Lyra vs Sonet Library Management

Lyra is a browser-based integrated library system for private and independent K–12 schools. Its tools cover cataloging, circulation, holds, inventory, and a student-facing online catalog. Schools can import MARC files, Excel workbooks, and CSV files, and connect rosters through OneRoster integrations such as FACTS, Blackbaud, Veracross, PowerSchool, Clever, ClassLink, Alma, and Rediker. Staff can use Vega, an AI assistant that answers collection questions with catalog data and aggregate statistics. Google and Microsoft single sign-on are supported. Lyra says it is built for FERPA compliance and COPPA protections; application data is hosted in the United States with AWS and Neon and encrypted at rest. Patron names, IDs, emails, and individual borrowing history are excluded from AI requests. Schools can export catalogs and rosters in standard formats at any time. It has no separate mobile app. Plans include P150 for $795 a year, up to 150 patrons; P400 for $1,495 a year, up to 400; P800 for $2,295 a year, up to 800; and P1500 for $3,495 a year, up to 1,500. All listed patron-count plans include all features; a 30-day trial is available.

Sonet Library Management has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.