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What it is

Jupiter combines a Learning Management System and Student Information System for public K–12 schools, from small charter schools to districts with hundreds of thousands of students. Its gradebook lets teachers manage homework, tests, and essays, with entry by points, percentages, letter grades, or rubrics, as well as grid, assignment, student, and seating-chart methods. Teachers can accept online file submissions, grade them, import from Google Drive or Dropbox, and use Paste Blocker and Lockdown. Integrations include Google Classroom LTI, Clever, and hundreds of learning apps. Jupiter can synchronize students, staff, courses, sections, and rosters nightly with third-party SIS platforms. It provides mobile apps for Android, iPhone, and iPad, and browser access on Chromebook, Mac, and Windows without plug-ins. Jupiter states that it is FERPA compliant, encrypts data in transit and at rest, and supports two-factor authentication and role-based restrictions. Pricing is on request. There is no free plan, but a free trial is available; Scheduler, Enrollment, Payments, and State Reporting are optional upgrades.

Spec sheet

Integrations
The gradebook lists Google Drive, Dropbox, Google Classroom LTI, Clever, hundreds of learning apps, Single Sign-On, and automated SFTP imports and exports.Read 1 Oct 2026 · jupitered.com
Support
Jupiter says most support emails receive replies within one hour, while phone support is limited to school accounts.Read 15 Oct 2026 · jupitered.com
Account protection
The service logs and cross-references logins, supports two-factor authentication and role-based restrictions, and backs up servers nightly off-site.Read 1 Oct 2026 · jupitered.com
Anti-cheating
The platform includes paste blocking, lockdown controls, edit logging and optional webcam monitoring for assessments.Read 15 Oct 2026 · jupitered.com
API evidence
Jupiter's status log identifies an API import from New York City Department of Education servers, but no public API or SDK documentation page was found.Read 15 Oct 2026 · jupitered.com
Assessment tools
Jupiter provides online tests, quizzes, interactive lessons, equation editing, graphing questions and text-to-speech in 35 languages.Read 15 Oct 2026 · jupitered.com
Assignments and cheating controls
Jupiter supports online file submission and grading, Google Drive and Dropbox imports, Paste Blocker, Lockdown, and writing on PDFs and images.Read 1 Oct 2026 · jupitered.com
Attendance and behavior
The system handles attendance, behavior referrals, special-needs information, seating charts and substitute-teacher workflows.Read 15 Oct 2026 · jupitered.com
Billing
The payments module supports credit, debit and ACH payments, convenience fees, nightly direct deposit, refunds, invoices and donations.Read 15 Oct 2026 · jupitered.com
Browser support
Jupiter lists Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge access on Windows, macOS, Chromebook, Android, iPhone and iPad without plug-ins.Read 15 Oct 2026 · jupitered.com
Changelog
The October 2026 changelog added automatic Google Classroom score detection and customizable percentages for letter grades.Read 15 Oct 2026 · jupitered.com
Communications
Schools can send email, text messages, announcements and automatic alerts for low grades, missing work, absences and behavior.Read 15 Oct 2026 · jupitered.com
Company founding
LinkedIn lists Jupiter Ed as founded in 2004.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
Company headquarters
LinkedIn lists Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as the headquarters.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
Company identity
The legal footer identifies the maker as Jupiter Ed, Inc.Read 15 Oct 2026 · jupitered.com
Company size
LinkedIn lists the company size as 11–50 employees.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
Compliance status
Jupiter's status page states that its security is SOC 2 and Google CASA verified.Read 1 Oct 2026 · jupitered.com
Documentation
Support resources include searchable help topics, quick-start guidance, free two-to-nine-minute videos and paid professional development.Read 15 Oct 2026 · jupitered.com
Founder and CEO
LinkedIn identifies David Hundsness, a former Silicon Valley middle and high school teacher, as founder and CEO.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
Free trial
Jupiter invites prospective customers to contact the company to try Jupiter for free.Read 1 Oct 2026 · jupitered.com
Grade entry
Teachers can enter points, percentages, letter grades or rubrics by grid, assignment, student or seating chart.Read 15 Oct 2026 · jupitered.com
Gradebook
Teachers can manage homework, tests, and essays without switching apps.Read 1 Oct 2026 · jupitered.com
Grading
Grade entry supports points, percentages, letter grades, rubrics, grid entry, assignment entry, student entry, and seating-chart entry.Read 1 Oct 2026 · jupitered.com
Limit: individual accounts
A Capterra reviewer reports that individual teacher accounts lost automatic parent notifications, text-to-speech and other features while retaining email-only support.Read 15 Oct 2026 · capterra.com
Limit: legacy Android app
The archived Android app was removed from Google Play in 2017, last updated in 2017, and user comments report white-screen and scrolling problems.Read 15 Oct 2026 · appbrain.com
Limit: pricing
A Capterra reviewer says Jupiter's cost rose substantially in recent years, while another says their school considered it too expensive.Read 15 Oct 2026 · capterra.com
Limit: scheduling workflow
GetApp reviewers complain that postponing assignments requires changing future assignments individually instead of dragging dates on a calendar.Read 15 Oct 2026 · getapp.com
LTI and cloud integrations
The product supports Google Classroom, Google Drive, Dropbox, Clever SSO and LTI connections to hundreds of educational applications.Read 15 Oct 2026 · jupitered.com
Mobile and browser access
Jupiter provides a mobile app for Android, iPhone, and iPad, plus browser access on Chromebook, Mac, and Windows without plug-ins.Read 1 Oct 2026 · jupitered.com
Online assignments
Students submit files online and teachers can grade, annotate and comment on those files without downloading them.Read 15 Oct 2026 · jupitered.com
Optional modules
Scheduler, Enrollment, Payments, and State Reporting are listed as optional modules or upgrades.Read 1 Oct 2026 · jupitered.com
Ownership and funding
LinkedIn says Jupiter has been profitable since 2006 and is self-funded without investors.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
Payment compliance
The payments page states that credit-card and personal information is protected with PCI-compliant controls.Read 15 Oct 2026 · jupitered.com
Portfolios
Students can maintain portfolios containing work from multiple classes and school years.Read 15 Oct 2026 · jupitered.com
Praise: communication
Reviewers credit integrated parent communication and Google Classroom synchronization with reducing workload and parent anxiety.Read 15 Oct 2026 · capterra.com
Praise: Juno Pods
GetApp reviewers repeatedly praise Juno Pods for practice, learning from mistakes and quick exit passes.Read 15 Oct 2026 · getapp.com
Praise: usability
Capterra reviewers repeatedly describe Jupiter as intuitive, easy to use and quick for grading and lesson creation.Read 15 Oct 2026 · capterra.com
Privacy controls
The SIS page states that there are no ads, data is not shared with third parties except authorized integrations, and role-based restrictions are available.Read 15 Oct 2026 · jupitered.com
Product scope
Jupiter is a cloud-hosted K-12 learning management system, student information system, gradebook and communications platform.Read 15 Oct 2026 · jupitered.com
Rating on Capterra
4.4 out of 5 from 16 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · capterra.com
Rating on G2
4.4 out of 5 from 10 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Rating on GetApp
4.4 out of 5 from 16 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · getapp.com
Rating on Google Play archive
4.00 out of 5 from 930 ratingsRead 15 Oct 2026 · appbrain.com
Scale
LinkedIn says Jupiter serves 4 million students in all 50 states.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
Security and privacy
Jupiter states that it is FERPA compliant, encrypts data in transit and at rest, and does not share data with third parties.Read 1 Oct 2026 · jupitered.com
Security certification
Jupiter reported SOC 2 and Google CASA verification in its June 2026 update log.Read 15 Oct 2026 · jupitered.com
SFTP integration
For unsupported SIS products, Jupiter imports and exports custom-format files automatically each night through SFTP or direct transfers.Read 15 Oct 2026 · jupitered.com
SIS integrations
Jupiter lists integrations with SIS products including PowerSchool, Infinite Campus, Skyward, Synergy, Aeries, Clever and many others.Read 15 Oct 2026 · jupitered.com
SIS synchronization
Jupiter integrates with any third-party SIS and synchronizes students, staff, courses, sections, and rosters nightly.Read 1 Oct 2026 · jupitered.com
Standards grading
The gradebook supports standards-based grading, custom grade scales, weighted categories and special marks.Read 15 Oct 2026 · jupitered.com
Translation
Jupiter automatically translates report cards, assignments, comments, email and text messages for families.Read 15 Oct 2026 · jupitered.com

