Edlio vs eSchools
Edlio
edlio.com
eSchools
eschools.co.ukSide by side
| Figure | Edlio | eSchools |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | £24.58/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · School Website Builders | 7.3 (#17) | 7.8 (#7) |
| Audience | Edlio says its platform serves public, private, and charter schools and districts across North America. | Its all-in-one platform is described as serving primary and secondary schools, with modular options to purchase individual tools. |
| Integrations | Edlio lists Google Classroom, Drive, Calendar, and SSO, Microsoft Office 365 calendars, OneDrive, Microsoft SSO, and SIS integrations. | eSchools says school MIS data, including from Arbor, Bromcom and SIMS, can sync through Wonde to create user accounts, classes and groups. |
| Mobile app | Families can use the school-branded app to view news, events, calendars, alerts, and teacher pages, and to chat with teachers individually or in groups. | The eSchools app is free to download on iOS and Android and provides parents access to school information, messages, attendance and assignments. |
| Purpose | Edlio is a K-12 communications platform for school and district websites, mobile apps, mass messaging, and online payments. | eSchools provides tools to simplify school communication and administration and connect staff, students, and parents. |
Plans
eSchools
- Parents’ Evening Booking System — Primary Schools£295 a year
- Parents’ Evening Booking System — Secondary Schools£395 a year
In their own words
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.