Edsby vs. Rediker Administrator's Plus

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Edsby
Score 8.0 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Edsby is a cloud-based learning management system (LMS) for K-12 school districts that uses web and mobile technologies to connect teachers, students, parents and administrators in new ways. This LMS allows students and parents to check grades, attendance, homework and more from a browser, tablet or mobile phone. The vendor says what sets this LMS apart from others is that Edsby is designed specifically for the special requirements and needs of K-12. To make district-wide…
$5
per user/per year
Rediker Administrator's Plus
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Rediker's Administrator's Plus is a cloud-based PK-12 student information system that handles attendance, report cards, schedule building, discipline, and billing.N/A
Pricing
EdsbyRediker Administrator's Plus
Editions & Modules
Edsby
5+
per user/per year
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
EdsbyRediker Administrator's Plus
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
Additional DetailsEdsby charges an up-front fee for initial integration. There are also annual costs, variable with the number of students. Parent, teacher and administrator accounts are free. Certain other features are charged for annually. Special pricing applies for private schools. Contact Edsby for details.—
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Top Pros
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Features
EdsbyRediker Administrator's Plus
Learning Management
Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
Edsby
9.0
1 Ratings
10% above category average
Rediker Administrator's Plus
-
Ratings
Player/Portal10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile friendly9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Assignments9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning administration10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Social learning9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Best Alternatives
EdsbyRediker Administrator's Plus
Small Businesses
Tovuti LMS
Tovuti LMS
Score 9.5 out of 10

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Medium-sized Companies
Sakai
Sakai
Score 8.7 out of 10
Schoolmint Hero
Schoolmint Hero
Score 9.7 out of 10
Enterprises
Intellum
Intellum
Score 9.2 out of 10
Schoolmint Hero
Schoolmint Hero
Score 9.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
EdsbyRediker Administrator's Plus
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(4 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
EdsbyRediker Administrator's Plus
Likelihood to Recommend
Edsby
Edsby is well-suited for day-to-day communication with students, either in the classroom, or at home. It makes planning course progression easier because of the built in day-by-day calendar for the semester. It is transferable, so the work one does in one semester can be copied over to the next, and modified as needed. Students can see the Lesson Plan which is projected onto the SmartBoard, but the font is quite small so they cannot read it from where they are sitting, so I use SmartNotes which has a larger font and then, if needed, attach that note to the Edsby day lesson planner.
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Rediker Software
It's a great system for storing student information and extracting it into usable data. If you're looking for a robust report creation system, though, it's not the best choice unless you have someone skilled with programming languages.
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Pros
Edsby
  • Edsby is extremely easy to learn and use.
  • Students love the "social media" feel to Edsby.
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Rediker Software
  • The ease of data exports into easy Excel Spreadsheets is one of my favorite features. It allows me the ability to quickly see data and arrange it for ease of use of our teachers, administrative staff, and stakeholders.
  • Administrative Plus can be easily customized to display student record data in the most relevant way for our organization.
  • The customer service support team is always quick to respond, and extremely helpful. I can reach them through user forums, emails, or a phone call, and I know they will always provide a fast and thorough response.
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Cons
Edsby
  • Edsby shows the last time a user logged on. Unfortunately, if someone doesn't log out you have no way of knowing if someone has seen a recent post or is really using Edsby to its potential.
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Rediker Software
  • Their reports feature needs to be more user friendly. They use their own personal code to write reports, and it's not very user friendly to the average person. It would be much nicer to have a WYSIWYG editor where I could create what I wanted without having to know their special language.
  • The system could use a more modern face lift, and perhaps a more intuitive interface.
  • The sync process between the Parent, Teacher, and Student Portals is slow. Data should be continually synced between the two in real time, instead of initiated by the user.
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Usability
Edsby
Everything is easy to use and well as being overly user-friendly to your average student.
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Rediker Software
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Alternatives Considered
Edsby
EDSBY was piloted at the school last semester, and I found it made my job easier, which is a boon since time is fleeting and I could get more done with less effort with Edsby. After the pilot the entire school district was signed up to use Edsby. I like it very much. I did use a blog on First Class which was extremely difficult to learn, and a blog on WordPress which was easier to learn how to use but not interactive like Edsby is. To my mind, Edsby is far superior to the former.
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Rediker Software
We were using Aeries for our student information system prior to Rediker, and it was a messy database with too much redundancy, making it difficult to extract the data you were looking for from the system.
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Return on Investment
Edsby
  • For the most part, teachers, parents and students love the system. It provides easy access to the information that they need when they need it.
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Rediker Software
  • A less expensive alternative as far as Student Information Systems go.
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ScreenShots

Edsby Screenshots

Screenshot of Student's dashboard view in EdsbyScreenshot of Private teacher observations of students in Edsby, taggedScreenshot of Mobile Edsby clients available for iOS and AndroidScreenshot of A teacher's view of an Edsby class, the heart of the Edsby learning and analytics platformScreenshot of Teacher's view of a class gradebook in the Edsby learning and analytics platformScreenshot of A student eportfolio in the Edsby learning and analytics platform