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PowerSchool Unified Classroom vs. Synap

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
PowerSchool Unified Classroom
Score 6.2 out of 10
N/A
PowerSchool Unified Classroom is a learning management and classroom collaboration solution suite. It aims to empower teachers with real-time student interaction inside and outside the classroom, bringing in more social and collaborative learning. Teachers can quickly create and deliver rich engaging lessons, electronically collect, annotate, and grade work, and easily collaborate and share with other educators. Unified Classroom includes PowerSchool solutions Assessment, Gradebook, Learning,…N/A
Synap
Score 0.0 out of 10
N/A
Synap is an online exam and assessment platform designed to provide a seamless experience for both administrators and candidates. It supports a range of assessment formats and offers customisable exam settings to meet the specific needs of educational institutions and organisations. Synap’s integrated proctoring tools help maintain academic integrity through configurable rules and monitoring options. Its analytics dashboards deliver real-time insights into learner…
$179
per month 30 active users
Pricing
PowerSchool Unified ClassroomSynap
Editions & Modules
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Standard - per active user
starting at $179
per month 30 active users
Pro - per active user
starting at $455
per month 100 active users
Business - per active user
starting at $1000
per month 100 active users
Business - per assessment
starting at $9600
per year 1000 annual credits
Pro - per assessment
starting at $4200
per year 500 annual credits
Standard - per assessment
starting at $1440
per year 500 annual credits
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
PowerSchool Unified ClassroomSynap
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
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Community Pulse
PowerSchool Unified ClassroomSynap
Considered Both Products
PowerSchool Unified Classroom
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Mike Thomas
Digital Learning Analyst
Chose PowerSchool Unified Classroom
PowerSchool Unified Classroom is far and away better than what Brightspace offers. The grade book is auto-synced with PowerSchool SIS, Brightspace is not. Brightspace is built for colleges and not for K-12 education. It's not very user-friendly, limited in the content you can …
Chose PowerSchool Unified Classroom
I have used markbook and gradebook. Each system had good features that were slightly different but the fact that this one is web based and accessible makes it the best of the 3 I have used. The learning curve to using the program is similar to the other 2 and overall has …
Saloni Hemani | TrustRadius Reviewer
Saloni Hemani
Curriculum Development
Chose PowerSchool Unified Classroom
PowerSchool is similar to schoology but actually has one less component: assignment uploads. Schoology is very helpful because it also students to upload their assignments on dropbox, which syncs automatically to the grade book, which allows me to view who has submitted things …
Synap

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Features
PowerSchool Unified ClassroomSynap
Learning Management
Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
PowerSchool Unified Classroom
8.1
Ratings
1% below category average
Synap
-
Ratings
Course authoring9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Course catalog or library6.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Player/Portal9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning content8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile friendly5.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications7.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Assignments10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning administration8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics8.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Social learning8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
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Medium-sized Companies
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Score 8.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
PowerSchool Unified ClassroomSynap
Likelihood to Recommend
8.9
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.9
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
PowerSchool Unified ClassroomSynap
Likelihood to Recommend
We use PowerSchool Unified Classroom with our Teacher/Student work. Teachers can hand out assignments and have them edited and returned to the teacher in an organized folder, in which the teacher can review, grade, and send back to the student. Papers are never lost this way. Another way that PowerSchool Unified Classroom is used is to deliver assessments for district tests.
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Mike Thomas
Digital Learning Analyst
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Pros
  • It easily makes calculations for you to come up with a mark easily.
  • It allows me to put my comments on assignments into the grade so that students get feedback quickly and easily.
  • It is easy to use.
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Mark Perry
Teacher
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Cons
  • I teach 15 different sections of classes and it is hard to view sections all at once to enter grades in
  • Navigating through all of the tabs to know how to view grades is hard- whether it is Assignments view, or by students, etc.
Saloni Hemani | TrustRadius Reviewer
Saloni Hemani
Curriculum Development
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Support Rating
They are very responsive to the issues that we have and follow through with their assistance. Having a live assist that is available when our teachers need it is essential too. They also seem to listen to suggestions on making improvements and have been transparent with us when renovations are done.
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Mike Thomas
Digital Learning Analyst
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Alternatives Considered
PowerSchool is similar to Schoology but actually has one less component: assignment uploads. Schoology is very helpful because it also students to upload their assignments on dropbox, which syncs automatically to the grade book, which allows me to view who has submitted things on time and who hasn't. I'm able to create Rubrics in Schoology itself which also helps the grading process because it ties in directly to their overall grade after I submit their rubric scores. Powerschool is helpful because it allows for attendance and access across the board with all parties.
Saloni Hemani | TrustRadius Reviewer
Saloni Hemani
Curriculum Development
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Return on Investment
  • PowerSchool has successfully helped us create a database on our students and allow staff to quickly access student information.
  • We have been able to coordinate the arrival of new students to multiple teams for student support.
Amy Westby | TrustRadius Reviewer
Amy Westby
High School Counselor
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ScreenShots

PowerSchool Unified Classroom Screenshots

Screenshot of Discussion in LMSScreenshot of LMS student portalScreenshot of LMS student portfolio

Synap Screenshots

Screenshot of an interface for students taking an exam, featuring an image-based multiple-choice question (MCQ). The UI is designed to improve navigation and readability.Screenshot of question banks that can be imported along with their existing tags for dynamic exam creation. Tags enable users to customise exams based on specific themes or topics.Screenshot of the exam dashboard, where users create, schedule and monitor exam progress, and manage assessments.Screenshot of the exam users table, to manage user exam attempts. Administrators can lock/unlock attempts, assign markers, review proctoring footage, and access the on-platform marking modal.