Edsby vs Gibbon
Edsby
edsby.com
Gibbon
gibbonedu.orgSide by side
| Figure | Edsby | Gibbon |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $0.17/mo | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 2 |
| Spec score · School Management Software | 8.4 (#7) | 8.7 (#4) |
| Assessment | Its features include an advanced gradebook, online testing, standards-based grading, report cards, and student portfolios. | Markbook, Rubrics, Tracking, Formal Assessment and Crowd Assessment provide grading, progress analysis, external-test data and peer-review workflows. |
| Founded | 2010 | 2010 |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Hong Kong |
| Integrations | Edsby lists integrations across student information systems, document platforms, authentication, web publishing, originality checking, and other applications. | Google integration provides OAuth single sign-on and personal or shared Google Calendar connections through the Google Calendar API. |
| Purpose | Edsby is a K-12 platform for assessment and reporting, family engagement, personalized learning, and analytics. | Gibbon is a school platform for learning, teaching, and school management, designed by educators. |
| Support | Students, parents, teachers, and school administrators are directed to their school or district for account access and support. | Gibbon offers documentation and community forums, with optional team expert support through ad hoc support or a support contract. |
Plans
Edsby
- Edsby digital learning platform$5 a year
- Edsby Destinations$2 a year
- Edsby SignWave$2 a year
In their own words
Gibbon
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.