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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    FACTS Student Information System

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/AFACTS 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

    Ravenna

    Score7 out of 10
    N/ARavenna is an admissions and K-12 Student Management system. It replaces the former inRESONANCE SIS, and BigSIS cloud-based school management and student information system, from VenturEd Solutions.N/A
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    FACTS Student Information SystemRavenna
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    FACTS Student Information SystemRavenna
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    FACTS
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
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    Features
    FACTS Student Information SystemRavenna
    Student and Faculty Administration
    Comparison of Student and Faculty Administration features of FACTS Student Information System and Ravenna
    Feature
    FACTS Student Information System
    9.5
    5 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Ravenna
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    Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-Party Education Technology8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Registration Management9.94 Ratings00 Ratings
    District Communications, such as messaging and alerting10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Roster Management10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform Customization6.84 Ratings00 Ratings
    Teacher Self-Service9.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Student Data Security10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Community Support10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Class Scheduling10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    State and National-level Reporting9.93 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance Support9.93 Ratings00 Ratings
    Teacher and Parent Mobile Application9.94 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    FACTS Student Information SystemRavenna
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (9 ratings)
    3.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    -
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    10.0
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    User Testimonials
    FACTS Student Information SystemRavenna
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    VenturEd Solutions
    Well suited to having the ability to import information when there are large numbers of scholars to be updated, such as graduations or moving up a grade. On the other hand, the program is geared towards a school and we are not a school so we had to do a lot of tweaking for our purposes.
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    Pros
    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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    VenturEd Solutions
    • Customer service in response to problem-solving.
    • Extremely hands-on in making additions to the software on the spot to fulfill a need.
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    Cons
    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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    VenturEd Solutions
    • There are a lot of terms used for different information in the database. It would be nice if that could be streamlined somehow and more intuitive for the users.
    • There are a lot of details to go through to make custom list or create reports. If you don't do these processes regularly, it seems you are always relearning the process.
    • There was a point when data changes needed to be done in two different places, but I think we may have resolved that issue.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    VenturEd Solutions
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    Support Rating
    FACTS
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    VenturEd Solutions
    Brian, our representative, as been tremendous. His response time is outstanding - and if he is able to alter the tool on the spot, he will. We've been able to do more sophisticated maneuvers because of his willingness to problem-solve with us. When the functionality isn't there, it is also a very honest conversation and we know when we have to work outside of the tool.
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    VenturEd Solutions
    We were using the CRM database system, however it was too proprietary and when we wanted to make changes or customize we were continually paying an outside consultant to get things done. With inRESONANCE, we are able to make the updates, and customize as we need to internally. It has saved us a significant amount of money in this regard.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    VenturEd Solutions
    • Annual fund tracking is very easy and pulling simple things like donors/non-donors is easy. Fine for a straight-forward appeal.
    • If you are going with a comprehensive/combine ask - this is not the tool for you. There's no way to split gifts with % allocation. We're losing money in spending time trying to figure out how to configure pledges in accordance with the software.
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