Gradelink Student Information System vs. PowerSchool eSchoolPLUS

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Gradelink SIS
Score 6.0 out of 10
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Gradebook aims to help schools fulfill their mission and improve student outcomes with easy-to-use gradebook & SIS software that saves time. Cloud-enabled, standards-ready, with integrated lesson plans. According to the vendor, report card time has never been this easy.N/A
PowerSchool eSchoolPLUS
Score 8.2 out of 10
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eSchoolPLUS is a student information system for managing student demographics, grades, scheduling & attendance, discipline & report cards, and other information in k-12. eSchoolPLUS was developed by Sungard K-12 Education which was acquired by PowerSchool in March 2017. It is now owned and supported by PowerSchool.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
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Top Pros
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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
Gradelink Student Information System
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Ratings
PowerSchool eSchoolPLUS
8.4
1 Ratings
1% above category average
Integrations with 3rd-Party Education Technology00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Online Registration Management00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
District Communications, such as messaging and alerting00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Roster Management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Platform Customization00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Teacher Self-Service00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Student Data Security00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Community Support00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Class Scheduling00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
State and National-level Reporting00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Compliance Support00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Teacher and Parent Mobile Application00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Best Alternatives
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Small Businesses

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Medium-sized Companies
Schoolmint Hero
Schoolmint Hero
Score 9.7 out of 10
Schoolmint Hero
Schoolmint Hero
Score 9.7 out of 10
Enterprises
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Schoolmint Hero
Score 9.7 out of 10
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Score 9.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
Gradelink Student Information SystemPowerSchool eSchoolPLUS
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
(5 ratings)
10.0
(6 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
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8.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
8.9
(4 ratings)
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Product Scalability
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7.0
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User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
Gradelink
Gradelink is easy to use and keeps students and parents informed of the student's progress in a class. It is an excellent tool to foster communication between the teacher and the parent. Gradelink is very user-friendly and offers a variety of tools to assist the teacher in grading assignments. The teacher may select between points or percentages as well as provide a narrative for the parent to see what a particular assignment encompassed.
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PowerSchool Group LLC
It is well suited for Charter Schools. I say charter schools because most charts are built from the ground up, and using a specific set of tools from PowerSchool will help all departments to work seamlessly together. The hardest part of the education process is being able to track your own payroll, PD, overtime hours, emails and messages, grades and documentation for students. Schools in perpetual existence have a hard time converting all their documents and processes to a brand new portal. However, new schools, private schools, charter schools, even new online universities would have an easier and much more effective time purchasing and using every single tool that comes from PowerSchool. I believe that it is bigger than just using eSchoolPLUS for education, but using efinance, and atrieve are important also. In terms of eSchoolPLUS it is useful in all schools because it does make the teacher's jobs easier. Managing curriculum, lesson and grade data is quick and easy and engagement is relatively simple on the website and on my mobile iPhone.
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Pros
Gradelink
  • Ease of use. The interface is very user-friendly, and not intimidating to those who are not IT specialists.
  • Data Management. We use Gradelink to keep all our student records current and available.
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PowerSchool Group LLC
  • One-stop resource for student data, from test scores to medical alerts.
  • Parent information, including contact and custody details, are readily accessible.
  • Clean and easy-to-use format makes finding what you need very easy.
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Cons
Gradelink
  • I wish I had a better system for tracking student specific notes (behavioral).
  • I wish the admin platform and the teacher platform weren't so different, so I could learn more from teachers (who use Gradelink even more than I do).
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PowerSchool Group LLC
  • It can be difficult to find information when first beginning with it.
  • It can take many steps to perform one task.
  • Can run slowly on certain networks.
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Reliability and Availability
Gradelink
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PowerSchool Group LLC
This would be the same reasoning as in the previous question. It is all about having enough bandwidth to run it across your district and buildings.
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Performance
Gradelink
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PowerSchool Group LLC
Reports do run in a reasonable amount of time based upon the number of entries you are working with. You are also able to continue working on other areas while the report is being created so your device is not tied up during this process.
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Support Rating
Gradelink
There can be some added items such as the ability to add and differentiate assignments.
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PowerSchool Group LLC
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Alternatives Considered
Gradelink
Gradelink SIS has a lot more helpful and useful features for teachers, admin, and staff. First, it has lesson plans and state standards integration which is a great help for teachers. With this feature, teachers don't have to worry about standards being in place for each lesson plan.
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PowerSchool Group LLC
PowerSchool eSchoolPLUS effectively allowed for access to all data, while enabling links to other critical PowerSchool platforms like Kickboard, Enrollment, and other software platforms.
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Scalability
Gradelink
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PowerSchool Group LLC
There are days when PowerSchool can be very slow when loading. You definitely have to make sure you have the bandwidth in your district to run the platform appropriately.
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Return on Investment
Gradelink
  • Fosters Communication
  • Ease of use
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PowerSchool Group LLC
  • Our Return on Investment is high, as it makes our jobs easier, allowing us more time to troubleshoot and train staff instead of digging for student information.
  • Overall our business objective is to store and access student information quickly, efficiently, and securely. eSchoolPLUS allows us to do that.
  • eSchoolPLUS has no negative impact on our ROI. Sometimes, after an update, there is a learning curve and bug fixes that need to be worked around, but in general, it is a great product and there is little downtime for our organization.
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ScreenShots

Gradelink SIS Screenshots

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