings
Platform Customization9.01 Ratings6.84 Ratings
Student Data Security7.01 Ratings9.85 Ratings
Community Support5.01 Ratings9.74 Ratings
Class Scheduling7.01 Ratings9.84 Ratings
Compliance Support5.01 Ratings9.63 Ratings
Teacher Self-Service00 Ratings9.45 Ratings
State and National-level Reporting00 Ratings9.23 Ratings
Teacher and Parent Mobile Application00 Ratings9.34 Ratings
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User Ratings
Senior Systems, from Community BrandsFACTS Student Information System
Likelihood to Recommend
6.0
(1 ratings)
9.7
(9 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
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10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Senior Systems, from Community BrandsFACTS Student Information System
Likelihood to Recommend
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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FACTS
We base our entire student data on the Student ID that is produced in FACTS. We create user accounts for technology and online textbooks as well as their lunch account, all based on the Student ID. We also can run many different reports using the SID as the data constant and all the other information variables are available as needed to report.
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Pros
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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FACTS
  • Easy to use grade book
  • Simple way to store and access health information, behavior reports, and family contact information.
  • We use FACTS in the residential aspect of our organization.
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Cons
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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FACTS
  • It could use more space for uploading classroom media.
  • It could lessen the number of new open windows or frames for various functions that can be done on the same screen.
  • It could incorporate more social-media like tools to make it more native for students and parents.
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Likelihood to Renew
Community Brands
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FACTS
It's user-friendly, the customer service is great, and we have a significant amount of time invested in training our faculty and staff to use many aspects of FACTS within their areas of responsibility. I really like the variety of reports I can generate which gives important data to our administration and Board.
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Alternatives Considered
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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FACTS
Switched from Blackbaud to RenWeb now FACTS. We made the change for affordability and because more software components were included. Blackbaud required the purchase of multiple additional modules.
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Return on Investment
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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FACTS
  • Has paid for itself many time over with the abilities it provides.
  • Can be managed by as few or as many as needed so per employee cost is great.
  • Reporting is great for almost any topic needed all the way to How many took the ACT in spring.
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