Classe365 vs Gibbon

Classe365 is a cloud-based education management platform covering students from admissions through graduation and alumni engagement. Its modules include enrolment CRM, student information, learning management, fees and invoicing, finance and accounting, e-commerce, fundraising, degree audit, and alumni. Listed capabilities also include attendance tracking, a gradebook, a parent portal, fee management, and admissions and enrollment. The service runs on the web, with native iOS and Android apps for student portal access; its REST API v2 provides programmatic access to institutional data such as students, classes, sessions, and departments. Integration guides cover Google Workspace, Google Classroom, Microsoft 365, QuickBooks Online, Mailchimp, Zoom, Zapier, and other services. Core Modules for 1–100 students costs $100 a month, billed monthly. The 15-day trial includes all modules and requires no credit card. Pricing is based on student numbers. Classe365 was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in St Ives, New South Wales, Australia.

Gibbon is a free school platform for learning, teaching, and school management, designed by educators. Teachers, students, parents, and administrators use one web-based system with configurable access levels. The Planner supports lesson plans, homework submissions, curriculum mapping, and peer assessment. Student Profiles consolidate academic, behavioural, medical, and special educational needs alerts for authorised users. Markbook, rubrics, tracking, and formal assessment modules support recording and reviewing progress. Messenger can send group communications by email, SMS, or Message Wall. Schools can extend the platform with modules and themes, including BigBlueButton and Moodle integration; its documentation also describes Google calendar and single sign-on integration and Microsoft single sign-on setup. Gibbon is installed on a web server and hosting is self-managed. The v30 download page specifies PHP 8.0 and MySQL 8.0 as minimum requirements. Documentation and community forums are available, as is optional expert support through ad hoc help or a support contract. Older versions are not directly supported, and the security policy advises using the current stable release in production.