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School Management Software

Alternatives to ThinkWave

ThinkWave covers core school operations in one cloud-based system: student administration, attendance, gradebooks, assignments, portals, messaging, and customizable report cards and transcripts. Teachers can apply weighted assignments and several grading scales, collect files online, and export records as CSV. A free solo gradebook does not expire, while school administration starts at $17/mo and includes a 30-day trial. Access spans Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, web, and Windows.

  1. 01 feKara

    feKara is aimed at small to medium size schools and colleges.

    From $6.25/mo Free plan Web · Linux · iOS · Android
    9.2 Visit Specs
  2. 02 CircleUp

    CircleUp suits homeschool co-ops and community groups coordinating families, classes, events, and payments.

    From $23/mo Free plan Web · iOS
    8.8 Visit Specs
  3. 03 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 · Linux
    8.8 Visit Specs
  4. 04 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 · Linux
    8.7 Visit Specs
  5. 05 Classe365

    It suits schools, universities, colleges, academies, and corporate learning teams needing student lifecycle and administrative modules.

    From $75/mo Free trial Web · iOS · Android · API
    8.4 Visit Specs
  6. 06 Edsby
    From $0.17/mo Web · iOS · Android · API
    8.4 Visit Specs
  7. 07 Fedena
    From $83.25/mo Free trial Web · iOS · Android · API
    8.4 Visit Specs
  8. 08 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 · iOS
    8.4 Visit Specs
  9. 09 Klasstra

    Klasstra suits schools and colleges seeking administrative tools, parent communication, and mobile access for staff and families.

    From ₹833.25/mo Free trial Web · Windows · iOS · Android
    8.2 Visit Specs
  10. 10 Darulelm
    From 15 SAR/mo Free trial Web
    8.1 Visit Specs
  11. 11 iGradePlus Enterprise School Management System

    It is aimed at K-12 schools, trade schools, small colleges, homeschool co-ops, districts, and other educators.

    From $254.58/mo Free trial Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    8.1 Visit Specs
  12. 12 CampusInHand
    From ₹1,666.58/mo Web · iOS · Android · API
    8.0 Visit Specs
  13. 13 Eduflex School ERP
    Free trial Web · iOS · Android
    8.0 Visit Specs
  14. 14 PowerSchool SIS

    It suits schools needing attendance, grading, parent access, fees, special-education records, and compliance reporting.

    Web · iOS · Android · API
    8.0 Visit Specs
  15. 15 PenPencilEraser
    From $120/mo Free trial Web · Android · Self-hosted
    7.8 Visit Specs
  16. 16 Arbor School MIS

    It suits schools needing one system for attendance, grades, admissions, fees, family access, and administration.

    Web · iOS · Android · API
    7.7 Visit Specs
  17. 17 Bromcom MIS
    Web · iOS · Android · API
    7.7 Visit Specs
  18. 18 Classter
    Web · iOS · Android · API
    7.7 Visit Specs
  19. 19 PowerVista RollCall
    From $14.08/mo Free trial Web · Windows
    7.7 Visit Specs
  20. 20 QuickSchools
    From $0.99/mo Free trial Web
    7.7 Visit Specs
  21. 21 ADMS
    Web · iOS · Android
    7.6 Visit Specs
  22. 22 Alma
    Web · iOS · Android · API
    7.6 Visit Specs
  23. 23 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 · API
    7.6 Visit Specs
  24. 24 Rediker AdminPlus
    Web · iOS · Android
    7.6 Visit Specs
  25. 25 Schoolwati
    From ₹1,249.92/mo Free trial Web · iOS · Android
    7.6 Visit Specs
  26. 26 Entab CampusCare
    Web · Windows · iOS · Android
    7.5 Visit Specs
  27. 27 FACTS SIS
    Web · iOS · Android · API
    7.5 Visit Specs
  28. 28 PraxiSchool
    From $1.75/mo Web · iOS · Android
    7.5 Visit Specs
  29. 29 IITMS Centralized School Management System
    Web · iOS · Android
    7.4 Visit Specs
  30. 30 EMPOWER SIS
    Web · Self-hosted
    7.3 Visit Specs

Choosing instead of ThinkWave

Another product may suit you if ThinkWave’s 15-student limit on the free offering, per-teacher gradebook pricing, or school-administration cost does not fit. Alternatives vary in self-hosting, billing, admissions, learning tools, integrations, and community-event management. Check whether a replacement preserves the attendance, grading, portals, storage, and communication workflows you need. Also compare device support and any setup responsibilities, especially when moving from ThinkWave’s hosted service to a self-hosted option. The right choice depends on whether you need a broader institutional system, a focused gradebook, or tools for a particular school community.

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