CMS4Schools vs eSchools
CMS4Schools
4schools.net
eSchools
eschools.co.ukSide by side
| Figure | CMS4Schools | eSchools |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | £24.58/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 2 |
| Spec score · School Website Builders | 7.8 (#6) | 7.8 (#7) |
| Audience | 4Schools provides software services for K–12 schools and educational agencies. | Its all-in-one platform is described as serving primary and secondary schools, with modular options to purchase individual tools. |
| Headquarters | Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States | York, United Kingdom |
| Mobile app | The maker announced an in-house mobile app integrated with CMS4Schools, with rollout beginning in March 2025. | The eSchools app is free to download on iOS and Android and provides parents access to school information, messages, attendance and assignments. |
| Support | The maker says it offers webinars, user groups, training, and conferences, and reports a 2½-hour first-time reply statistic. | The learning platform package includes unlimited telephone and email support and unlimited online training. |
Plans
eSchools
- Parents’ Evening Booking System — Primary Schools£295 a year
- Parents’ Evening Booking System — Secondary Schools£395 a year
In their own words
CMS4Schools
CMS4Schools provides website, communications, and student-service tools for K–12 schools and educational agencies. Its offerings include responsive ADA-compliant websites, a mobile app, and mass notifications. Student services cover state-compliant referrals and IEPs, English Learner planning paperwork, state and district plans such as Act 20 and Gifted & Talented, and forms and reports for 504 plans. Academic and career planning tools cover pathways, course guides, and work-based opportunities.
The mobile app can display calendar events, news and alerts, a staff directory, cafeteria menus, links, a Facebook feed, daily status, and push notifications. Its messaging module supports one-to-one and group chat, logged conversations, and translation. Administrators can schedule and categorize alerts, with emergency messages shown at the top of website pages. The content editor supports one-to-four-column layouts and image size and placement controls. Pricing is available by request. Technical support is available weekdays, with live chat from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; the team does not offer live phone service.
eSchools
eSchools provides communication and administration tools for primary and secondary schools, connecting staff, students, and parents through modular options. Its website CMS supports drag-and-drop editing, unlimited content, multi-staff access, social links, attendance tools, and SEO tools. A built-in checker flags missing statutory documents, including Pupil Premium strategies and SEN information. Teachers can create projects, homework, discussions, and bespoke pages, monitor student progress, and use quizzes, file storage, groups, calendars, class pages, shared content, and picture logins for KS1 pupils. School MIS data from Arbor, Bromcom, and SIMS can sync through Wonde to create accounts, classes, and groups. The free-to-download iOS and Android app gives parents access to school information, messages, attendance, and assignments; communications include email, push notifications, and private internal messaging. The privacy policy describes multi-factor authentication, regular security testing, staff training, and incident response processes. Personal data is stored on servers in the EEA, with SSL encryption in transit. eSchools was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in York, United Kingdom.