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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Senior Systems

    Score4 out of 10
    N/ASenior Systems, a Momentive Software (formerly Community Brands) company, offers their school management system to K-12 private and independent schools, including the Ascendance database for student data and admissions management, and the Radius platform to integrate Admissions, Accounting, Academics and Advancement.N/A

    Veracross

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AVeracross is a student information system and has several modules, including Admission, Academics, Development, etc. all sharing a single database.N/A
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Would buy again
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    83%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    83%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Senior SystemsVeracross
    Student and Faculty Administration
    Comparison of Student and Faculty Administration features of Senior Systems and Veracross
    Feature
    Senior Systems
    6.4
    1 Ratings
    26% below category average
    Veracross
    9.9
    5 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Integrations with 3rd-Party Education Technology4.01 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Online Registration Management7.01 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    District Communications, such as messaging and alerting6.01 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Roster Management8.01 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Platform Customization9.01 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Student Data Security7.01 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Community Support5.01 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Class Scheduling7.01 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Compliance Support5.01 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Teacher Self-Service00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    State and National-level Reporting00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Teacher and Parent Mobile Application00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
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    Senior SystemsVeracross
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Schoolmint Hero
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Schoolmint Hero
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Schoolmint Hero
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Schoolmint Hero
    Score9.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Senior SystemsVeracross
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (9 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
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    9.1
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    Support Rating
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    9.1
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    User Testimonials
    Senior SystemsVeracross
    Likelihood to Recommend
    VenturEd Solutions
    Senior Systems school software is great for small schools looking for a software package that can be implemented across many departments in the school at a reasonable price. Senior Systems does offer on boarding and training to help learn the system but continuing training is difficult though also necessary. Senior's admissions software modules leave much to be desired though they have purchased Ravenna which offers a top-of-the-line option that blends very well with Senior.
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    Veracross
    Veracross is software that can be highly recommended to anyone in the education industry. Veracross offers a breadth of services varying from administration to student-parent communication. The unique abilities that Veracross offers such as email reminders, attendance management, billing, and payment processing, and attendance tracking have made my job as an administrative support manager so much easier and more productive here at Teachables.
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    Pros
    VenturEd Solutions
    • A broad-based, unified platform that can be used in many areas across campus.
    • Robust database that is very customizable.
    • A web-based platform that can be used on any device.
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    Veracross
    • mobile-friendly portal for staffulty, parents, and students
    • built-in or easy-to-configure integration with other systems (for example, RankOne and Naviance)
    • targeted messaging based on data within the system
    • "where is student now?" is one-click away
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    Cons
    VenturEd Solutions
    • Outdated look and feel for internal and external customers.
    • Somewhat complicated and tough to learn; it's not very intuitive.
    • Customer service response times and support leave something to be desired.
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    Veracross
    • Normally it has everything I need for my work, today I was able to make a video call and chat from my cell phone and this adds more positive points to Veracross.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    VenturEd Solutions
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    Veracross
    We will continue to use Veracross for the simple fact that we have one database across all of the departments in our school. Veracross continues to listen to customer feedback and improve and enhance the system.
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    Support Rating
    VenturEd Solutions
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    Veracross
    LOVE the Technical Response Team - the first line of help at Veracross. I can quickly submit a ticket and receive a response knowing that they have looked in our system and know what we are trying to do! Our account manager is also amazing! So nice to have a person within the company who knows our school and our needs!
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    Alternatives Considered
    VenturEd Solutions
    On the admissions front, SchoolAdmin beats the Senior Admissions module hands down for ease of use, performance, customer service, and reliability. We have had no downtime issues with Senior but regularly experienced downtime issues with Senior. School Admin is also very intuitive and easy to learn and use. Senior has a much steeper learning curve.
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    Veracross
    Veracross has better built-in integrations with other platforms/systems. IT is much simpler and easy to use. It keeps records in a much simpler way and can be accessed through different modes of reporting. It is very easy to keep track of the progress in any training, project, or assignment with Veracross.
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    Return on Investment
    VenturEd Solutions
    • A fairly priced system.
    • [The] convenience of having to manage only one system and database.
    • Senior is long overdue for an update and refresh to make it look modern and to make it more easy and intuitive to use.
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    Veracross
    • Not sure, but our school has been using it for years, so it must be worth it. Veracross is good about updating and adding features.
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