Aptik Podium vs Finalsite Websites

Aptik Podium

Figure	Aptik Podium	Finalsite Websites
Price from	—	—
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Open source	—	—
Web	Yes	Yes
iOS	—	Yes
Android	—	Yes
Plans published	3	1
Spec score · School Website Builders	7.4 (#14)	7.7 (#10)
Integrations	Aptik says roster sync can use CSV or JSON exports, and that districts can discuss direct SIS connectors during scoping.	Finalsite lists SSO partners including Active Directory and Canvas, and SIS partners including Rediker, Senior Systems, InResonance, Wonde, and PCR.
Pricing	The site says pricing is based on division size and asks districts to contact sales for a quote; it lists no numeric prices.	A Finalsite school-district page states that pricing begins at $5,000 annually and says pricing is tailored to district needs.
Product	Podium is a K-12 school district CMS for managing a district homepage and school subsites from one platform.	Finalsite Composer is a content management system built for school websites.
Security	Aptik describes product-isolated Postgres schemas with row-level security, AES-256 encryption at rest, and Canadian data residency in ca-central-1.	Finalsite says data is encrypted in transit and at rest and that Composer offers Google Cloud compliance offerings including SOC 1, 2, and 3 and ISO/IEC 27001.
Support	Podium's listed tiers range from standard to priority and white-glove support, while Aptik says customers get direct access to the product team.	Finalsite says its sites are monitored 24/7/365 and support can be contacted anytime.

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