Gradebox vs Jupiter

Gradebox digitizes physical student assignments and provides feedback for teachers. Teachers can scan work with a mobile device; Quick Scan OCR reads student names and matches submissions to its internal gradebook. AI analyzes student work and drafts instructional feedback, while teachers review and approve recommended grades. Teachers can also grade by hand or digitally, or scan work that has already been graded. For unnamed assignments, Gradebox can suggest likely students by comparing the roster with earlier submissions for teacher review. The current app supports CSV grade exports; API integrations with popular systems are planned, and home submissions are still in development. Gradebox is intended for teachers and school administrators, with parent and guardian access to student work and feedback. Its terms say Student Data is not sold or used for targeted advertising or behavioral profiling, and is not used to train or improve AI models by default. The free plan costs nothing and covers one classroom and 120 single-page assignment submissions or grades per month. Pro costs $11.99 a month, with an annual commitment and cancellation before renewal.

Jupiter combines a Learning Management System and Student Information System for public K–12 schools, from small charter schools to districts with hundreds of thousands of students. Its gradebook lets teachers manage homework, tests, and essays, with entry by points, percentages, letter grades, or rubrics, as well as grid, assignment, student, and seating-chart methods. Teachers can accept online file submissions, grade them, import from Google Drive or Dropbox, and use Paste Blocker and Lockdown. Integrations include Google Classroom LTI, Clever, and hundreds of learning apps. Jupiter can synchronize students, staff, courses, sections, and rosters nightly with third-party SIS platforms. It provides mobile apps for Android, iPhone, and iPad, and browser access on Chromebook, Mac, and Windows without plug-ins. Jupiter states that it is FERPA compliant, encrypts data in transit and at rest, and supports two-factor authentication and role-based restrictions. Pricing is on request. There is no free plan, but a free trial is available; Scheduler, Enrollment, Payments, and State Reporting are optional upgrades.