feKara vs Gibbon
feKara
fekara.com
Gibbon
gibbonedu.orgSide by side
| Figure | feKara | Gibbon |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $6.25/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 11 | 2 |
| Spec score · School Management Software | 9.2 (#1) | 8.7 (#4) |
| Finance | Financial tools include recurring fees, instant fees, fee imports, income and expense accounts, receipts, overdue lists and teacher-salary calculations. | Finance handles fees, billing schedules, invoices, receipts, reminders, payments and expense approvals or reimbursements. |
| Headquarters | Manchester, United Kingdom | Hong Kong |
| Integrations | The features page lists SMS integration and online classes integrated with Zoom, including meeting creation in the app. | Google integration provides OAuth single sign-on and personal or shared Google Calendar connections through the Google Calendar API. |
| Praise: G2 usability | The sole G2 reviewer praised simple admissions with custom fields and easy mobile attendance, while describing the product as easy to use. | The sole G2 reviewer praised Gibbon's usability, user experience and interface. |
| Purpose | feKara is school management and ERP software covering admissions, attendance, exams, result cards, and school administration. | Gibbon is a school platform for learning, teaching, and school management, designed by educators. |
| Rating on Capterra | 4.0 out of 5 from 6 reviews. | 4.5 out of 5 from 2 reviews |
| Rating on G2 | 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review. | 3.5 out of 5 from 1 review |
| Rating on GetApp | 4.0 out of 5 from 6 reviews. | 4.5 out of 5 from 2 reviews |
| Self-hosting | The FAQ says customers can install feKara on Linux hosting, and offline installations require Linux, Apache and MySQL. | Gibbon must be installed on a web server and is explicitly self-hosted rather than SaaS, leaving school data on the school-controlled server. |
| Support | Official support is offered through email, tickets, WhatsApp and phone, with the support page describing 24-hour, seven-day availability. | Gibbon offers documentation and community forums, with optional team expert support through ad hoc support or a support contract. |
Plans
feKara
- DemoFree
- FreeFree
- Professional$10 a month
- Enterprise$20.95 a month
- Starter$29 a month
- Monthly Unlimited$39.50 a month
- Professional$75 a year
- Growth$99 a month
- Yearly Unlimited$100 a year
- Enterprise$145 a year
In their own words
feKara
feKara is school management and ERP software covering admissions, attendance, examinations, result cards, and school administration. Its modules also include online classes, finance, student management, timetables, transport, and library functions. Configurable profiles for administrators, teachers, students, and parents provide a way to share information. Listed tools include student reporting, grade books, user roles and rights, imports, exports, and examination management. Schools can use SMS integration, create Zoom meetings from the online-classes module, and enable Google single sign-on. The web-based service is hosted on cloud servers and can be accessed from phones, laptops, or computers; mobile and tablet versions are also described. The maker says school data is backed up daily, and customers can make their own backups. Support is offered by email, ticket, WhatsApp, and phone, including help importing existing records. A free plan lists limits of 50 students and five teachers. Paid plans start at $8.30/mo (annual).
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.