CatapultCMS vs SchoolSitePro
CatapultCMS
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SchoolSitePro
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| Figure | CatapultCMS | SchoolSitePro |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 1 |
| Spec score · School Website Builders | 7.7 (#8) | 7.1 (#25) |
| Founded | 2000 | 2000 |
| Mobile app | The custom-branded district app offers push notifications, unified calendars, personalized feeds, staff directory access, and two-way communication on iOS and Android. | The FAQ says all websites include a free mobile app and that a school-branded version can be requested. |
| Privacy | The CMS privacy policy says Catapult does not sell, rent, or exchange collected personal information for marketing and describes Google Drive and Calendar API use. | The privacy policy says student personal information and activity data are treated as sensitive and are not shared beyond the student’s teacher, school, and website administrators. |
| Purpose | CatapultCMS is a communication platform designed for K–12 schools to manage websites, messaging, and district apps. | SchoolSitePro is a content management system designed for K–12 school websites, with editing that requires no web development skills. |
| Support | The company offers phone support, support tickets, a knowledge base, and video tutorials. | The subscription includes unlimited help desk support for school administrators, teachers, and staff by phone, email, and ticketing, with a response guarantee of one business day. |
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In their own words
CatapultCMS
CatapultCMS is a K–12 communication platform for school websites, family updates, and district-branded mobile apps. Its CMS provides a unified dashboard, drag-and-drop editing, mobile-responsive templates, role-based permissions, calendars, analytics, and staff directories. The company says its CMS includes ADA/WCAG accessibility tools. Catapult Connect sends messages by voice, text, email, push notification, web, and social media; it also supports scheduled messages, two-way replies, engagement reports, and SIS-based audience targeting. Connect can sync contact lists with student information systems, with described options including Aeries, ClassLink, PowerSchool, CSV files, and secure SFTP uploads. The district app is available for iOS and Android with push alerts, calendars, personalized feeds, and CMS and Connect updates. Catapult also lists integration with Google Workspace and Microsoft 365. The company says the platform is ADA and FERPA compliant. Pricing is available on request, and the Connect agreement sets a 12-month initial term unless a signed quote specifies otherwise. Support includes tickets, a knowledge base, tutorials, webinars, and live phone support Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. PST.
SchoolSitePro
SchoolSitePro is a content management system for K–12 school websites, designed for editing without web development skills. Its front-end editor supports page editing, news and announcements, calendars, teacher pages, and class and homework information. News can sync with the mobile app and social platforms; homepage alerts and Google Calendar Sync provide additional ways to publish updates. Communication features include email lists, a community mailer, and push notifications. Schools can run stores, forms, and donations, with Stripe and PayPal PayFlow Pro integrations for online payments. Other listed tools cover photo albums, video galleries, website translation, password-protected sections, and secure eCommerce. Administrators can assign editing permissions for selected sections or the entire website. The vendor says websites use cloud providers rather than customer-owned servers, include unlimited storage, and have a 99.9% uptime guarantee. Annual subscriptions include unlimited help desk support for school administrators, teachers, and staff by phone, email, and ticketing, with a one-business-day response guarantee. Websites include a free mobile app, and a school-branded version can be requested. Pricing is on request; individual school sites have no setup fee, while district setup fees are quoted individually.