School Stream vs SchoolStatus Connect
School Stream
schoolstream.com.au
SchoolStatus Connect
schoolstatus.comSide by side
| Figure | School Stream | SchoolStatus Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 1 |
| Spec score · School Communication Software | 8.2 (#6) | 6.9 (#27) |
| Messaging | The service provides private, unlimited school-to-home messaging with conversation history and administrative oversight. | Messages can be delivered by phone, text, email, or in-app, with two-way messaging available. |
| Purpose | School Stream is an all-in-one app designed for school communication. | SchoolStatus Connect is a school-family communication platform that connects educators and families through student-data-backed conversations. |
| Security | The site says data at rest uses 256-bit AES encryption and services use at least TLS 1.2. | SchoolStatus says it participates in SOC 2 Type II auditing and reporting and is certified by 1EdTech and iKeepSafe. |
| Support | Each school is assigned a customer-success manager for personalized support and training. | SchoolStatus’s Help Center directs Connect users who need further login assistance to its support team at [email protected]. |
| Translation | On-demand translation supports more than 100 languages. | Connect can automatically translate messages into more than 130 languages. |
Plans
School Stream
- Family accessFree
- School StreamPrice not published
- School subscriptionPrice not published
In their own words
School Stream
School Stream is a school communication app for connecting schools with families. Schools can send targeted notices, reminders and newsletters, and create digital forms for permission slips, excursions and absences, including digital signatures. Its messaging supports unlimited conversations between school and home, with private messages to families and groups. Schools can publish event details such as permission notes, times and maps, and sync online calendars. Payments can be collected through School Stream Forms, with processing handled by Stripe. On-demand translation supports over 100 languages. Schools can see who has read notices and when, and manage parent accounts and groups. School Stream runs on Android, iOS and the web. Families have free access; school pricing is on request, with the school plan billed annually. The company says its servers are in AWS’s Sydney region in Australia, and that data at rest uses 256-bit AES encryption while services use at least TLS 1.2. Each school is assigned a Customer Success Manager for support and training.
SchoolStatus Connect
SchoolStatus Connect has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.