GradingPal vs Jupiter

GradingPal is a web tool for teachers assessing student work with rubrics. It generates scores and individualized feedback, and its classroom analytics can surface patterns in student strengths and gaps for instructional planning. It supports essays, worksheets, quizzes, exams, problem sets, presentations, art, and oral or video assignments, including supported handwritten math and science work. Teachers can inspect assessment evidence, adjust scores and comments, choose what students receive, and set feedback style, language, and detail. The tool supports Common Core, NGSS, TEKS, AP, IB, and teacher-defined criteria. Google Classroom can import classes, assignments, rubrics, and supported submissions, then receive approved comments with or without grades; Canvas and Schoology are available on school plans. The Free plan allows 50 submissions monthly. Lite is $14 a month billed annually, with 250 submissions monthly; Pro is $26 a month billed annually, with unlimited submissions and analytics. Student work is not used to train AI models, according to GradingPal.

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.