Gibbon vs Synergy SIS
Gibbon
gibbonedu.orgSynergy SIS
synergyassessment.edupoint.comSide by side
| Figure | Gibbon | Synergy SIS |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | 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 | 1 |
| Spec score · Student Information Systems | 8.7 (#3) | 6.8 (#27) |
| Founded | 2010 | 2003 |
| Headquarters | Hong Kong | Mesa, Arizona, United States |
| Integrations | Google integration provides OAuth single sign-on and personal or shared Google Calendar connections through the Google Calendar API. | Edupoint says virtually any third-party application may be integrated with Synergy, including Ed-Fi, OneRoster, and Google for Education productivity applications. |
| Purpose | Gibbon is a school platform for learning, teaching, and school management, designed by educators. | Synergy SIS helps schools and districts understand and meet student needs, simplify administration, connect stakeholders, provide actionable insights, and facilitate communication. |
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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.
Synergy SIS
Synergy SIS has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.