Student Information Systems
Alternatives to openSIS
openSIS handles core school administration in one system, including student and staff records, enrollment, attendance, scheduling, grading, admissions, billing, discipline, lesson plans, and analytics. It connects with classroom, learning, payment, accounting, identity, and productivity services, while Mobile Connect extends attendance, grades, assignments, schedules, billing, and communication to iOS and Android. Schools can use its free, downloadable Community Edition or paid plans beginning at $4 per staff member monthly when billed annually. The Core Startup tier is limited to five staff, 50 students, and 100 parents, and the Advanced tier is required for API access.
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RosarioSIS It suits K-12 schools seeking a school-management system, as well as universities, academies and institutes able to adapt it.
Free plan Open source Web · Windows · macOS · Linux8.8 Visit Specs - 02
Gibbon Gibbon suits international, public, home, and refugee schools seeking a shared platform for teaching and school administration.
Free plan Open source Web · Windows · macOS · Linux8.7 Visit Specs - 03 Fedena From $83.25/mo Free trial Web · iOS · Android · API8.5 Visit Specs
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Gradelink Gradelink is aimed at schools, with described role pages for administrators, admissions, business offices, families, teachers, and dioceses or districts.
From $16.67/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · iOS8.4 Visit Specs - 05 EMBASE Pro Suite
It is described for schools, colleges, universities, autonomous institutions and multi-campus organizations.
Free trial Web · iOS · Android · API7.9 Visit Specs - 06
Populi Financial Aid Populi is aimed at colleges, with a stated focus on small colleges.
From $1,999/mo Free trial Web · Windows · macOS · Linux7.9 Visit Specs - 07
PowerSchool SIS It suits schools needing attendance, grading, parent access, fees, special-education records, and compliance reporting.
Web · iOS · Android · API7.9 Visit Specs - 08
Aeries SIS Aeries SIS is aimed at K–12 districts and campus users, including educators, district staff, parents, students, and IT leaders.
Web · Windows · macOS · iOS7.8 Visit Specs - 09
Arbor School MIS It suits schools needing one system for attendance, grades, admissions, fees, family access, and administration.
Web · iOS · Android · API7.7 Visit Specs - 10
Bromcom MIS Web · iOS · Android · API7.7 Visit Specs - 11
Classter Web · iOS · Android · API7.7 Visit Specs - 12 PowerVista RollCall From $14.08/mo Free trial Web · Windows7.7 Visit Specs
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QuickSchools From $0.99/mo Free trial Web7.7 Visit Specs - 14
Alma Web · iOS · Android · API7.6 Visit Specs - 15
Infinite Campus It suits K–12 districts and other education organizations seeking student records, family and student access, and related services in one system.
Web · iOS · Android · API7.6 Visit Specs - 16
Rediker AdminPlus Web · iOS · Android7.6 Visit Specs - 17 FACTS SIS Web · iOS · Android · API7.5 Visit Specs
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Full Fabric From €1,000/mo Web · API7.5 Visit Specs - 19 Ed-admin Web · iOS · Android7.4 Visit Specs
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iSAMS Web · iOS · Android · API7.3 Visit Specs - 21 Oracle Community Self Service
Oracle Community Self Service suits organizations looking to add customer discussion and peer knowledge sharing to cross-channel support.
Web · iOS · Android7.3 Visit Specs - 22 Wisenet
Wisenet suits education and training organisations, including vocational and higher education providers, short course providers and corporate training teams.
From A$160/mo Web · iOS · Android · API7.3 Visit Specs - 23 Workday Student Admissions Web · iOS · Android · API7.1 Visit Specs
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Sentral is aimed at government, independent, specialised, and multi-campus schools seeking administration, finance, wellbeing, and engagement tools in one platform.
Web · iOS · Android · API6.9 Visit Specs - 25 Skyward Qmlativ Web · iOS · Android6.9 Visit Specs
- 26 Synergy SIS Web · iOS · Android6.8 Visit Specs
- 27 Blackbaud Student Information System Web6.1 Visit Specs
- 28 Ellucian CRM Recruit Web5.9 Visit Specs
- 29 Jenzabar Student Web5.6 Visit Specs
- 30 OpenEMIS Core Web5.5 Visit Specs
Choosing instead of openSIS
Alternatives make sense when those account limits, hosting choices, or school-focused scope do not fit. openSIS supports K-12, higher education, vocational and career technical schools, and virtual education, with self-hosted and web options alongside Android, iOS, and API access. Other products here specialize in broader education lifecycles, class registration, recreation, professional training, or college financial aid. Compare the workflows you need, the platforms and deployment model, how pricing scales, and whether a focused system offers capabilities your school would use more often than openSIS’s wider school-operations coverage.