Gibbon vs Schylva
Gibbon
gibbonedu.org
Schylva
schylva.comSide by side
| Figure | Gibbon | Schylva |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 2 |
| Spec score · School Management Software | 8.7 (#4) | 7.3 (#34) |
| Communications | Messenger supports email, SMS, and Message Wall formats for sending messages to groups drawn from the system. | The launch communication path uses in-app and push notifications; WhatsApp and non-login SMS are not launch channels, and product-managed login-verification SMS is unavailable in the current release. |
| Support | Gibbon offers documentation and community forums, with optional team expert support through ad hoc support or a support contract. | Ongoing product support is listed Monday–Friday, 10:00 AM–6:00 PM IST, excluding public holidays, with a 24–48 working-hour resolution target. |
| What it does | Gibbon is a web-based school platform for teachers, students, parents and administrators, combining school management, learning and assessment workflows. | The platform connects school work including student information, attendance, fees, academics, communication, transport and analytics. |
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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.
Schylva
Schylva is school management software operated by Remonthub for administrators, teachers, parents and students. It brings together student information, attendance, fees, academic work, communication, transport and analytics. Academic tools include class and teacher timetables, homework, study materials, exams, configurable grading scales and published results. The web application has desktop, tablet and mobile views; native iOS and Android apps are still in development and are not available to download. Schylva focuses first on schools in India, including CBSE, ICSE, Indian State Board, IB and Cambridge contexts, with suitability confirmed school by school. Fee payments can be configured through Razorpay or another gateway, with provider transaction charges payable separately. Launch communications use in-app and push notifications, not WhatsApp or non-login SMS. Standard onboarding, initial setup and migration, and staff training are included within the school’s written scope. Pricing is school-specific by quote; an introductory offer is available to approved schools in India under stated activation and academic-year terms.