Bloomz vs Foxbright Communications Platform
Bloomz
bloomz.com
Foxbright Communications Platform
foxbright.comSide by side
| Figure | Bloomz | Foxbright Communications Platform |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $0.25/mo | $100/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 3 |
| Spec score · School Communication Software | 8.0 (#9) | 8.9 (#2) |
| Audience | Bloomz describes its platform as serving K-12 schools and districts, including multilingual families. | Foxbright says K–12 districts, private schools, and ISDs/RESAs are its specialty, and it also serves municipalities and nonprofits. |
| Headquarters | Redmond, Washington, United States | Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States |
| Integrations | Bloomz lists SIS integrations and SSO including Clever, PowerSchool, and ClassLink, and says additional integrations are available. | Foxbright lists SIS, staff-directory, absence, menu, grades/PDF, Google or Microsoft SSO, class-list and digital-sign integrations. |
| Support | Bloomz describes a team that includes program management and support, and provides a support help center. | Foxbright says it offers phone, email, and help desk support, with an average response time of less than one hour. |
Plans
Bloomz
- Bloomz Essentials$3 a year
- Bloomz Premium$5 a year
- Bloomz Complete$7 a year
- Bloomz 360$11 a year
Foxbright Communications Platform
- Foxbright CMS for Schools$1,200 a year
- Custom quotePriced on request
- Foxbright Communications PlatformPriced on request
In their own words
Bloomz
Bloomz is a K-12 school platform for communication, translation, attendance, behavior and social-emotional learning, forms, and school websites. It supports two-way messages and alerts through its app, email, SMS, and voice, and says its full interface is translated into more than 250 languages. Bloomz lists student information system integrations and single sign-on options including Clever, PowerSchool, and ClassLink. It describes its audience as K-12 schools and districts, including multilingual families, and is available on desktop and as iPhone and Android apps. Bloomz says every tier is free for teachers and families, while its help center also describes a Teacher Free tier limited to one class. Paid plans are listed at $3 a year for Essentials, $5 a year for Premium, $7 a year for Complete, and $11 a year for 360. These are starting rates, annual minimums may apply, and exact quotes depend on enrollment and selected modules. Bloomz states it is FERPA and COPPA compliant, iKeepSafe certified, and uses encryption in transit and at rest. It says its cloud hosting uses SOC 2-certified infrastructure from AWS and Microsoft Azure.
Foxbright Communications Platform
Foxbright Communications Platform has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.