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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Jenzabar SONIS

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AJenzabar now offers SONIS, a student information system (SIS) oriented around the needs of smaller higher education institutions. Jenzabar supports the former SONISWEB product since its acquisition of original developer RJM Systems in 2015.N/A

    Kahoot!

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AKahoot! is a game-based learning platform designed to make it easy to create, share and play learning games or trivia quizzes in minutes from the company of the same name headquartered in Oslo.

    $250

    to host an unlimited number of kahoots at one event

    Pricing
    Jenzabar SONISKahoot!
    Editions & Modules
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    Kahoot! Event Bronze
    $250
    to host an unlimited number of kahoots at one event
    Kahoot! 360 Spirit for small teams
    $500.00
    per month for 25 members (annual subscription billed monthly)
    Kahoot! Event Silver
    $500
    to host an unlimited number of kahoots at one event
    Kahoot! 360 Spirit Premium
    $625.00
    per month for 25 members annual plan billed monthly
    Kahoot! Event Gold
    $750
    to host an unlimited number of kahoots at one event
    Kahoot! 360 Spirit for large teams
    $1600.00
    per month for 100 members annual plan billed monthly
    Kahoot! 360 for Enterprises
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    Pricing Offerings
    Jenzabar SONISKahoot!
    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
    Jenzabar SONISKahoot!
    Considered Both Products
    Jenzabar, Inc.
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    Kahoot!
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
    39 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    39 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    27 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    32 Answers
    Features
    Jenzabar SONISKahoot!
    Student and Faculty Administration
    Comparison of Student and Faculty Administration features of Jenzabar SONIS and Kahoot!
    Feature
    Jenzabar SONIS
    8.8
    2 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Kahoot!
    -
    Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-Party Education Technology7.32 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Registration Management9.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    District Communications, such as messaging and alerting4.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Roster Management7.32 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform Customization8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Teacher Self-Service10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Student Data Security10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Community Support9.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Class Scheduling10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    State and National-level Reporting10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance Support10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Teacher and Parent Mobile Application10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Jenzabar SONISKahoot!
    Small Businesses
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Schoolmint Hero
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Hoopla
    Score8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Schoolmint Hero
    Score9.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Jenzabar SONISKahoot!
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (37 ratings)
    Usability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (11 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.2
    (19 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Jenzabar SONISKahoot!
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Jenzabar, Inc.
    We often had students who came and took a class or completed a program, left, and then came back for something else at a later time. It was nice to be able to have someone in Jenzabar SONIS with multiple statuses. They could be in as a Student for the current class while still being in as an Alumni for the program they had graduated from. Most of our programs are set up so the students within that program are all taking the same courses at the same time. The bulk registration feature made it easy to enroll one student and then use that student's enrollment to quickly enroll all of the others in the program. That was a huge time saver. We had letters and emails that we wanted to send out at specific times in the application process. The Activity tool in Jenzabar SONIS made it easy for us to have some things that were automatically added to a person's record and others that we could add as needed. We could then run timed letters or emails and get our communication sent out. We had some challenges with Jenzabar SONIS because we have a number of certificate programs that are only one semester in length. We often had students who would complete one certificate (program) in the fall and then complete another one in the spring. Many of the reports pulled data only for the active enrollment so we had to go back and manually pull the data for the enrollment from the other semester if we needed something for the full school year.
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    Kahoot!
    I think it works great as a part of lesson. Sometimes teachers use it as a whole period lesson and I don't think that's effective. I also find that students like to use it to test themselves so it works well as a self study tool. I do think Kahoot! has a lot of options for responses which is great.
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    Pros
    Jenzabar, Inc.
    • Great value
    • Built in reports are great, but it also has add on reporting that is fantastic.
    • Hosting they offer is phenomenal nearly no downtime, ever!
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    Kahoot!
    • Useful for either, in-person or online classes: it can work from a projector or screen in in-person classes, or by sharing the screen in online classes.
    • Excellent to get an idea of the understanding or knowledge level of a group of people: depending on the intention of the game, the professor or person in charge of it can make and change the questions to address certain points.
    • Easy to use for both professors and students: Kahoot is intuitive, simple, and fun to use.
    • Interactive and engaging: Kahoot is a game designed to work as a tool for professors, which makes it perfect to use with students.
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    Cons
    Jenzabar, Inc.
    • SONIS sorts my advisees by class and then by name. This is NOT useful. There should be an option for sorting by name only. I advise almost fifty students. It wastes my time looking for them in the sophomore listing, then the junior listing......
    • When registration of a student for semester courses is complete, there should be an option to print out only the courses scheduled, NOT the entire page which shows available courses at the bottom.
    • SONIS sometimes kicks me out for no reason.
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    Kahoot!
    • Having sometimes large classes means that I cannot use Kahoot! as it only allows a very limited amount of participants.
    • The above is the main issue and other competitor platforms (Mentimeter) do much better on this
    • There is also very limited choice with the basic account in terms of types of questions. Some sort of corporate license might help Universities purchasing the advanced subscription (which costs too much for a single professional) and have access to all the features.
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    Usability
    Jenzabar, Inc.
    It's Easy to use and navigate through. It gets the job done for daily tasks. Sometimes it may require a small amount of manual work. You can handle student records, housing, and check-ins without needing multiple systems. After staff are trained, they can move through tasks pretty quickly, which saves lots of time.
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    Kahoot!
    The site's currently layout feels busy. If you are not a seasoned Kahoot user, it is easy to be distracted and overwhelmed by the information presented. I would not recommend this site to a novice computer user. If the user is tech-savvy and willing to navigate the help topics provided by the site, lessons and games can be created more easily with time and practice.
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    Support Rating
    Jenzabar, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Kahoot!
    The information that Kahoot shares on its blog and support center is updated frequently and provides many ideas for ways to use the platform. I have personally received timely support from Kahoot for any issues I have encountered. Their dedication to their users is amazing. The company is incredibly receptive to suggestions or ideas from their community.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Jenzabar, Inc.
    We changed databases in 2011 because the company we were with was going to quit supporting our software. We evaluated a number of different SISs available at the time and felt Jenzabar SONIS provided the best tools for our school. Most of the others were either geared more for adult education, individual course offerings or for schools that primarily had degree-seeking students. We needed something that could address both needs.We felt Jenzabar SONIS did that best of the ones we reviewed.
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    Kahoot!
    I forgot the names of the other products like Kahoot. I think that summarizes how close I am to favoring Kahoot within this category. In our field when it's webinar time we always look forward to Kahoot sessions in between or at the end of the session. It is great to have Kahoot during these times
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    Return on Investment
    Jenzabar, Inc.
    • Facilitates grade input by faculty.
    • Facilitates course enrollment by students.
    • Facilitates viewing student records and determining progress to program completion.
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    Kahoot!
    • We use the free version so there is definitely ROI for us.
    • It provides easy access to a quiz feature without having to use complicated software.
    • So many people are using it now that some students seem to be getting a little "over it."
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