CourseStorm vs openSIS
CourseStorm
coursestorm.com
openSIS
opensis.comSide by side
| Figure | CourseStorm | openSIS |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $99/mo | $0.33/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 8 | 8 |
| Spec score · Course Registration Software | 7.7 (#15) | 8.9 (#2) |
| API | CourseStorm offers a REST API for custom integrations that can access classes, students, registrations, categories, locations, and instructors. | The Advanced tier includes API access with full documentation. |
| Integrations | Named integrations include Spektrix, Little Green Light, PatronManager, Neon One, Bloomerang, MailChimp, Constant Contact, WordPress, Google Calendar, and Zapier. | Listed integrations include Moodle, Canvas, Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams, Office 365, Azure AD, Stripe, PayPal, QuickBooks, Salesforce, Zoho CRM, HubSpot, Twilio-SendGrid and Authorize.net. |
| Support | The pricing page lists a 24/7 help library, and its FAQ says live support is available 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern, Monday through Friday. | The pricing page says support includes self-service, bot assistance, email, telephone, and social media, with training available. |
Plans
CourseStorm
- Starter (yearly)$99 a month
- Starter (monthly)$119 a month
- Core (yearly)$169 a month
- Core (monthly)$219 a month
- Pro (yearly)$269 a month
- Pro (monthly)$329 a month
- All Access (yearly)$399 a month
- All Access (monthly)$499 a month
openSIS
- Community EditionFree
- Core Startup$4 a year
- Core Startup$5 a month
- Essential$8 a year
- Essential$10 a month
- Advanced$12 a year
- Advanced$14 a month
- District / State / EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
CourseStorm
CourseStorm has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
openSIS
openSIS is a student information system for school operations, including student and staff records, enrollment, attendance, scheduling, grades and reporting. Its listed tools also cover health information, admissions, billing, discipline, lesson plans and analytics. The maker describes it for K–12, higher education, vocational and career technical schools, and virtual education. Schools can install and manage the free, open-source Community Edition themselves or choose SaaS plans. The SaaS Mobile Connect app provides access to attendance, grades, assignments, schedules, billing and school communication on iOS and Android. Listed integrations include Moodle, Canvas LMS, Microsoft Teams, Google Classroom, Stripe, PayPal, QuickBooks, Office 365, Azure Active Directory and Google Workspace. Core Startup costs $4 per staff member per month, billed annually, and is limited to 5 staff, 50 students and 100 parents at one school. Essential costs $8 per staff member per month, billed annually, and includes unlimited students, parents and schools. Advanced costs $12 per staff member per month, billed annually, and includes API access with full documentation. A 15-day trial is available.