HighFive Classroom vs LiveSchool

HighFive Classroom is a behavior-support platform for schools, available on Android and the web. It gives educators data-driven classroom-management strategies, including Educator Support Tips for responding to situations in the moment. Teachers can log behavior quickly to request support, while the product’s progressive logical discipline approach is intended to hold students accountable, repair harm, and help them return to learning. School leaders receive real-time views of referrals, support requests, and behavior trends. HighFive describes working with schools, classrooms, students, and districts, and links to Connection Curriculum resources. Classwide check-ins are described as taking educators less than three minutes. Separate sign-in routes are provided for teachers and administrators. The company is based in Beech Grove, Indiana, and identifies Nathan Maynard as founder and CEO and co-founder. Pricing is paid and available on request. Incident tracking is listed, and Clever Instant Login is supported through the Highfive SSO (Dev) listing.

LiveSchool is a behavior management platform for K-12 schools and districts, built around tracking behavior and using points and rewards to support positive school culture. Its tools include behavior tracking, a rewards store, House Points, hall passes, and family engagement, with support for PBIS and SEL programs. Parents, guardians, and students can use the service for free, while schools pay for staff users. The free Pilot plan covers one grade level for up to one school year. Starter is listed at $49 per staff member per year for 40 staff, and Premium is $99 per staff member per year for 40 staff. Subscriptions require at least 10 staff and a 12-month term. Educators, students, and families can sign in through a browser or use the LiveSchool Next app on iPhone, iPad, and Android. The platform supports roster synchronization and single sign-on through Clever and ClassLink. LiveSchool says it complies with FERPA and COPPA and describes encryption in transit and at rest, role-based access controls, and default deletion of student records within 60 days after service ends, subject to legal or data-sharing requirements.