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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Crisis24 Mass Notification

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ACrisis24 Mass Notification (formerly One Call Now) is a broadcast messaging and notification service, as well as voice and email messaging system, for sending messages to groups quickly.N/A

    SchoolMessenger

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ASchoolMessenger is a school community software featuring secure email, social media monitoring, school website, and mobile app. In late 2023 it was acquired by PowerSchool, and is now a PowerSchool product.N/A
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    Crisis24 Mass NotificationSchoolMessenger
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    Pricing Offerings
    Crisis24 Mass NotificationSchoolMessenger
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    Crisis24 Mass NotificationSchoolMessenger
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    2.1
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
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    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
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    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Crisis24 Mass NotificationSchoolMessenger
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Crisis24
    One Call Now is a great program that is easy to use and provides trusted results. It helps small business like ours reduce man power when trying to send out important notifications. Traditionally, before One Call Now, we would need to send out email notifications only, and we did not have the man power to make phone calls, or the technology to send out text notifications. One Call Now allows us to do all of the above in one step.
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    This is great for schools who want a bulk package of services at a competitive cost. Older website designs limit functionality and have a very square design. SchoolMessenger has more modern templates with newer capabilities which is better for visitors of the site. The functionality is great for parents who are accessing the site on the go, which happens more often than you know.
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    Pros
    Crisis24
    • Easy interface
    • Fast results and notifications
    • Variety of means to communicate a message
    • Excellent reports that detail who was reached and who was not reached
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    • It is widely used.
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    Cons
    Crisis24
    • When typing a voice message, it is not always repeated well. You need to created spaces for pauses in speech, or the reading of initials that are names such as TCDN.
    • The different choices for voice could be improved upon, some are too similar.
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    • There's nothing I dislike. This program is very straight forward to use.
    • It just works well.
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    Usability
    Crisis24
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    SchoolMessenger serves our main purpose of sending out emergency notifications and notices to parents. It is great to cut down on the paper use and the ability to attach documents to our notes. We have used this to send home notifications from our Parent-Teacher Organization. Parents have thanked us for sending a back ups due to papers being misplaced and knowing that they have a backup through email.
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    Performance
    Crisis24
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    Overall, this is a good, effective, and cost-efficient product. It is missing some key functionality we had with a previous program which limits my total score, but I still think a lot of school districts can get a lot out of SchoolMessenger. The features and functions they do include work well.
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    Support Rating
    Crisis24
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    The support is fantastic. I have never had such complete support from a technology service. Every issue has been resolved while I was on the phone. I never had to wait for a callback or an advanced support tech. Their people are very well trained in their product and how to meet their customer's needs.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Crisis24
    We have not used any other products before One Call Now .
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
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    Return on Investment
    Crisis24
    • Families enjoy being able to receive notifications on their phones via text
    • Our small company has caught up with the times or modern notifications
    • As a non-profit, the pricing has allowed us to continue providing this service to our families.
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    PowerSchool Group LLC
    • Lost the confidence of families that we were protecting their data.
    • Refused to refund our funds after they released confidential information.
    • Required extensive resources to find another product.
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