LiveSchool vs Merit

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.

Merit is a web-based PBIS platform from Eduverse, Ltd. for K–12 students, teachers, staff, administrators, and districts. It combines recognition, office referrals, and student jobs in one system. Staff can award behavior-specific points to individual students or whole classes, with recognition categories set by school, grade level, or PBIS tier. Students browse school or classroom stores and request items; staff approve requests before points are used. Staff can post classroom or school responsibilities for students to apply for or assign directly. Administrators review and resolve office discipline referrals in Merit. District reporting shows recognition and referral trends by building, grade, teacher, or behavior, with daily, weekly, or monthly email schedules. Staff access Merit through a modern browser on a laptop, desktop, or tablet. Merit says data is hosted in the United States, encrypted in transit with TLS and at rest with AES-256, and stored on SOC 2 Type II infrastructure with automated daily backups. Pricing is on request.