Plans and prices

NYC school subscription $16 a year per student volume discounts available · training included Read 15 Oct 2026 · jupitered.com
Jupiter subscription listing $500 a year starting price free trial and free version shown by directory Read 15 Oct 2026 · capterra.com
Jupiter iO historical pricing $3,550 a year per teacher, depending on volume SIS · LMS · gradebook · analytics Read 15 Oct 2026 · jupitered.com
Jupiter Priced on request Gradebook, Communications, Administration included · Scheduler, Enrollment, Payments, State Reporting optional upgrades Read 1 Oct 2026 · jupitered.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Multiple grade-entry methods include rubrics and seating charts.
  • Nightly synchronization covers students, staff, courses, sections, and rosters.
  • Mobile apps and browser access are available.
  • Jupiter states it encrypts data in transit and at rest.

Limits

  • There is no free plan.
  • Pricing is available on request.
  • Scheduler, Enrollment, Payments, and State Reporting are optional upgrades.

Who it suits

Jupiter suits public K–12 schools looking for both an LMS and SIS, from small charter schools to large districts. Its gradebook and SIS synchronization can serve teachers and school administrators.

Verdict

Jupiter brings classroom grading and school information management into one system, with broad grade-entry options and nightly SIS synchronization. Schools should account for the paid plan and optional modules when considering it.

Where Specifiction places it

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